Colossal Youth
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Colossal Youth is the only studio album by Welsh post-punk band Young Marble Giants, released in February 1980 on Rough Trade Records. Young Marble Giants were offered the opportunity to record the album after Rough Trade heard just two songs by the band on the local Cardiff music compilation Is the War Over?

Young Marble Giants developed from an earlier band, True Wheel, (named after a song by Br…

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Released
1980
Type
Album
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Rough Trade

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AllMusic (Richie Unterberger)
4.5/5 stars
The Guardian (Alexis Petridis – 22 June 2007)
5/5 stars
The Irish Times (Jim Carroll – 29 June 2007)
4/5 stars
Pitchfork (Douglas Wolk – 10 August 2007)9.3/10
Spin (Will Hermes – October 2007)
4/5 stars
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Last updated: May 25th, 2009

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