Album

Chrome Box

Chrome

1982 · Electronic, Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

Chrome Box by Chrome

Chrome Box is an Electronic album by Chrome, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Chromosome Damage
  2. A2The Monitors
  3. A3All Data Lost
  4. A4SS Cygni
  5. A5Nova Feedback

Side B

  1. B1Pygmies In Zee Park
  2. B2Slip It To The Android
  3. B3Pharoah Chromium
  4. B4ST S7
  5. B5Magnetic Dwarf Reptile

Side C

  1. C1T.V. As Eyes
  2. C2Zombie Warfare
  3. C3March Of The Chrome Police (A Cold Clammy Bombing)
  4. C4You've Been Duplicated
  5. C5Mondo Anthem

Side D

  1. D1Half Machine Lip Moves
  2. D2Abstract Nympho
  3. D3Turned Around
  4. D4Zero Time
  5. D5Creature Eternal
  6. D6Critical Mass

Side E

  1. E1The Need
  2. E2Innervacume
  3. E3Perfumed Metal
  4. E4Planet Strike
  5. E5The Strangers

Side F

  1. F1Insect Human
  2. F2Out Of Reach
  3. F3Brain Scan
  4. F4Blood On The Moon

Side G

  1. G1Dangerzone
  2. G2The Manifestation (Of The Idea)
  3. G3In A Dream
  4. G4Informations

Side H

  1. H1You Can't See Them - They Can't Touch You
  2. H2Inacontact
  3. H3Read Only Memory
  4. H4In Front Of The Crowd
  5. H5I Am The Jaw

Side I

  1. I1Anorexic Sacrifice
  2. I2Tribes
  3. I3Open Up (Locust Door)

Side J

  1. JWings Born In The Night

Side K

  1. KBeacons To The Eye

Side L

  1. L1Gehenna Lion
  2. L2Gehenna To Canaan

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Industrial
  • abrasive
  • dark
  • urban

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Box set of 6 LPs, each in standard white paper die-cut inner sleeve. Edition of 2,000 copies. Includes an insert with Chrome logo on one side, credits and notes on the other side.
[Contents]
LP1 - originally released in 1977 on Siren Records: Alien Soundtracks (US 1977) (opens in a new tab).
LP2 - originally released in 1979 on Siren Records: Half Machine Lip Moves (US 1980) (opens in a new tab).
LP3 - originally released in 1981 on Don't Fall Off The Mountain ‎in 1981: Blood On The Moon (UK 1981) (opens in a new tab).
LP4 - all tracks from Read Only Memory (UK 1979) (opens in a new tab) (Siren Records/Red Records, 1979), New Age (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) (Beggars Banquet, 1980) but title track "New Age" from album Red Exposure substituted by exclusive track "The Manifestation (Of The Idea)" and Inworlds (UK 1981) (opens in a new tab) (Don't Fall Off The Mountain, 1981)
LP5 & LP6 - original material never released before.
[Extracts from insert's notes]
- Chrome Discography: 1977 "The Visitation" (LP)/1978 "Alien Soundtracks" (LP)/1979 "Half Machine Lip Moves" (LP), "Subterranean Modern" (Compilation LP), "Read Only Memory" (12" EP)/1980 "Red Exposure" (LP), "New Age" (7" single)/1981 "Inworlds" (12" LP), "Blood On The Moon" (LP)/1982 "3rd From The Sun" (LP), "Firebomb" (7" single), "No Humans Allowed" (LP), "Anorexic Sacrifice" (7" single), "The Chronicles I & II" (Double LP released in this limited edition CHROME BOX).
- Video and Filmography: 1980 "New Age" (Video US version), "New Age" (video European version), "New Age" (B&W film), "Meet You In The Subway" (B&W film)/1981 "Danger Zone" (color film), "The Need" (video) and a film live in concert in Bologna Italy/1982 "Firebomb" (video).

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Damon EdgeLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRONIC DRUMS LEAD VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , GUITAR , DRUMS, ELECTRONIC DRUMS SYNTHESIZER
  • Gary Spain
  • Helios CreedLEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, GUITAR , GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , BASS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, BASS
  • Hilary StenchBASS VOCALS
  • John L. Cyborg
  • John Lambdin
  • John StenchDRUMS, ELECTRONIC DRUMS
  • Betsy HillCELLO
  • Fabienne ShineBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
  • Patrick ImbertELECTRONIC DRUMS, ROTOTOMS
  • Remy DevillaGUITAR
  • Renaud ThorezBASS GUITAR

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