Colourfield (The) - Sound of The Colourfield *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 27th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

THE COLOURFIELD were formed during the Summer of 1983 by former Specials and Fun Boy Three vocalist, Terry Hall along with ex- Swinging Cats organist Toby Lyons, and bassist Karl Shale.

The band released only two albums ('Virgins and Philistines' 1985, and 'Deception' 1987) and seven singles during 3 year period together. From the eponymous 'The Colour Field' in January 1984 to a cover of The Monkees 'She' in 1987, with the UK the hit single 'Thinking of You'.

This 96 track Box Set includes 42 previously unreleased tracks and brings together two album and their B-Sides and Remixes, newly remastered from the original master tapes. 2CDs full of unreleased demos, outtakes and live concerts. Along with a DVD with all their promo videos and BBC TV performances.

This is packaged in a DVD sized mediabook, with newly conducted interview by John Earls (Classic Pop/Record Collector) with Toby Lyons, Karl Shale and archival interviews with Terry Hall, along with previously unseen photographs and memorabilia.

The DVD is Region 0 / NTSC coded / FSK: 0

Tracks: Thinking Of You / Faint Hearts / Castles In The Air / Take / Cruel Circus / Hammond Song / Virgins And Philistines / Yours Sincerely / Armchair Theatre / Sorry / Badlands / Running Away / From Dawn to Distraction / Confession / Miss Texas 1967 / She / Heart of America / Digging It Deep / Monkey in Winter / Goodbye Sun Valley / The Colour Field / Sorry [Original Version] / Pushing Up The Daisies / Windmills of Your Mind / My Wild Flame / Little Things / Castles in The Air [Single Version] / Your Love Was Smashing / I Can't Get Enough of You Baby / Things Could Be Beautiful / Frosty Mornings / Running Away [Radio Edit] / She [Single Version] / Monkey in Winter [featuring Sinead O'Connor] / The Colour Field [Extended Version] / Take [Extended Version] / Thinking of You [Singalong Version] / Castles in The Air [Extended Version] / My Wild Flame [Extended Version] / Castles in The Air [Instrumental Version] / The Colour Field [Instrumental Demo] / Cruel Circus [Demo] / Armchair Theatre [Instrumental Demo] / The Colour Field [Guide backing track] / Take [4-Track Demo] / Thinking of You (Instrumental) [4-Track Demo] / Pushing Up The Daisies [4-Track Demo] / Windmills of Your Mind [4-Track Demo] / Yours Sincerely [4-Track Demo] / Castles In The Air [4-Track Demo] / Heart of America [Ian Broudie Version] / Jesus and The April Rain [Ian Broudie Version] / Digging it Deep [Studio Davout Version] / She [Studio Davout Version] / Frosty Mornings [Studio Davout Version] / Confession [Studio Davout Version] / Jesus and The April Rain [Studio Davout Version] / Heart of America [Studio Davout Version] / Goodbye Sun Valley [Studio Davout Version] / Things Could Be Beautiful [Acoustic] / The Colour Field [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Pushing Up the Daisies [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Faint Hearts [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Your Love Was Smashing [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Take [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Cruel Circus [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Yours Sincerely [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Sorry [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Hammond Song [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Virgins And Philistines [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Thinking of You [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / I Can't Get Enough of You Baby [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Armchair Theatre [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Castles in the Air [Hammersmith Palais 1985] / Frosty Mornings [Warwick University 1986] / Take It As It Comes [Warwick University 1986] / Memories Can't Wait [Warwick University 1986] / Things Could Be Beautiful [Warwick University 1986] / She [Warwick University 1986] / Jesus and the April Rain [Warwick University 1986] / 96 Tears [Warwick University 1986] / The Colour Field [Promo Videos] / Take [Promo Videos] / Thinking of You [Promo Videos] / Castles in the Air [Promo Videos] / Things Could Be Beautiful [Promo Videos] / Running Away [Promo Videos] / She [Promo Videos] / Why Am I Standing Here? (the making of She) [Promo Videos] / Thinking of You [Whistle Test] [At The BBC] / Faint Hearts [Whistle Test] [At The BBC] / Thinking of You [Top of The Pops] [At The BBC] / Castles in the Air [Oxford Road Show] [At The BBC] / Thinking of You [Oxford Road Show] [At The BBC] / Thinking of You [Pebble Mill at One] [At The BBC] / Castles in the Air [Pebble Mill at One] [At The BBC]

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