Young Marble Giants

Young Marble Giants were a post-punk band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1978. Their music was based around the vocals of Alison Statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time. Young Marble Giants have only released one full-length studio album, Colossal Youth, in 1980. After the group split, the Moxham brothers formed The Gist, Alison Statton with Spike and Simon Emmerson (later of Working Week and Afro Celt Sound System) formed Weekend (with Phil Moxham on bass) and several jazz musicians including Larry Stabbins, Harry Beckett and Keith Tippett.
== Links to Peel ==
A firm favourite of Peel in the early 80's, the band's sounds at that time was different to the usual punk rock music of the era. The group did one session for Peel's programme.
== Sessions ==
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Released on The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, 1991) and on Colossal Youth and Collected Works (Domino, 2007).
1. Recorded: 1980-08-18. Broadcast: 26 August 1980. Repeated: 15 September 1980, 06 November 1980
*Searching For Mr Right / Brand New Life / Final Days / N.I.T.A. / Posed By Models
== Other Shows Played ==
;1980
*thumb|330x330px26 March 1980: Searching For Mr Right (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*26 March 1980: Eating Noddemix (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*26 March 1980: Mega... (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*01 April 1980: N.I.T.A (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*03 April 1980: Colossal Youth (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*09 April 1980: Choci Loni (LP – Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
*28 May 1980: Radio Silents (7” – Final Day) Rough Trade
*thumb|330x330px28 May 1980: Final Day (7” – Final Day) Rough Trade
*29 May 1980: Final Day (7”) Rough Trade
*02 June 1980: 'Final Day (7")' (Rough Trade)
*04 June 1980: Radio Silents (7" EP - Final Day) Rough Trade
*09 June 1980: Radio Silents (EP Final Day) Rough Trade
*12 June 1980: Final Day (7") Rough Trade
*26 June 1980: Final Day (7") Rough Trade
*08 September 1980: Final Day (7”) Rough Trade
;1981
*22 March 1981 (BFBS): Clicktalk (7" - Testcard E.P.) Rough Trade
*07 April 1981: Clicktalk (Testcard EP) Rough Trade
*25 October 1981 (BFBS): Eating Noddemix (album - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
;1984
*30 December 1984 (BFBS): 'Radio Silents (7"-Final Days)' Rough Trade
;1997
*25 November 1997: Searching For Mr. Right (LP - Colossal Youth) Rough Trade
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