Agony and Ecstasy - The Colorplates CD

The Green Monkey history squad is proud to present The Colorplates, starring in the very rocking Agony and Ecstasy. The Colorplates were a Seattle band circa 1979-82, loosely connected with the art/punk scene. They were equally (though not exclusively) inspired by Ornette Coleman and the Dave Clark Five. They started life briefly as an improvisation unit, The Pigments, spent a while as The Adults and switched over to The Colorplates midstream. As The Adults, they had two previous bass players, Adam Woog (now a local author!) and Howie Wahlen. They mainly played punk joints like the Gorilla Room and the UCT Hall (with bands like Student Nurse, the Pudz and Pell Mell), mostly for friends, but occasionally for sailors. They managed to do a bit of recording (which is featured here) - none of it made it to vinyl, which was the punk rock mark of success back then. In fact, the recordings on this album have never been released - they come from a variety of recording situations with a variety of results. While every effort has been made to capture the best possible sound quality, our first concern was to paint a true picture of this obscure combination. Mission accomplished!

Specifics

• Album: Agony and Ecstasy
• Artist: The Colorplates
• Label: CD Baby
• Genre: Jazz, Rock
• MPN: GM1017

1. Agony And Ecstasy
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
2. Call On Me (#1)
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
3. My Little Red Book
4. Ornette
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
5. Macho Woman
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
6. Purple Haze
7. Bye - Bye Johnny
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
8. It Was A Very Good Year
9. Kamikaze Teardrop
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
10. Camouflage
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
11. Running Your Heart Away
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
12. Leave Me Alone
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
13. Twenty-Five
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
14. Call On Me (#2)
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
Songwriter - Tom Dyer
15. Help!
16. The Armory Show
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
Songwriter - Harvey Tawney
17. Break On Through (To The Other Side)
18. Woodworking
19. New Shoes
Suona - Adam Woog
Suona - Adam Woog
20. Okay
Bass Clarinet - David Jones (53)
Drums - Bill Grauss
Trumpet - Bill Wikstrom
Bass Clarinet - David Jones (53)
Drums - Bill Grauss
Trumpet - Bill Wikstrom
21. Drunk Munchkin Marching Band

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