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The Glory Box were an Indie pop / Indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They existed from 1988 until their breakup in 1993. They released several 7" vinyl singles and a 12" vinly EP, as well as a full length CD album and a compilation CD on Shock Records, Australia's largest independent record label. The band have reunited sporadically for gigs since their initial break up, beginning in 2006. In 2015 there was suggestion of a possible new album from the band.〔http://www.leapsandboundsmusicfestival.com/artists/the-glory-box/〕 ==History== The Glory Box were one of a number of promising Melbourne bands that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s that also included, amongst others, Underground Lovers, Ripe, Autohaze, The Fauves, The Killjoys, The Hollowmen, Sea Stories and Pray TV. The Glory Box were: Matt Aston (vocals), Daniel Haskell (bass), Robert Caflisch (drums), Will Johnston (guitarist), Kieran Doolan (guitar). Doolan left the band in May 1992 and was replaced on guitar by Eugene Biankin. Their debut 7" vinyl single 'Raining Embers/My Friend' was released in March 1989 on Mouth & Vinnie Records. This was followed by another 7" vinyl single 'Regrets/One Picture', also released on Mouth & Vinnie Records in December 1989 as part of a single-giveaway at the Punters Club. 'Regrets' was also re-recorded for the 5 track 'Donkey' EP, which was released on Polyester Records in September 1990 on 12" vinyl only. Another 7" vinyl single 'Precipice/Day After Day' was released on Shock Records in April 1991 as part of a single-giveaway gig at The Tote Hotel. Their debut 11 track album 'Fudgeland' was released in 1991 on Shock Records. The track 'House on the Hill' was released from the album as a 4 track 7" vinyl single, which also included the tracks 'Oh No' from the 'Fudgeland' album, as well as 'Intersect' and 'Cut' from the 'Donkey' EP. A demo version of 'House on the Hill' also appeared on the Shocktober sampler CD, released by Shock Records in October 1991. A compilation CD 'This Is The Glory Box' was released on Shock Records in 1991 and included all of the singles and the 'Donkey' EP tracks, as well as the demo version of 'House on the Hill' from the Shocktober sampler CD. 'Raining Embers/Regrets' were released together as a 7" inch vinyl single by English record label Tea Time Records in February 1991.〔http://www.twee.net/labels/teatime.html〕 In 1992 The Glory Box featured on a CD called 'Dress Ups' (Shock Records) with other Melbourne bands The Fauves and Pray TV,〔http://www.musiciscrap.com/thefauves/bio.html〕 with each band performing a track from the others repertoire, as well as contributing one original track. Melbourne band Ripe were also intended to take part but didn’t due to other recording commitments. An EP called 'Strip-O-Rama' was released on Shock Records in May 1993. The title track was an original, with an additional 4 tracks of Bee Gees covers. The Glory Box sound was one of jangly guitar pop and rock. Their sound was often compared to English band The Wedding Present from the same period. Song structure was varied from straightforward 3-chord power pop (see the track 'Regrets'), to a more complicated and melancholy style, highlighted on the track 'Intersect' from the 'Donkey' EP. Lyrics focussed on themes such as relationships, envy and self-assessment. Other tracks never released but often played live by The Glory Box included the energetic 'Crash & Burn' and 'Swan'. The band regularly played the track 'Mr Pharmacist' by 1960's San Francisco band The Other Half. On the 'Fudgeland' LP the track 'The Other's Way' (sung by Doolan) was a cover, originally by the 1980s New Zealand band The DoubleHappys. The Glory Box were one of the first Melbourne bands to have a T-Shirt launch gig, a concept that proved popular in the early 1990s in Melbourne. The T-shirt launch was held at The Tote Hotel on 1 December 1990, with support bands Underground Lovers and Glass. The band broke up with a farewell show at The Lounge in Melbourne on 31 July 1993. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Glory Box」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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