• The Complete Collection (1980-1988) 5 180 gr LP Box Set (12 page booklet, poster, linen box)

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  Minimal Wave is proud to present The Complete Collection 1980-1988, a five LP box set by the highly lauded French group Martin Dupont. The band formed in Marseille in 1980 and consisted of Alain Seghir, Brigitte Balian, Beverley Jane Crew, and Catherine Loy. They were immensely talented with a rare dynamic between them that was likely inspired by a combination of their magnetic personalities, creative vision, and the home studio where they recorded. The music they made was colorful, enthusiastic, and delicate, but also melancholy and mysterious. A mixture of hot and cold, light and dark. They made electronic music that incorporated guitars and clarinets and is described by many as a New Wave band yet they truly transcended genres. They had some mainstream success finding themselves opening for bands like The Lotus Eaters, The Lounge Lizards, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, without any intention of ever being a commercial enterprise. In Beverley Jane Crew’s words, “the songs just tumbled out in a completely organic and spontaneous way and as soon as they were recorded on the four-track, they were shared with friends on tapes, openly and excitedly.”
  
  They released three studio albums: Just Because, Sleep Is A Luxury, and Hot Paradox, one cassette entitled Inédits 1981-1983, and one 7” single entitled Your Passion. In 2008, Minimal Wave released a compilation of selected tracks entitled Lost And Late. Now one decade later, we are excitedly releasing our first box set for this phenomenal band.
  
  The Complete Collection 1980-1988 consists of all of Martin Dupont’s recorded material to date in the form of five 180 gram vinyl LPs and spans 60 songs recorded between 1980 and 1988. Along with the five LPs, the box contains a 12-page LP-sized full-color booklet featuring previously unpublished photographs of the band, their history, and select song lyrics. This edition includes a printed poster. The box itself is bound in platinum grey linen, with black foil type and both booklet and box are designed by NYC-based artist Peter Miles. All five LPs are pressed on black 180-gram vinyl and feature the original artwork of the French artist Yves Cheynet. This second edition box set is limited to 500 copies, limit one per customer, please.
  
  Includes unlimited streaming of The Complete Collection (1980-1988) 5LP Box Set (Edition of 500) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more
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• The Complete Collection (1980-1988) 5LP Box Set (Test Pressings, edition of 5)

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  Test pressing edition of the highly lauded French group Martin Dupont's "The Complete Collection 1980-1988" 5LP box set, accompanied by signed photograph and original light grey linen bound box. Edition of 5. Proceeds will be going to NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
  
  Minimal Wave is proud to present The Complete Collection 1980-1988, a five LP box set by underground legends Martin Dupont. The band formed in Marseille in 1980 and consisted of Alain Seghir, Brigitte Balian, Beverley Jane Crew, and Catherine Loy. They were immensely talented with a rare dynamic between them that was likely inspired by a combination of their magnetic personalities, creative vision and the home studio where they recorded. The music they made was colorful, enthusiastic and delicate, but also melancholy and mysterious. A mixture of hot and cold, light and dark. They made electronic music that incorporated guitars and clarinets and are described by many as a New Wave band yet they truly transcended genres. They had some mainstream success finding themselves opening for bands like The Lotus Eaters, The Lounge Lizards and Siouxsie and the Banshees, without any intention of ever being a commercial enterprise. In Beverley Jane Crew’s words, “the songs just tumbled out in a completely organic and spontaneous way and as soon as they were recorded on the four track, they were shared with friends on tapes, openly and excitedly.”
  
  They released three studio albums: Just Because, Sleep Is A Luxury and Hot Paradox, one cassette entitled Inédits 1981-1983 and one 7” single entitled Your Passion. In 2008, Minimal Wave released a compilation of selected tracks entitled Lost And Late. Now one decade later, we are excitedly releasing our first box set for this phenomenal band.
  
  The Complete Collection 1980-1988 consists of all of Martin Dupont’s recorded material to date in the form of five 180 gram vinyl LPs and spans 60 songs recorded between 1980 and 1988. The box itself is bound in platinum grey linen, with black foil type designed by NYC based artist Peter Miles. This test pressing version of the box set is limited to 5 copies.
  
  Includes unlimited streaming of The Complete Collection (1980-1988) 5LP Box Set (Edition of 500) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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