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Colourbox is the only full-length studio album by the English band Colourbox, released by 4AD in August 1985.^[2] CAD 508 is the album's catalogue number, used to distinguish it from the earlier mini-album of the same name. The first 10,000 copies of the vinyl LP came with a bonus LP MAD 509.^[3] The CD release included the first side of the bonus LP.^[4] The album was preceded by the singles "Say You" in March 1984, "Punch" in June 1984, and "The Moon Is Blue" in July 1985.^[5]

All songs written by Steve and Martyn Young, except where noted.

1. "Sleepwalker" – 2:16
2. "Just Give 'em Whiskey" – 4:19
3. "Say You" (U-Roy) – 3:58
4. "The Moon Is Blue" – 4:37
5. "Inside Informer" – 4:24
6. "Punch" – 5:01
7. "Suspicion" – 4:27
8. "Manic" – 2:26
9. "You Keep Me Hangin On" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 5:38
10. "Arena" – 4:23

• All instruments by Steve and Martyn Young.
• Vocals by Lorita Grahame.
• Guitar solo on "Manic" by William Orbit.
• Tablas on "Arena" by Chris Karan.
• Produced by Martyn Young, except "Punch" produced by Bob Carter.
• Recorded at Palladium, Guerilla, Rooster, and Maison Rouge.
• Mixed at Rooster, Guerilla, and Maison Rouge.
• "Arena" mixed by Hugh Jones at R.G. Jones
• Engineered by Jon Turner (at Palladium), John Madden (at Rooster), and Rico (at Guerilla).
• Sleeve design by Vaughan Oliver.

Colourbox MAD 509 is a mini-album by Colourbox. It was released as a free bonus record with the first 10,000 copies of Colourbox's self-titled album.^[3] The four tracks on the A-side were included on the CD version of CAD 508, while the three tracks on the B-side were not. The final track, "Sex Gun", is a vocal version of the original album instrumental "Just Give 'em Whiskey".

• Side A

1. "Edit the Dragon" – 2:44
2. "Hipnition" – 3:01
3. "We Walk Around the Streets" – 0:25
4. "Arena II" – 5:01

• Side B

1. "Manic II" – 5:54
2. "Fast Dump" – 5:44
3. "Sex Gun" – 4:02