Billy and Mike recently completed a writing session earlier in the year, out of the coast of North Wales. The sessions were very productive and they were just about to head to the studio when the lockdown came along.
Now that they are able to travel and record safely, they are about to head to the studio to get down to business!!
Mike and Billy are pictured here at the end of the writing session in early January.
Following the incredibly fast sell out of all COLOURSØUND Red/Sky Blue Coloured Vinyl LP editions, we are pleased to announce that a remastered CD Edition and Black Vinyl LP of the COLOURSØUND debut album is now available to pre-order in store.
The remastered debut album will be officially released on September 4th 2020, and with news of Mike Peters and Billy Duffy going into the recording studio this week, there is a lot of excitement building from fans who never got the chance to see COLOURSØUND perform in the original era as captured in a video premiere performance of ALIVE that was recorded at The Gathering in 1998, and premiering tomorrow (Monday 6th July) on the official COLOURSØUND facebook page and COLOURSØUND youtube channel.
COLOURSØUND – CD EDition available to pre-order now.
Price: £19.99 plus postage and packing.
Release Includes:
11 Tracks remastered for CD by Pete Maher
8 page booklet
Gatefold LP replica style CD cover
CD Tracklisting:
Under The Sun
Fountainhead
State Of Independence
Heavy Rain
Alive
Fade In Fade Out Fade Away
This Life
For The Love Of
View From A Different Window
Where Do You Want To Go?
All Kinds Of Wonderful
COLOURSØUND – Black Vinyl Edition LP available to pre-order now.
Release Includes:
Price: £22.50 plus postage and packing.
LP Tracklisting:
Side One
Under The Sun
Fountainhead
State Of Independence
Heavy Rain
Alive
Side Two
Fade In Fade Out Fade Away
This Life
For The Love Of
View From A Different Window
Where Do You Want To Go?
All Kinds Of Wonderful
COLOURSØUND is a project created by Billy Duffy of The Cult and Mike Peters of The Alarm, who first recorded under the COLOURSØUND banner back in 1998 /1999 when both Duffy and Peters were on extended hiatus from the bands they are most synonymous with.
The project was successful on many levels not least in creating a healing pathway for Billy Duffy to reignite The Cult with Ian Astbury in 1999, soon to be followed by Peters and The Alarm in 2000.
Back in 1999 (just before the call of their original bands was answered), COLOURSØUND released an eponymous album which featured 11 self-penned songs of signature guitar flourishes from Billy Duffy and prime, emotive vocals from Mike Peters that left an indelible mark on everyone who heard the music.
The impression Coloursøund first created has never diminished, an enduring legacy that has led to the original Coloursøund album becoming a much sought after collector’s item for both Cult and Alarm fans keen to know what went on when their groups were silent in the mid to late 1990’s.
Ever since, Peters and Duffy have continued to cross musical paths and collaborate as friends, even as The Cult and The Alarm found renewed success in the decades that followed. Both performed together as touring members of the alternative supergroup Dead Men Walking (2003), and participated in many charitable cancer awareness events including Empire State Building Rocks (2007), Snowdon Rocks (2017) and Grand Canyon Rocks (2018).
More recently, Billy Duffy has appeared as guest guitarist on Blood Red Viral Black, a track from The Alarm’s most recent album Sigma which was a UK Number One album in 2019.
All along there has been talk of bringing Coloursøund back into focus, and creating a platform for both Billy and Mike to explore what is obviously a songwriting partnership as natural as it is productive. The chance to make COLOURSØUND active again has now arrived.
Every single song on the album has been remastered by Pete Maher, and the release will also be numbered and signed by Billy Duffy and Mike Peters along with a special one-sided 7” single featuring a brand new recording of ‘Fade In Fade Out Fade Away’ that was cut during the lockdown in June 2020.
Expected vinyl and CD release date : Sept 4th.
As revealed on the Big Night In Episode 15 – COLOURSØUND – the band created by Mike Peters of The Alarm and Billy Duffy of The Cult, is to be reactivated for a new era beginning with the reissue of the legendary debut album remastered and re-designed as a Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered Vinyl Release of 500 copies (250 Red Vinyl / 250 Sky Blue Vinyl).
A brand new video premiere of Under The Sun is premiering now on the official Coloursøund facebook page and Coloursøund youtube channel.
The pre-sale for the Limited Edition Vinyl album and a specially commissioned Coloursøund Prism logo T-shirt and Vest is open now.
Release Includes:
COLOURSØUND Vinyl LP remastered for Vinyl in 2020 by Pete Maher.
Single sided 7″ single featuring brand new 2020 recording of Fade In Fade Out Fade Away.
Numbered postcard personally signed by Billy Duffy and Mike Peters.
Price: £32.50 plus postage and packing.
LP Tracklisting:
Side One
Under The Sun
Fountainhead
State Of Independence
Heavy Rain
Alive
Side Two
Fade In Fade Out Fade Away
This Life
For The Love Of
View From A Different Window
Where Do You Want To Go?
All Kinds Of Wonderful
7″ Single
Fade In Fade Out Fade Away [2020 Recording]
COLOURSØUND is a project created by Billy Duffy of The Cult and Mike Peters of The Alarm, who first recorded under the COLOURSØUND banner back in 1998 /1999 when both Duffy and Peters were on extended hiatus from the bands they are most synonymous with.
The project was successful on many levels not least in creating a healing pathway for Billy Duffy to reignite The Cult with Ian Astbury in 1999, soon to be followed by Peters and The Alarm in 2000.
Back in 1999 (just before the call of their original bands was answered), COLOURSØUND released an eponymous album which featured 11 self-penned songs of signature guitar flourishes from Billy Duffy and prime, emotive vocals from Mike Peters that left an indelible mark on everyone who heard the music.
The impression Coloursøund first created has never diminished, an enduring legacy that has led to the original Coloursøund album becoming a much sought after collector’s item for both Cult and Alarm fans keen to know what went on when their groups were silent in the mid to late 1990’s.
Ever since, Peters and Duffy have continued to cross musical paths and collaborate as friends, even as The Cult and The Alarm found renewed success in the decades that followed. Both performed together as touring members of the alternative supergroup Dead Men Walking (2003), and participated in many charitable cancer awareness events including Empire State Building Rocks (2007), Snowdon Rocks (2017) and Grand Canyon Rocks (2018).
More recently, Billy Duffy has appeared as guest guitarist on Blood Red Viral Black, a track from The Alarm’s most recent album Sigma which was a UK Number One album in 2019.
All along there has been talk of bringing Coloursøund back into focus, and creating a platform for both Billy and Mike to explore what is obviously a songwriting partnership as natural as it is productive. The chance to make COLOURSØUND active again has now arrived.
To rekindle the flame that has never ever burnt out, Coloursøund will reissue their original debut album as a limited edition Vinyl record of 500 copies (250 Red Vinyl / 250 Sky Blue), that will feature all the original tracks including the classics UNDER THE SUN, HEAVY RAIN, STATE OF INDEPENDENCE and ALIVE that have helped to keep the legacy of COLOURSØUND alive ever since they were first played in concert and committed to tape.
Every single song on the album has been remastered by Pete Maher, and the release will also be numbered and signed by Billy Duffy and Mike Peters along with a special one-sided 7” single featuring a brand new recording of ‘Fade In Fade Out Fade Away’ that was cut during the lockdown in June 2020.
The pre-sale for the Limited Edition Vinyl album and a specially commissioned Coloursøund Prism logo T-shirt and Vest is open now.
Expected vinyl release date : Sept 4th.
