Pure by 3 Colours Red, album cover

Album

Pure

by 3 Colours Red

Released12 May 1997

LabelCreation Records

Popularity17.4

Also cited2 May 1997

indie rock punk rock garage punk hard rock

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Pure is the debut album from 3 Colours Red, released in May 1997 on Creation Records. It was recorded at Livingston Recording Studios in London in 1996 and produced by the band's manager, Terry Thomas. The aim was to capture the ferocity of their live shows, and the record did that well enough to reach number 15 in the UK album charts and spawn four top-40 singles.

It arrived as Britpop was losing steam, and 3 Colours Red were part of a wave of guitar bands, alongside the likes of Feeder, Ash, Muse and Stereophonics, who brought fresh energy to the scene. The music press rated Pure among the best British albums of the decade, and the band soon found themselves at the front of what the industry labelled "Britrock". Its mix of indie rock and garage punk makes it a fine place to start with their story, before Revolt followed in 1999.

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Pure: tracklist and credits

14 tracks · 41:28

Tracklist

1PurePete Vuckovic3:08
2This Is My HollywoodChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:43
3Nerve GasChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:22
4Nuclear HolidayChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic3:06
5Copper GirlPete Vuckovic3:32
6Sixty Mile SmileChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:39
7Sunny in EnglandChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:37
8Alright MaChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic3:01
9Mental BlocksChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:32
10Fit Boy + Faint GirlPete Vuckovic4:28
11Halfway Up the DownsPete Vuckovic2:26
12HateslickChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic3:46
13Love's CradleChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:51
14AniseedChris McCormack and Pete Vuckovic2:17

Produced by: Terry Thomas
Recorded at: Livingston Recording Studios, London
Recorded: 1996
Engineered by: Simon Burwell, John Mallison
Mastered by: George Marino
Labels: Creation Records, Creation
Length: 41:28

Line-up

Keith Baxter · membranophone · guest
Ben Harding · guitar family · guest
Chris McCormack · guitar family · guest
Pete Vuckovic · bass guitar, vocals · guest

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1997-05-12 vs 1997-05-02 (musicbrainz)

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	2 May 1997
Wikipedia infobox	12 May 1997
Wikidata	1997
UK / Europe release	12 May 1997	earliest UK or European date

2 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
2 May 1997	DE	Creation Records	5099748741028	original
12 May 1997	GB	Creation Records	5017556602089	other

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