@@mfbye6973 The collapse of the music industry played a part. They got dropped by Chrysalis after their first album. They signed to Nude and had a hit single with the title track of the second, and quickly recorded Passionoia to capitalise on its success, but then Nude went bust and the label's assets, including the masters, were taken by the receivers. When they finally got their album back and released it on One Little Independent, it was two years too late. Their albums were re-released about a year ago because of the success of Child Psychology on Tiktok, but the label responsible was the major who dropped them, and they refused to negotiate a new deal with the band that included streaming royalties, so the band didn't promote it and told fans not to buy it. However, they do endorse the boxset Life is Unfair, which One Little Independent put out in about 2017, which includes all three albums, the b-sides compilation The Worst of Black Box Recorder and a live DVD.
underrated band, god damn all of their songs are good
My favourite BBR song. Damn they are sooooo good.
WHY ARE THEY SO UNDERRATED ITS SO HARD TO FIND THEIR MUSIC
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@@mfbye6973 The collapse of the music industry played a part. They got dropped by Chrysalis after their first album. They signed to Nude and had a hit single with the title track of the second, and quickly recorded Passionoia to capitalise on its success, but then Nude went bust and the label's assets, including the masters, were taken by the receivers. When they finally got their album back and released it on One Little Independent, it was two years too late. Their albums were re-released about a year ago because of the success of Child Psychology on Tiktok, but the label responsible was the major who dropped them, and they refused to negotiate a new deal with the band that included streaming royalties, so the band didn't promote it and told fans not to buy it. However, they do endorse the boxset Life is Unfair, which One Little Independent put out in about 2017, which includes all three albums, the b-sides compilation The Worst of Black Box Recorder and a live DVD.
WHY THIS BAND IS SO FORGOTTEN DAMN
Because no-one buys the records. Get your hand in your pocket.
awesome