Young Marble Giants

Young Marble Giants were a Welsh bare-pop trio from Caerdydd that released two EPs and the album Colossal Youth on Rough Trade in 1980/81. Singer Alison Statton subsequently formed the sophisti-pop threesome Weekend with later Working Week mainstay Simon Booth. The remainder of YMG morphed into The Gist.

Members: Alison Statton (vocals), Stuart Moxham (guitar, keyboards), Philip Moxham (bass), Peter Joyce (synthesizer, 1978)

Discography:

  • Colossal Youth (1980)
  • “Final Day” / “Radio Silents” / “Cakewalking” (1980)
  • Testcard (EP, 1981)

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