Legendary British-pop trio Black Box Recorder are set to release definitive CD boxset Life is Unfair June 8th.

The package is made up of previously unreleased material and a DVD containing live footage and official music videos. The highly anticipated boxset includes the albums England Made Me, The Facts of Life, Passionoia and a 16 Track Bonus CD of Unreleased material, BBC Sessions, Single versions, remixes, plus DVD ‘Live at the Forum’ on 27 October 2008 as well as 5 Videos. There is also an accompanying booklet featuring various sleeve notes and writings from the band.

Auteurs Read More + /> Auteurs front man Luke Haines and former Jesus and Mary Chain member John Moore formed Black Box Recorder in 1998 with vocalist Sarah Nixey. The British dark pop trio debuted in 1998 with England Made Me, followed up with The Facts of Life, which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. The top 20 success of the single led to an invitation for the band to perform on Top of the Pops.

In late 2008 it was announced the band would be playing a couple of shows at The Luminaire and The Queen Elizabeth Hall in early 2009 – their most prestigious show to date. The gigs quickly sold out, and a second appearance at The Luminaire announced.

England Made Me

1. Girl Singing In The Wreckage
2. England Made Me
3. New Baby Boom
4. It's Only The End Of The World
5. Ideal Home
6. Child Psychology
7. I. C. One Female
8. Up Town Top Ranking
9. Swinging
10. Kidnapping An Heiress
11. Wonderful Life
12 Hated Sunday

The Facts Of Life

1. The Art Of Driving
2. Weekend
3. The English Motorway System
4. May Queen
5. Sex Life
6. French Rock'n'Roll
7. The Facts Of Life
8. Straight Life
9. Gift Horse
10. The Deverell Twins
11. Goodnight Kiss

Passionoia

1. The School Song
2. GSOH Q.E.D.
3. British Racing Green
4. Being Number One
5. The New Diana
6. These Are The Things
7. Andrew Ridgley
8. When Britain Refused To Sing
9. Girls Guide For The Modern Diva
10. I Ran All The Way Home

Bonus Disc

1. Facts Of Life (single version)
2. Start As You Mean To Go On
3. Soul Boy
4. Facts of Life (Chocolate Layers remix)
5. Uptown Top Ranking
5. Brutality
6. Watch Angels Not The Wire
7. Rock N Roll Suicide (BBC session)
8. Art Of Driving (BBC session)
9. Straight Life (BBC session)
10. Goodnight Kiss (BBC session)
11. Land Of Our Fathers
12. 17 and Deadly
13. Passionoia mega mix
14. Lord Lucan
15. Keep It In The Family (unreleased)
16. Do You Believe in God? (unreleased)

DVD

1. Live - filmed at the Train Driver in Eyeliner event at The Forum on 27 October 2008:
Wonderful Life
British Racing Green
England Made Me
Girl Singing In The Wreckage
I.C.One Female
Child Psychology
Lord Lucan Is Missing

VIDEOS
2. Child Psychology
3. England Made Me
4. Facts of Life
5. Art Of Driving