The first issue had photographs by Ruby Ray and articles on Factrix, The Slits, conspiracies (written by Jay Kinney), Young Marble Giants, Boyd Rice's Non, Cabaret Voltaire, Sun Ra, flashcards, Japan, J. G. Ballard, Julio Cortázar, rhythm & noise, Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Throbbing Gristle, nuclear disaster, Situationism, Octavio Paz, and punk prostitutes.
While signed to UK independent record label, Rough Trade Records the YMGs released two EPs, Final Day and Testcard, and one acclaimed and very influential album, Colossal Youth (a reference to the Early Greek 'Kouroi' marble statues, from which the YMGs took the inspiration for their name.)
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Alison Statton, Spike, (a guitarist from South Wales), and Simon Emmerson (later of Working Week and Afro Celt Sound System) formed Weekend (with Phil Moxham on bass) and several respected jazz musicians including Larry Stabbins, Harry Beckett and Keith Tippett.
New York Giants | Neil Young | San Francisco Giants | Brigham Young University | The Young and the Restless | They Might Be Giants | Ernst & Young | marble | Brigham Young | Young Vic | BSC Young Boys | Young & Rubicam | Steve Young | Huddersfield Giants | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Young Pioneers | Loretta Young | Lester Young | Cy Young Award | Will Young | The Young Ones | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Robert Young | Giants Stadium | Burt Young | Young-adult fiction | young-adult fiction | Young | The Young Ones (TV series) | Paul Young |
After Young Marble Giants split up, she formed the band Weekend with Simon Emmerson (Booth) and Spike Williams, releasing the LP La Variete in 1982 and a live EP, Live at Ronnie Scott's, the following year.