Colour by Numbers Colour by Numbers Colour by Numbers is the second album by the British new wave band Culture Club, released in October 1983. Preceded by the hit single "Karma Chameleon", which reached number one in several countries, the album reached number one in the UK and has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. It has been certified triple platinum in the UK and quadruple platinum in the US. It was ranked #96 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. "Colour by Numbers" has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, and like its predecessor,
Suburban Reptiles greatest NZ single of all time. Historically, New Zealand will forever be denied what could well have been the definitive kiwi punk album which could've/would've/should've been recorded instead. It was too late for the Suburban Reptiles however and, at the premier of "Angel Mine" in October 1978, two bands both played under that name. The Hough / Judd led band re-emerged some months later as The Swingers. Suburban Reptiles The Suburban Reptiles were, with The Scavengers, one of the first two punk bands to form in New Zealand. The Suburban Reptiles were first conceptualised by Auckland students Simon Grigg and