Ende Shneafliet formed in Heiloo, The Netherlands, in June 1981. Initially a three piece band called King Ende Shneafliet, featuring a guest drummer -who was early on swapped for a drum machine- the group soon expanded to a five man studio collective that composed and recorded more than 70 tracks in little more than two years time, in always changing combinations of two or three members. Ende Shneafliet released 3 cassette albums on the Trumpett label (also home of The Actor and Doxa Sinistra): 'Animals From Outer Space' (1981), 'Harde Winters Anno 1982' (1982) and 'Symphoy Romant' (1983). They played a live set featuring all previously unheard material for the VPRO radio show Spleen on September 13, 1983, which was released on cassette through Staalplaat in 1988. Shortly after their performance for the VPRO they called it a day. This 5LP box set is the ultimate anthology of their works from 1981-'83 and includes the three officially released tapes plus the live concert and several out-takes, demos and obscurities from the Trumpett-Archive. LP1: Animals From Outer Space LP2: Harde Winters Anno 1982 and related tracks 1981-'82 LP3: Symphoy Romant LP4: Spleen Concert 18.9.1983 and demos LP5: Related tracks 1982-83/pre-Ende Shneafliet 1981