Black and White (The Stranglers album)
Black and White | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 May 1978 | |||
Recorded | February–March 1978 ("In the Shadows", July 1977)[1][2] | |||
Studio | T.W. Studios, Fulham, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:50 | |||
Label | United Artists (UK) A&M (US) | |||
Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
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Singles from Black and White | ||||
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Black and White is the third studio album by English rock band The Stranglers. It was released on 12 May, 1978 through United Artists. It went to number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 81 in Australia and number 35 in Sweden.
Track listing
[change | change source]All songs written and composed by the Stranglers (Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black), except as noted.
All CD releases (except the 2018 reissue) have a slightly different running order, with "Hey! (Rise of the Robots)" appearing after "Outside Tokyo" and "In the Shadows" coming after "Threatened"[4].
White side | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Tank" | 2:54 | |||||||
2. | "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 3:11 | |||||||
3. | "Outside Tokyo" | 2:06 | |||||||
4. | "Mean to Me" (original cassette release only[5]) | 1:55 | |||||||
5. | "Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)" | 2:47 | |||||||
6. | "Hey! (Rise of the Robots)" | 2:13 | |||||||
7. | "Toiler on the Sea" | 5:23 |
Black side | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
7. | "Curfew" | 3:10 | |||||||
8. | "Threatened" | 3:30 | |||||||
9. | "Do You Wanna" | 2:38 | |||||||
10. | "Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)" | 2:50 | |||||||
11. | "In the Shadows" | 4:15 | |||||||
12. | "Enough Time" | 4:16 | |||||||
Total length: |
39:50 |
Bonus 7" | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Walk On By" | 6:22 | |||||||
2. | "Mean to Me" | 1:55 | |||||||
3. | "Tits" (live at the Hope and Anchor Front Row Festival, London, 22 November 1977) | 5:25 | |||||||
Total length: |
13:42 |
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Origin | Length | ||||||
13. | "Mean to Me" | Cassette album track; Black and White bonus single | 1:55 | ||||||
14. | "Walk On By" | Non-album single, 1978; Black and White bonus single | 6:22 | ||||||
15. | "Shut Up" | B-side of "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 1:07 | ||||||
16. | "Sverige" | Non-album single, 1978 | 2:49 | ||||||
17. | "Old Codger" | B-side of "Walk On By" | 2:49 | ||||||
18. | "Tits" (live) | Black and White bonus single | 5:25 | ||||||
Total length: |
60:13 |
- 2016 expanded vinyl edition
Self-released by the Stranglers, Black and White received a deluxe vinyl reissue in 2016, limited to 1000 numbered copies. The original 12-track album is coupled with a bonus 7-track album, which includes various associated tracks from the period and the previously unreleased "Social Secs/Wasting Time".[6]
- Side one and two as per original vinyl edition
Side three | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Origin | Length | ||||||
1. | "Walk On By" | Non-album single | 6:21 | ||||||
2. | "Mean to Me" | Cassette album track; Black and White bonus single | 1:55 | ||||||
3. | "Sverige (Jag Är Insnöad På Östfronten)" | Non-album single | 2:49 | ||||||
4. | "Shut Up" | B-side of "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 1:06 |
Side four | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Origin | Length | ||||||
5. | "Social Secs/Wasting Time" | Previously unreleased | 3:54 | ||||||
6. | "Old Codger" | B-side of "Walk On By" | 2:53 | ||||||
7. | "Tits" (live) | Black and White bonus single | 5:25 | ||||||
Total length: |
24:23 |
- "Social Secs", later renamed "Wasting Time", is the original version of "Yellowcake UF6", before it was reversed and the vocals taken out, and becoming the B-side of the "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" single in 1979. The original riff also resurfaced on "Do the European" from bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel's solo album Euroman Cometh, which he was working on at the time.[2]
- 2018 CD reissue bonus tracks (Parlophone)
(Associated recordings) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Origin | Length | ||||||
13. | "Shut Up" | B-side of "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 1:06 | ||||||
14. | "Walk On By" | Non-album single | 6:21 | ||||||
15. | "Mean to Me" | Cassette album track; Black and White bonus single | 1:55 | ||||||
16. | "Tits" (live) | Black and White bonus single | 5:26 | ||||||
17. | "Old Codger" | B-side of "Walk On By" | 2:51 | ||||||
18. | "Sverige (Jag Är Insnöad På Östfronten)" | Non-album single | 2:51 | ||||||
19. | "Walk On By" (single edit) | Promo single | 4:25 | ||||||
Total length: |
64:55 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "History: 40th anniversary of 1977 - part 2". thestranglers.co.uk. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "JJ Burnel: Black and White - track by track". The Stranglers Ratter. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "The Stranglers - Discography (UK)". 45cat. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Black and White - Versions". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Black and White - Cassette release". Discogs. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Black And White vinyl reissue". thestranglers.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.