Black were a British new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1981, led by vocalist Colin Vearncombe. The band achieved international success with their 1987 single 'Wonderful Life,' which became a massive European hit and reached top ten in multiple countries. The song's memorable melody, orchestral arrangement, and Vearncombe's distinctive vocals made it an enduring 1980s pop classic. Black's music combined new wave sensibilities with sophisticated pop production and thoughtful, often melancholic lyrics. Other songs included 'Sweetest Smile' and 'Everything's Coming Up Roses.' Despite 'Wonderful Life' success, Black remained essentially a one-hit wonder internationally. Colin Vearncombe passed away in 2016 following a car accident.
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13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators (Rare 2022 Czech pressed SINGLE-DISC Test Pressing LP issue of the US double LP reissue of their classic 1966 debut studio album pressed on 180gram Black Vinyl in place of the Psychedlic Green & Red Vinyl Design of the commercial release
£79.99 used
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK So Let Us Melt (2017 UK limited edition 15-track 2-LP set pressed on Blue & Orange Vinyl. The game soundtrack with music by Jessica Curry housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with advertising insert. Although not sealed this copy is still in the open shrink therefore remains in a near as new condition BSR025)
£33.99 used
DISCHARGE Protest And Survive: The Anthology (2020 UK/EU limited edition 38-track 2-LP set pressed on Black with White Splatter Vinyl a brutal career-spanning collection from the godfathers of D-beat and UK hardcore. Includes essentialcuts like Protest and Survive Never Again and The Blood Runs Red all packed into a heavyweight gatefold sleeve with silver foil inlay and printed inners
£27.99 used
BATHORY Octagon (2007 Swedish limited edition 11-track Picture Disc LP reissue of their 1995 eighth studio album which continues the retro thrash metal style of their previous album Requiem. Factory sealed die-cut titled sleeve) Track Listing: 1. Immaculate Pinetreeroad #930 2:46 2. Born To Die 3:58 3
£49.99 new
BLACK SABBATH Headless Cross (1989 UK 8-track vinyl LP the fourteenth album by the British heavy metal band & the second to feature singer Tony Martin and the first with Cozy Powell on drums including the song When Death Calls featuring a guitar solo by Queens Brian May with a lyric inner & glossy picture sleeve
£84.00 used
BLACK HARMONY Dont Let It Go To Your Head (1979 UK 2-track 12 vinyl single includes DEB Players with Dont Let It Get To Your Brain die-cut sleeve. Despite a sticker tear to one label the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play DEB022)
£17.00 used
CARSON WELLS Tread A Northern Path (2015 UK 10-track vinyl LP with picture sleeve and lyric inner limited to 500 copies. Second album from the Scottish post-hardcore band who capture the sound of classic 90s emo hardcore and put their own spin on it for a new age. Both the sleeve and vinyl are in excellent condition) Track Listing: A1 Palmistry 3:14 A2 A Silent Breed 3:25 A3 Northern Path Southern Lens 6:33 A4 Mosaic Of Sleepers 4:12 A5 Final Throne 4:26 B1 Life Lapse In Passing 3:35 B2 Mid Distance 4:25 B3 Sobotka 3:41 B4 Will Im Nae 3:39 B5 June 4:20
£17.00 used
PUBLIC ENEMY Fear Of A Black Planet (1990 Dutch first press 20-track LP on Def Jam housed in a single pocket picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows general signs of wear mainly around the edges and the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with some of the faintest hairline scuffs not impacting play) Track Listing: 1
£39.00 used
CARI LEKEBUSCH Hide & Seek (Limited Edition 2017 Swedish-only Parts 1 & 2 12 single pressed exclusively on Heavyweight White Splatter Black Vinyl. The vinyl is Near Mint & housed in a plain die-cut sleeve HYB035)
£14.00 used
CARI LEKEBUSCH Knowledge (Limited Edition 2017 Swedish-only Parts 1 & 2 12 single pressed exclusively on Heavyweight Transparent Pink & Black Splattered Vinyl. The vinyl is Near Mint & housed in a plain die-cut sleeve HYB034)
£14.00 used