THE STRANGLERS - Black And White

Item Description

Vinyl, , Grey Marbled
LP Album Limited Edition Stereo

This U.S. pressing version was imported from the U.S. to the UK and includes the bonus 7".

U.S. copies were imported in UK to make the grey marbled pressing available.
Similar to the initial copies of the [url=/release/743627]UK version[/url], Virgin added the 7" as long as it was available.

The first 75,000 copies of this album in the UK included the 7" "Walk On By / Mean To Me / Tits" in white or pink vinyl in a black paper sleeve also containing a card with the credits.
Over time, a few of these white vinyl EPs have suffered a colour stability issue, changing colour to pink/beige.
Some copies of the 7" were originally pink.

Note: The 7" with catalog number "FREE 9" was not released separately and is listed as tracks C, D1 and D2 on this release, it is not same as "[m=87656]" with catalog number "UP 36429."

LP pressed on grey/black marbled vinyl.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

All selections written by The Stranglers and published by Albion Music controlled in the U.S. by Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

Inner sleeve:
Produced February/March 1978
The Stranglers are Albion Artistes: Albion Management, 12 Putney Bridge Road, London SW 18
Stranglers Information Service: Tony Moon, Strangled Magazine, 40 Wood Yates Road, London SE12.

Notes printed on 5" x 4" two-sided insert sheet included with 7":
FREE 9
Walk On By.
Composed by Burt Bacharach, words by Hal David, published by Carlin Music Ltd.
℗1978

Mean To Me
Tits
Words & Music by
The Stranglers
Published by April Music
℗1978

Labels on bonus 7" reads: THIS RECORD HAS BEEN GIVEN FREE WITH THE FIRST 75,000 COPIES OF STRANGLERS BLACK AND WHITE ALBUM. IF IT IS OFFERED FOR SALE BY A SHOP PLEASE WRITE TO:
47 ROSSLYN AVENUE, BARNES S.W.13
WITH DETAILS AND THEY WILL BE DEALT WITH.

Hype sticker (affixed to front cover shrink wrap of the original U.S. retail edition):
THE STRANGLERS "BLACK & WHITE" LIMITED EDITION BLACK & WHITE VINYL
Includes full track list and catalog number.

Some copies may also include:
- Virgin 25 p import tax in the UK, which is a sticker added by Virgin UK.
- An IMPORT sticker, added by the retailer.

℗ 1978 A&M Records, Inc.
© 1978 A&M Records, Inc.
Licensed by United Artists Records Limited.

Copyright © 1978 Albion Music
Controlled in the U.S. by Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

All runouts are etched.