Of the first three Stranglers albums, Black & White is arguably the weakest, yet it still has some absolutely stunning moments.
For example, the epic "Toiler on the Sea" picks up where "Down in the Sewer" and "School Mam" left off on the band's two previous efforts.
Ignore the fact that it's a concept album (it has a black side, and a white side, see) and that there are a couple of slightly ill-judged efforts ("In the Shadows" is plain silly, "Outside Tokyo" is whimsical rubbish), and let the rest of the album burn through your speakers.
"Nice 'n' Sleazy" does just what it says on the bottle (the band was getting themselves into awful trouble hiring strippers for open air gigs to dance to this one), and "Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)" includes one of those inimitable Stranglers moments: "Bring me a piece of my mummy/She was quite close to me." All together now!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TankJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Nice N' SleazyJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Outside TokyoJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Hey! (Rise of the Robots)Jet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)Jet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Toiler on the SeaJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | CurfewJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | ThreatenedJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | In the ShadowsJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)Jet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Enough TimeJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Mean to MeJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Walk on By | The Stranglers | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Shut UpJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | SverigeJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Old CodgerJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | TitsJet Black, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield | The Stranglers | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Do You Wanna? | The Stranglers | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 60 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jet Black | Composer, Drums, Group Member, Percussion |
| 2 | Hugh Cornwell | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Rob Green | Reissue Art |
| 4 | Dave Greenfield | Composer, Group Member, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 5 | Alan Parker | Concept, Creative Consultant, Liner Notes |
| 6 | Nick Reynolds | Reissue Art |
| 7 | The Stranglers | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |