Original UK album cover: The Stranglers - Black-White

Black and White is The Stranglers 3rd studio album and was recorded within 18 months of their debut Rattus Norvegicus. Produced by Martin Rushent and engineered by Alan Winstanley, the album is divided into the black side and white side, each characterised by the style and tempo of the songs which they contain. This release sees The Stranglers adopting a more experimental approach to song structures and time signatures. When released in 1978 on the United Artists label the first 75,000 LPs came with a free white vinyl 7" - Walk On By / Mean To Me / Tits The Stranglers are a British rock music group, formed in 1973 in Guildford. ... Binomial name Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) The Brown Rat or Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the most well-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. ... The Stranglers are a British rock music group, formed in 1973 in Guildford. ...

Track listing

White side

1. "Tank"
2. "Nice N' Sleazy"
3. "Outside Tokyo"
4. "Hey!" (Rise Of The Robots)
5. "Sweden" (All Quiet On The Eastern Front)
6. "Toiler On The Sea"

Black Side

1. "Curfew"
2. "Threatened"
3. "In The Shadows"
4. "Do You Wanna"
5. "Death And Night And Blood" (Yukio)
6. "Enough Time"

References

• "The Torture Garden - Official Hugh Cornwell site (http://www.hughcornwell.com/black&white.html)." Discography - Black and White. Accessed on March 19, 2005.