Generally speaking, Australians aren't exactly good in preserving old records. There are several cd-singles and singles from Australia i...

This single represents the last Italian promo featuring a song by Black, completing my series of three. It was released in 1987 when a littl...

It's hard to believe, but it's ten years since I saw Black, or should I say Colin Vearncombe, live at Paradiso in Amsterdam. It was ...

A collection of singles by Black can't be complete without those Italian promos that feature two (possible) hit tracks on one disc. In t...

Another Italian promo I acquired recently is this single, featuring a track by Black and one by Roger Hodgson. 'Wonderful life' we...

So this is an odd one. I ordered this promotional 7" single because it only had one side - the B-side was reportedly empty. And indee...

I couldn't let the year pass without sparing a thought for Colin Vearncombe, the sole member of the band Black, who tragically died in...

I have several singles of Black's 'Wonderful life', but when I found this one online I was a bit puzzled. The sleeve looked a ...

As described in this blog before, the single 'I can laugh about it now' was released in Spain only, in 1989, presumably as the fo...

Despite keeping rather up to date on what happened in the UK in the Eighties, partially thanks to a local radio station I listened to on a...

I can't claim to have had a deep personal relationship with Colin Vearncombe, the man behind Black, but still his death in January 201...

In 1988 Black re-recorded his 1987 hit 'Wonderful life' for the American market. The new version was included in a version of his ...

I first got to know the UK band Black in 1984, when the music video for 'Hey presto' appeared on television. I'm not sure whet...

The death of Colin Vearncombe, singer and sole member of the band Black, on January 26 this year, was a big blow. I have collected all of ...

Black's 'Sweetest Smile' was originally released in 1987 as the second single from his most successful album 'Wonderful li...

After two years of absence from the music scene, Black returned in 1993, free from his contract with A&M records and owner of a new se...

Black's 'Sweetest smile' was a big comeback for a band that had been out of my sight for three years in the summer of 1987. Afte...

'Here it comes again' was the second single from Black's third album, released in 1991. I never bought the 12" single becau...

Apparently, Black's single 'Feel like change' became quite big in South Africa. At the time, the country was slowly getting rid ...

Back in 1984, music videos were an integral part of my daily routine. Watching television for a few hours a day just to catch my favourite v...