| White Souls in Black Suits | ||||
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| Released | December 1980 | |||
| Recorded | DVAtion Studios (Sheffield, UK) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, industrial, noise | |||
| Length | 53:04 | |||
| Label | Industrial | |||
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| Italian Reissue LP cover (1990) | ||||
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White Souls in Black Suits is the debut studio album of Clock DVA, released in December 1980 by Industrial Records. [2] It was originally issued only as a cassette, though it was reissued on vinyl (Italy only) and CD.
All lyrics are written by Adi Newton; all music is composed by Clock DVA.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Consent" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Discontentment" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "Still/Silent" | 7:14 |
| 4. | "Non" | 10:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Relentless" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Contradict" | 5:11 |
| 3. | "(Film Soundtrack Keyboards Assemble Themselves at Dawn)" | 8:03 |
| 4. | "Anti-Chance" | 5:45 |
Adapted from the White Souls in Black Suits liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 1980 | Industrial | CS | IRC 31 |
| Italy | 1982 | Italy | LP | EX 24 |
| 1990 | Contempo | CD, CS, LP | Conte 157 |
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