Name: English Black Boys
Brand: X-o-dus

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FBN101

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl. 7 Tracks.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

LTM Publishing

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5060164400462

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

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Download code: No

2012-02-16

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

X-o-dus

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Factory Benelux

Manchester reggae band X-O-Dus are best known for their single <i>English Black Boys</i>, produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell and released on Factory Records (Fac 11) in February 1980. <br>

Talent-spotted by Joy Division manager Rob Gretton, X-O-Dus performed at live events such as Zoo Meets Factory Halfway (August 1979) and Factory By Moonlight (April 1980). In time-honoured Factory fashion Fac 11 was released almost a year late, being the only reggae record to appear in a sleeve designed by Peter Saville. 

LP - Digitally remastered by Peter Beckmann in 2021, this 7 track vinyl edition includes both sides of the Factory single as well as 5 album demos recorded in 1980. For optimum sound quality the album is pressed on 180 Gram vinyl. The vinyl inner bag contains sleeve notes by former manager Martin Dunlop, along with archive images including previously unseen shots from the Moonlight Club show on 4 April 1980 by Peter Anderson. 

CD - This edition features both sides of the Manchester troupe's debut 12", which was originally released on Tony Wilson's Factory (Fac 11), plus seven tracks recorded in 1980 as demos for a Factory LP that never came to pass, and also 'Underwater Dance', taken from a '92 white label 12" released by drummer Leddy under the name Subsonique and Rico.

English Black Boys

Music GB