White Souls in Black Suits

White Souls in Black Suits
White Souls in Black Suits
Studio album by Clock DVA
Released	December 1980
Recorded	DVAtion Studios; (Sheffield, UK)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial, noise
Length	53:04
Label	Industrial
Clock DVA chronology
Italian Reissue LP cover (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Adi Newton; all music is composed by Clock DVA

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Consent"	5:00
2.	"Discontentment"	5:56
3.	"Still/Silent"	7:14
4.	"Non"	10:36

Side two
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

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the White Souls in Black Suits liner notes.^[3]

Clock DVA

Charlie Collins – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute, percussion, bells
David James Hammond – guitar
Roger Quail – percussion
Adi Newton – vocals, synthesizer, clarinet, bowed guitar
Steven James Turner – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

Richard H. Kirk – mixing (4)
Stephen Mallinder – mixing (B4)
Jon Mills – engineering
Chris Watson – mixing (B4)

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1980	Industrial	CS	IRC 31
Italy	1982	Italy	LP	EX 24
Italy	1990	Contempo	CD, CS, LP	Conte 157

References[edit]

^ Farley, Keith. "Clock DVA: White Souls in Black Suits > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Clock DVA". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ White Souls in Black Suits (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Industrial Records. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

White Souls in Black Suits at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Farley, Keith. "Clock DVA: White Souls in Black Suits > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Clock DVA". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[linearnotes-3] White Souls in Black Suits (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Industrial Records. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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v t e Clock DVA
Adi Newton John Valentine Carruthers Nick Sanderson
Studio albums	White Souls in Black Suits Thirst Advantage Buried Dreams Man-Amplified Digital Soundtracks Sign
Extended plays	Passions Still Aflame
Live albums	Transitional Voices
Compilation albums	Collective
Singles	"4 Hours" "Breakdown"