James White & The BlacksOff White

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco

Year:

Tracklist

Contort Yourself 6:19
Stained Sheets 5:48
(Tropical) Heat Wave 3:49
Almost Black 7:44
White Savages 4:47
Off Black 6:26
White Devil 4:30
Bleached Black 2:47

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    Version Details Data Quality
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Buddah Records – ZEA33-003 US 1979 US1979
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Island Records – ILPS 7008 UK 1979 UK1979
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Phonogram – 6313 066 1979 1979
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    ZE Records – ZE3303 UK 1979 UK1979
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Island Records – 202 452-320 1979 1979
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    ZE Records – ZEA33-003 Canada 1979 Canada1979
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Cassette Off White
    Cassette, Album
    ZE Records – ZEA33-003 Canada 1979 Canada1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1979, 8-Track Cartridge Off White
    8-Track Cartridge, Album
    ZE Records – ZEA8-33-003 Canada 1979 Canada1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Buddah Records – ZEA33-003 US 1979 US1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing
    Buddah Records – ZEA33-003 US 1979 US1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1979, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    ZE Records – ZEA33-003 Canada 1979 Canada1979
    Cover of Off White, 1980, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    ZE Records – ILS-81330 Japan 1980 Japan1980
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1980-06-21, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Promo
    ZE Records – ILS-81330 Japan 1980 Japan1980
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1980, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album
    Island Records – 202 452-320 Europe 1980 Europe1980
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 1995-08-22, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Infinite Zero – 9 43033-2 US 1995 US1995
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 1995, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
    Infinite Zero – 74321 31879 2 Europe 1995 Europe1995
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 2002-08-26, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Reissue, 180g
    4 Men With Beards – 4M 504 US 2002 US2002
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 2004-07-12, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak
    ZE Records – ZEREC.CD07 2004 2004
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 2004-07-12, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Picture Disc
    ZE Records – ZEREC.LPP07 2004 2004
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 2004-07-12, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered
    ZE Records – ZEREC.CD07 2004 2004
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Off White, 2004, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Promo, Reissue
    ZE Records – ZEREC CD07 UK 2004 UK2004
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 2010, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
    ZE Records – ZEREC.CD07 Japan 2010 Japan2010
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 2014, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Barnyard – BAR-334 Belgium 2014 Belgium2014
    Cover of Off White, 2015, CD Off White
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak
    ZE Records – ZEREC.CD07 Europe 2015 Europe2015
    New Submission
    Cover of Off White, 2021, Vinyl Off White
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, White, 180g
    Future Shock (4) – FS4465 2021 2021
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    Reviews

    • DarreLP's avatar
      DarreLP
      This is pretty out there and not at all what I was expecting based on the cover art. I was not familiar with this album at all and so glad I grabbed it. I think the variety of styles listed here are about as close as one can get to describing what this is. Worth a listen if you come across it!
      • Wreckard's avatar
        Wreckard
        Probably not worth another version but just picked up a promo copy of this gem of an album. Has a sticker on the front the says, “DJ Copy, Loaned for Promotional Use Only, Not For Sale.”
        • PDXS's avatar
          PDXS
          Can anyone explain why on every version of this album (LP or CD), after 1980 "Almost Black" has been split into Pts. 1 and 2? This makes absolutely no sense to me, and has kept me from buying a fresh copy to supplement this OG version I bought on release.
          • garvtune's avatar
            garvtune
            Why are these so cheap? I would assume that this is a sought-after record.
            • DJ-PANINO's avatar
              DJ-PANINO
              Does anybody know how originally looks the inner sleeve for the canadian version?
              I bought this one few days ago at a flea market in Amsterdam and the inside jacket has generic A&M ments, so I suppose it's not the original one.
              Thanks in advance for the help
              • MasAmazonas's avatar
                MasAmazonas
                NOT the August Darnell mix of contort yourself.. unfortunately
                • magsrecords.'s avatar
                  magsrecords.
                  Also originally released on white 8 track tape w label sticker

                  http://www.collectorscum.com/8tracks/j_white_off.jpg
                  • 453378's avatar
                    453378
                    the vocals on A2 -Stained Sheets- are by the hot Ginger Lee not Lydia Lunch as stated on the Discogs release page
                    • dwars's avatar
                      dwars
                      I own the UK version (ZE33033) and the US Version (ZE 33-003) and A1 is different. The US version has the spiced up Disco version. I also own the 12inch for Contort Yourself, and that is a slightly different version from the UK release, without disco beat.
                      • AuGold's avatar
                        AuGold
                        Edited 14 years ago
                        Have both U.S. ZEA33-0033 and Canadian press ZEA33-0033, and the below review information about alternate disco beat versions is incorrect, they are identical. The Contort Yourself 12" U.S. ZEA 12-004 does have the alternate mix.

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