Released 1985 Artist Tokyo Blade Label Discos Victoria | Length 44:28 Release date 1985 Genres Heavy metal, Hard rock | |
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Recorded Village Recorders, Dagenham, East London, UK, 1985 Producer Ian Richardson & Tokyo Blade Black Hearts & Jaded Spades
(1985) Ain't Misbehavin'
(1987) Similar Tokyo Blade albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Black Hearts & Jaded Spades is the third album by English hard rock band Tokyo Blade. It was originally released in 1985 on Tokyo Blade own record label and in the same year reissued by SPV/Steamhammer. The keyboard-laden compositions of this album and the strongly down-tuned guitar sound, marks the complete detachment of the band from their new wave of British heavy metal roots. It was interpreted as an attempt to conquer the American and Japanese markets, where glam and pop metal acts dominated the charts, but to no avail.
Contents
- Track listings
- Additional track listing 2009 reissue
- Tokyo Blade
- Additional musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
The album was reissued on a remastered CD edition in 2002 and 2008 by Razar Ice Records and in 2009 by Lost And Found Records, with four additional tracks.
Track listings
All tracks by Vicki James Wright and Andy Boulton, except "Make It Through the Night" by Boulton, Wright and John Wiggins
- "Dirty Faced Angels" - 3:27
- "Make It Through the Night" - 4:00
- "Always" - 3:33
- "Loving You Is an Easy Thing to Do" - 3:39
- "Undercover Honeymoon" - 4:19
- "You Are the Heart" - 4:57
- "Blackhearts and Jaded Spades" - 3:55
- "Tough Guys Tumble" - 3:26
- "Dancing in Blue Moonlight" - 4:21
- "Playroom of Poison Dreams" - 5:20
- "Monkeys Blood" - 3:05
- "The Magic Roundabout" - 0:45
Additional track listing (2009 reissue)
- "Undercover Honeymoon" (remix)
- "Stealing the Thief"
- "Playroom of Poison Dreams" (remix)
- "Bottom End"
Tokyo Blade
Additional musicians
Production
Songs
1Dirty Faced Angels3:25
2Make It Through the Night3:58
3Always3:31