The Beautiful South Blue Is The Colour Vinyl Record

Vinyl LP pressing. Blue Is the Colour is the fifth studio album from British band The Beautiful South, released in October 1996. The album was named after a pub in Sheffield. The album continued the melancholic tone of its predecessor Miaow, and is generally considered to be the band's darkest effort, reflecting Heaton's life at the time. The album spawned four singles, the first being "Rotterdam", which peaked at #5 in the charts in September 1996. The follow ups were "Don't Marry Her" which reached #8 in December, "Blackbird on the Wire", which got to #23 in March 1997 and finally the single "Liar's Bar" which just missed the Top 40 in June. On "Liars' Bar", Paul Heaton's vocal consciously imitates the style of Tom Waits.

Track List

1. Don't Marry Her 3:23
2. Little Blue 3:17
3. Mirror 4:05
4. Blackbird On The Wire 4:56
5. The Sound Of North America 4:02
6. Have Fun 4:45
7. Liars' Bar 5:53
8. Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) 3:37
9. Foundations 2:44
10. Artificial Flowers 3:58
11. One God 4:12
12. Alone 4:59

Protection
Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.

Packaging
All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.