Barbed Wire Soul

Barbed Wire Soul is the only studio album by English rock band Blackstar, released on 9 June 1998 by Prosthetic Records.[1] In the USA, the band was credited as Blackstar Rising.

Barbed Wire Soul
Studio album by Blackstar
Released	9 June 1998
Recorded	Parr Street Studios, March 1997
Genre	Groove metal
Length	43:28
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Colin Richardson

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Game Over"	04:04
2.	"Smile"	03:39
3.	"Sound of Silence"	03:46
4.	"Rock 'n' Roll Circus"	04:14
5.	"New Song"	03:55
6.	"Give Up The Ghost"	03:08
7.	"Revolution of The Heart"	04:02
8.	"Waste of Space"	03:49
9.	"Deep Wound"	03:10
10.	"Better the Devil"	04:41
11.	"Instrumental"	05:00
Total length:		43:28

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" (Hüsker Dü cover)	02:47
13.	"Running Back" (Thin Lizzy cover)	03:09
14.	"Peace Dog" (The Cult cover)	03:37
15.	"Revolution of The Heart"	04:23
16.	"New Song"	03:50
17.	"Don't Want to Talk Anymore"	03:42
18.	"Waste of Space"	03:49
19.	"Instrumental"	04:54
Total length:		73:39

• Bonus tracks 15-19 are demo versions.

Personnel

• Ken Owen – drums, vocals
• Jeffrey Walker – vocals, bass
• Carlo Regadas – guitars
• Mark Griffiths – guitars

Additional personnel

• Colin Richardson - laughter on "Smile", producer
• Dave Buchanan - tambourine, cowbell
• Martin Smith - bass on "Waste of Space"
• Jenny Lamb - saxophone on "Rock 'n' Roll Circus" and "Waste of Space"
• Harald Hoffmann - photography
• Dirk Rudolph - design, photography
• Ian Anderson - mastering
• Ewan "Bed'Ed" Davies - engineering
• Dave "Da Duke" Buchanan - engineering
• Ian T. Tilton - photography

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/barbed-wire-soul-mw0000047610