Black Market Music (album)
Black Market Music is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo, released in 2000 by Hut Records.
Background
Black Market Music took nine months to record, the longest that the band have ever spent recording an album to date, and is dedicated to the memory of Scott Piering.
The song "Commercial for Levi" is named for sound technician Levi Tecofski, who on one occasion saved frontman Brian Molko's life: Molko, drunk and about to cross the road, was quickly pulled back by Tecofski from the path of an approaching vehicle.[7]
Release history
A limited-edition version of the album was released simultaneously in Europe with an identical tracklisting; it featured a black paper case with the cover image in silver foil, slightly different inlay pictures, and a BurgoPak sliding design.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Placebo.
Personnel
- Brian Molko - vocals, guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass guitar
- Stefan Olsdal - bass guitar, guitar, 6-string bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Hewitt - drums, percussion
- Paul Collins – art direction
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Paul Corkett – producer, mixing
- Rob Ellis – string arrangements
- Lorraine Francis – engineer
- Scott Kannberg – sampling
- Bill Lloyd – bass guitar on "Peeping Tom"
- Severe Loren – backing vocals on "Taste in Men" and "Special K"
- Dare Mason – producer
- Placebo – producer, mixing
- Dimitri Tikovoi – string programming
- Justin Warfield – rapping vocals on "Spite & Malice"
- Kevin Westenberg – art direction, photography
Chart positions
- #1 - France
- #3 - Belgium (Wallonia)
- #4 - Germany
- #6 - UK
- #7 - Austria
- #9 - Italy
- #10 - Belgium (Flanders)
- #15 - Switzerland
- #17 - Sweden
- #18 - Australia
- #24 - Finland
- #27 - Poland[8]
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