White Lace & Black Leather

White Lace & Black Leather
Studio album by Helix
Released	1981
Recorded	Springfield Sound, Elgin, Ontario
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	39:43
Label	H&S
Producer	Lachlan MacFadyen
Helix chronology
Breaking Loose (1979) White Lace & Black Leather (1981) No Rest for the Wicked (1983)

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White Lace & Black Leather is the second independent album by the Canadian rock band Helix. It was released in 1981. It is their first album featuring bassist Mike Uzelac and only album with drummer Leo Niebudek. This was the band's last independent release before signing to Capitol Records in 1983.^[2]

It was first issued on CD with Breaking Loose as part of the Helix compilation CD The Early Years, released by Capitol Records in 1992. It was later re-released individually by the band, but is now out of print.

Track listing[]

1. "Breaking Loose" - 4:13
2. "It's Too Late" - 3:57
3. "Long Distance Heartbreak" - 6:47
4. "Time for a Change" - 3:12
5. "Hangman's Tree" - 3:55
6. "It's What I Wanted" - 3:58
7. "Mainline" - 3:00
8. "Women, Whiskey & Sin" - 3:11
9. "Thoughts That Bleed" - 4:30

All songs are by Brent Doermer/Paul Hackman/Brian Vollmer, except "Thoughts That Bleed" by Doerner/MacFadyen^[1]

Personnel[]

Band members[]

• Brian Vollmer – lead vocals (all but 7)
• Brent Doerner – guitar, backing and lead (7) vocals
• Paul Hackman – guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Uzelac – bass
• Leo Niebudek – drums

Additional musicians[]

• Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg – bass on "It's Too Late"

Production[]

• Produced by Lachlan MacFadyen. Recorded at Springfield Sound Studios.
• William Seip – manager
• Challe Design Consultants – artwork

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