Running Wild - Black Hand Inn (Burgundy Vinyl 2LP | DE Reissue | 2023 | Gatefold)

Running Wild – Black Hand Inn is the eighth studio album by Hamburg heavy metal band Running Wild, released on March 24, 1994 and produced by band leader Rolf Kasparek (“Rock ’n’ Rolf”), who wrote all the songs. It was recorded and mixed at Horus-Sound-Studio in Hanover, with drums tracked at Vox-Klangstudio in Bendestorf. The loose concept album combines the band’s pirate themes with an end-times story and closes with the 15-minute Genesis (The Making And The Fall Of Man); it reached number 54 in Germany. This copy is the remastered 2023 reissue on Noise/BMG with bonus tracks on burgundy double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Noise Records / BMG NOISE2LP032X
• Format: Burgundy Vinyl 2LP, Album, Gatefold
• Pressing: DE reissue, remastered
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 2023 (original: 1994)
• Genre: Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal, New vinyl
• Extras: Bonus tracks

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. The Curse
2. Black Hand Inn
3. Mr. Deadhead
4. Soulless

Side B

1. The Privateer
2. Fight The Fire Of Hate
3. The Phantom Of Black Hand Hill

Side C

1. Freewind Rider
2. Powder & Iron
3. Dragonmen

Side D

1. Genesis (The Making And The Fall Of Man)
2. Dancing On A Minefield (bonus track)
3. Poisoned Blood (bonus track)

Personnel

Running Wild: Rolf Kasparek (vocals, guitar), Thilo Hermann (guitar), Thomas Smuszynsky (bass), Jörg Michael (drums).

Guests: Ralf Nowy (flute on Dragonmen), Thomas Rettke (backing vocals). Produced by Rolf Kasparek, engineered and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind. All songs: Rolf Kasparek.

FAQ

What does “New & factory sealed” mean?
The record is unplayed and still in the manufacturer’s original shrink wrap, so it carries no Goldmine grade.

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original was released in 1994. This record is a remastered 2023 reissue on two burgundy LPs in a gatefold sleeve.

Which bonus tracks are included?
Side D follows Genesis with Dancing On A Minefield and Poisoned Blood, originally released on The Privateer EP.

Do you have more Running Wild records?
Yes, for example Running Wild – Port Royal and Branded And Exiled (DE original 1985). More titles are in our Metal collection.