Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express

Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1986
StudioBerry Street Studio, London WC1, England
GenreRock, alternative rock, indie rock
Length36:53
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerRichard Preston, The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens chronology
Spring Hill Fair
(1984)
Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
(1986)
Tallulah
(1987)
Singles from Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
  1. "Spring Rain"
    Released: February 1986
  2. "Head Full of Steam"
    Released: May 1986

Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express, the fourth album by The Go-Betweens, was released in March 1986 in the UK on Beggars Banquet Records, the record label that would release the remainder of the original group's LPs through their break-up in 1989. The album was recorded at Berry Street Studios in London, England. The original release consisted of ten songs. The UK CD release in 1986 (BEGA 72) had the original ten tracks, plus two bonus tracks: "The Life At Hand" and "Little Joe". In 2004, LO-MAX Records released an expanded CD which included a second disc of eleven bonus tracks and music videos for the songs "Spring Rain" and "Head Full of Steam" (Single Version).