2005 live set from China Crisis pressed on yellow vinyl

China Crisis is a band that has attracted critical acclaim and chart success over the course of a career stretching back well over 30 years.
In 1982 their first single ‘African And White’ was released on the legendary Inevitable label, which was also the original home of Wah! Heat, Dead or Alive and It’s Immaterial. With that single almost grazing the UK Top 40, despite being on a small indie label, the band was snapped up by Virgin Records, who set about recording their first album, the splendidly titled ‘Difficult Shapes And Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun To Entertain’, which was released in November of the same year.
Their first bona-fide hit single followed in January 1983, when ‘Christian’ peaked just outside the top 10.
They quickly recorded their second album, ‘Working With Fire And Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume 2’, which reached the top 20 and spun