Black Coffee Blues is a book written by Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....

, comprising writings penned between 1989 and 1991. It is composed of seven parts; "124 Worlds", "Invisible Woman Blues", "Exhaustion Blues", "Black Coffee Blues", "Monster", "61 Dreams" and "I Know You". It was published in 1992 by 2.13.61

2.13.61

2.13.61, Inc. is a publisher and record company founded by musician Henry Rollins and named after his birthday . The company has released albums by the Rollins Band, all of Rollins's spoken-word work, and numerous books....

 Publications, Rollins' own publishing house.

Rollins would go on to release two others books with the title: Black Coffee Blue Part 2: Do I Come Here Often? (1996) and Black Coffee Blue Part 3: Smile, You're Traveling

Smile, You're Traveling

Smile, You're Traveling is the third book in the Black Coffee Blues trilogy by Henry Rollins. It includes portions of his travel journal from 1997–1998 which includes personal encounters of spending time with the band Black Sabbath, a vacation to Africa, and trips elsewhere as part of his spoken...

 (2000).

Album

In 1997, it was released as a spoken word double album

Double album

A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

 with author Henry Rollins narrating with acoustic guitar accompaniment by Chris Haskett, guitarist of Rollins Band

Rollins Band

Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...

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Disc 1

1. Black Coffee Blues (Brisbane) 13:05
2. Black Coffee Blues (Berlin) 9:11
3. Black Coffee Blues (New York) 9:14
4. Black Coffee Blues (Geneva) 9:10
5. Black Coffee Blues (San Francisco) 9:39
6. Black Coffee Blues (Georgia) 13:48