Black Friday (shopping) the holiday season, beginning on the day after Thanksgiving. When this was recorded in the financial records, once-common accounting practices would use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink to show positive amounts. Black Friday, under this theory, is the beginning of the period when retailers would no longer be "in the red", instead taking in the year's profits. The earliest known published reference to this explanation occurs in "The Philadelphia Inquirer" for November 28, 1981. In 2013, an internet rumor alleged that the phrase originated in the American south before the Civil War, from the practice of
Black Friday (Faderhead album) Black Friday (Faderhead album) Black Friday is Faderhead's fourth album. It was released 8 October 2010. It is the first album title not to follow the FH album trend, as unlike previous albums, Black Friday is Faderhead's first concept album. There are 16 tracks, each a new part of the overall story arc. It tells the story of a Friday night gone wrong, from the end of the working day, to the fun in the clubs, the inevitable crash, and all the chaos in between. A short film has been shot to tie in with the promotion of the album,