Gang Of 4* – Hard
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Warner Bros. Records – 9 23936-1 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Is It Love | 4:41 | |
| A2 | I Fled | 3:57 | |
| A3 | Silver Lining | 3:56 | |
| A4 | Woman Town | 5:18 | |
| B1 | A Man With A Good Car | 3:45 | |
| B2 | It Don't Matter | 3:55 | |
| B3 | Arabic | 3:35 | |
| B4 | A Piece Of My Heart | 3:23 | |
| B5 | Independence | 4:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Produced For – Fat Albert Productions Inc.
- Published By – Gill/King
- Mixed At – The Hit Factory
- Mixed At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △5014
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-18416
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-18417
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns] – Ron Albert
- Bass – Sara Lee (tracks: A3 to B1, B3, B5)
- Conductor [Strings], Conductor [Horns] – Mike Lewis (7)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Heffer
- Engineer [Concert Sound Engineer] – Kevin Harvey
- Guitar, Vocals, Drums [Additional Drums] – Andrew Gill*
- Lacquer Cut By – MF*
- Lighting [Lighting Designer] – Phil Allen (3)
- Management – Glotzer Management Corporation*
- Mastered By [Originally Mastered By] – Mike Fuller
- Mixed By [Re-mixed By] – Ron Albert
- Photography By – Scott Heiser
- Producer – Ron Albert
- Producer [With] – Jon King
- Recorded By – John Rollo
- Sleeve [Sleeve Produced By] – Assorted IMaGes
- Sleeve [Sleeve Produced In Consultation With] – Gang Of Four
- Stage Manager – James Chapman (5)
- Vocals [Additional Singers] – John Sambatero*
- Vocals, Melodica – Jon King
- Written-By – King*
- Written-By [With] – Jon Astrop
Notes
Issued with custom printed inner sleeve with lyrics, etc.
Recorded in Montreal & mixed at The Hit Factory—NYC & at Criteria Studios—Miami, Florida. Mastered at Criteria.
Pressed at Sheffield Lab Matrix as indicated by the "SLM △" etched in the runout.
Cat. no. 1-23936 on labels; 9 23936-1 on inner sleeve and spine.
All Songs Gill/King with Jon Astrop
All Songs Written by Andrew Gill/Jon King except "Is It Love" by Andrew Gill
Published by Gill/King © 1983
Jon Astrop appears courtesy of Jive Records
John Sambatero [sic] appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
© ℗ 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Runouts are etched except for [Allied 'ɑ' logo] and Criteria stamps.
Recorded in Montreal & mixed at The Hit Factory—NYC & at Criteria Studios—Miami, Florida. Mastered at Criteria.
Pressed at Sheffield Lab Matrix as indicated by the "SLM △" etched in the runout.
Cat. no. 1-23936 on labels; 9 23936-1 on inner sleeve and spine.
All Songs Gill/King with Jon Astrop
All Songs Written by Andrew Gill/Jon King except "Is It Love" by Andrew Gill
Published by Gill/King © 1983
Jon Astrop appears courtesy of Jive Records
John Sambatero [sic] appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
© ℗ 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Runouts are etched except for [Allied 'ɑ' logo] and Criteria stamps.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23936-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 0075992393614
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): [Allied 'ɑ' logo]
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): 1-23936-A-RE-1-SH-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-RE1-SH2 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): 1-23936-B-RE-1-SH-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-RE1 SH2 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): 1-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): 1-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): 1-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): 1-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): 1-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 SP ̶1̶-̶2̶ 0-1SM1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): 1-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 0-1SM1-2 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X ̶1̶-̶2̶
Other Versions (5 of 32)
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Hard (LP, Album) | EMI | 1C 064 1652191, 1652191 | 1983 | |||
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Hard (LP, Album) | EMI | EMC 1652191 | UK | 1983 | ||
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Hard (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 92 39361 | Canada | 1983 | ||
| Hard (LP, Album) | EMI | EMC 208 | New Zealand | 1983 | |||
| Hard (LP, Album) | EMI | EMC 165219 | Australia | 1983 |
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An early 80s nugget of new wave funk. Best Tracks : A1 / Is It Love. B1 / A Man With A Good Car. B3 / Arabic -
My copy is basically Side 1: var 2 runouts and side 2: variant 1 runouts (SH1 on side 1 and SH2 on side 2)
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