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The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good flac album
  • Performer The Sugarcubes
  • Title Life's Too Good
  • Date of release 1988
  • Country UK
  • Style Leftfield, Indie Rock
  • Other formats MPC MMF AA AUD AIFF AC3 MP3
  • Genre Electronic / Rock
  • Size MP3 1301 mb
  • Size FLAC 1645 mb
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Life's Too Good is the debut studio album by Icelandic alternative rock group The Sugarcubes. It was released in April 1988 by One Little Indian in the UK and Europe and in May 1988 by Elektra Records in the US. The album was an unexpected success and brought international attention for the band, especially to lead singer Björk, who would launch a successful solo career in 1993.

Life’s Too Good was released on April 5th, 1988 in the UK and Europe and released in the US one month later. The album was an unexpected success and brought the band international attention. The band took elements from the genre of post-punk with an intent to create a humorous take on pop music’s optimism, reflected in the album’s title. Life’s Too Good Q&A. Producers Derek Birkett & Ray Shulman. Writers The Sugarcubes. More The Sugarcubes albums. The Great Crossover Potential. Stick Around for Joy. Show all albums by The Sugarcubes.

Their debut studio album, Life's Too Good, was released in April 1988 to unexpected international success. It spawned the band's signature hit "Birthday". The members of The Sugarcubes had formerly been in a variety of Icelandic bands. Björk had the longest career out of any of the members; she had recorded an album as early as 11 years old. In her late teens, she joined the Icelandic post-punk band Tappi Tíkarrass, who released two albums before splitting in 1983.

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Tracklist

A1 Traitor
A2 Motorcrash
A3 Birthday
A4 Delicious Demon
A5 Mama
B6 Cold Sweat
B7 Blue Eyed Pop
B8 Deus
B9 Sick For Toys
B10 F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow
B11 Take Some Petrol Darling

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Columbia House – E4-60801
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Bragi*
  • Design [Sleeve] – P. White*
  • Drums – Siggi*
  • Engineer – Brian Pugsley, Gail Lambourne, Gerard Johnson, Kjarntan Kjartansson*, Mel Jefferson
  • Guitar – Thór*
  • Photography By – David McIntyre
  • Photography By [Vandalistic Assistance] – Pinks
  • Producer – D. Birkett*, R. Shulman*
  • Vocals, Keyboards – Björk
  • Voice, Trumpet – Einar Örn
  • Written-By – The Sugarcubes

Notes

Fabriqué par Columbia House Canada record club version.
Made in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7559-60801-4 9

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
tplp5cd The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp5cd UK 1988
TC LIB 5152, C 38852 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album) Liberation Records, Festival Records TC LIB 5152, C 38852 Australia 1990
tplp5 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(LP, Album) One Little Indian tplp5 Ireland 1988
Bb-7025 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Bajo Bongo Bb-7025 Poland Unknown
LIB 5152 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(LP, Album) Liberation Records LIB 5152 Australia 1988

Tracklist

1 Traitor 3:08
2 Motorcrash 2:23
3 Birthday 3:59
4 Delicious Demon 2:43
5 Mama 2:56
6 Coldsweat 3:15
7 Blue Eyed Pop 2:38
8 Deus 4:07
9 Sick For Toys 3:15
10 F***ing In Rhythm & Sorrow 3:14

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.

Credits

  • Bass – Bragi*
  • Design [Sleeve] – P. White*
  • Drums – Siggi*
  • Engineer – Brian Pugsley, Gail Lambourne, Gerard Johnson, Ken Thomas, Kjarntan Kjartansson*, Mel Jefferson
  • Guitar – Thor*
  • Keyboards – Björk
  • Photography By – David McIntyre
  • Photography By [Vandalistic Assistance] – Pinks
  • Producer – D. Birkett*, R. Shulman*
  • Songwriter – The Sugarcubes
  • Trumpet – Einar Örn
  • Voice – Björk, Einar Örn

Notes

© 1988 One Little Indian Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (on OBI): 4 988005 208071
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
tplp5cd The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp5cd UK 1988
TC LIB 5152, C 38852 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album) Liberation Records, Festival Records TC LIB 5152, C 38852 Australia 1990
E4-60801 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Club, Dol) Elektra E4-60801 Canada 1988
tplp5 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(LP, Album) One Little Indian tplp5 Ireland 1988
Bb-7025 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Bajo Bongo Bb-7025 Poland Unknown

Tracklist

A1 Traitor 3:08
A2 Motorcrash 2:23
A3 Birthday 3:59
A4 Delicious Demon 2:43
A5 Mama 2:56
B1 Coldsweat 3:15
B2 Blue Eyed Pop 2:38
B3 Deus 4:07
B4 Sick For Toys 3:15
B5 F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow 3:14
B6 Take Some Petrol Darling 1:27

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Columbia House – E1-60801
  • Recorded At – Studio Sýrland
  • Recorded At – Berry Street Studio
  • Recorded At – Orinoco Studios
  • Designed At – Me Company
  • Published By – Second Wind

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Bragi*
  • Design [Sleeve] – P. White
  • Drums – Siggi*
  • Engineer – Brian Pugsley, Gail Lambourne, Gerard Johnson, Ken Thomas, Kjarntan Kjartansson*, Mel Jefferson
  • Guitar – Thor*
  • Photography By – David Mcintyre
  • Photography By [Vandalistic Assistance] – Pinks
  • Producer – D. Birkett*, R. Shulman*
  • Voice, Keyboards – Björk
  • Voice, Trumpet – Einar Örn
  • Written-By – The Sugarcubes

Notes

Recorded at Studio Syrland, Reykjavik; Berry St. Studios, London; Orinocco Studios, London.
Manufactured by Columbia House Under License.
Printed in U.S.A.

Includes black and white printed inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7559-60801-1 8
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix): ST-E-60801-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix): ST-E-60801-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 run out side A): STE 60801 A - 1A | D G1 | A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 run out side B): STE 60801 B - 1A | E G1 | B1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 run out side A, etched ("D" stamped)): STE 60801 A - 1A D G1 A5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 run out side B, etched ("D" stamped)): STE 60801 B - 1A D G1 A2

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
tplp5cd The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp5cd UK 1988
TC LIB 5152, C 38852 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album) Liberation Records, Festival Records TC LIB 5152, C 38852 Australia 1990
E4-60801 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Club, Dol) Elektra E4-60801 Canada 1988
tplp5 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(LP, Album) One Little Indian tplp5 Ireland 1988
Bb-7025 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Bajo Bongo Bb-7025 Poland Unknown

Tracklist

1 Traitor 3:08
2 Motorcrash 2:23
3 Birthday 3:59
4 Delicious Demon 2:43
5 Mama 2:56
6 Coldsweat 3:15
7 Blue Eyed Pop 2:38
8 Deus 4:07
9 Sick For Toys 3:15
10 F***ing In Rhythm & Sorrow 3:14
11 Take Some Petrol Darling 1:27
12 Cowboy 3:26
13 I Want... 2:14
14 Dragon (Icelandic) 3:07
15 Cat (Icelandic) 2:56
16 Coldsweat (Remix) 3:16
17 Deus (Remix) 5:12

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Columbia House – E2 60801
  • Recorded At – Studio Sýrland
  • Recorded At – Berry Street Studio
  • Recorded At – Orinoco Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Manufactured By – Columbia House
  • Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
  • Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Bragi*
  • Design [Sleeve] – P. White*
  • Drums – Siggi*
  • Engineer – Brian Pugsley, Gail Lambourne, Gerard Johnson, Ken Thomas, Kjarntan Kjartansson*, Mel Jefferson
  • Guitar – Thor*
  • Photography By – David McIntyre
  • Photography By [Vandalistic Assistance] – Pinks
  • Producer – D. Birkett*, R. Shulman*
  • Songwriter – The Sugarcubes
  • Voice, Keyboards – Björk
  • Voice, Trumpet – Einar Örn

Notes

This edition of "Life's Too Good" Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation and Manufactured By WEA Manufacturing Inc..

[on back inlay]
MANUFACTURED BY Columbia House UNDER LICENSE.
Recorded at Studio Syrland, Reykjavik, Berry St. Studios, London, Orinocco Studios, London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7559-60801-2 5
  • Matrix / Runout: 2 60801-2 SRC+12 M1 S8
  • Other (Mother/Stamper Code): M1 S8
  • SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
tplp5cd The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(CD, Album) One Little Indian tplp5cd UK 1988
TC LIB 5152, C 38852 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album) Liberation Records, Festival Records TC LIB 5152, C 38852 Australia 1990
E4-60801 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Club, Dol) Elektra E4-60801 Canada 1988
tplp5 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(LP, Album) One Little Indian tplp5 Ireland 1988
Bb-7025 The Sugarcubes Life's Too Good ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial) Bajo Bongo Bb-7025 Poland Unknown


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