It's Immaterial - Life's Hard And Then You Die (LP, Album)

Condition:
Media:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve:  Near Mint (NM or M-)

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Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Leftfield, Downtempo, Synth-pop, Experimental

Tracklist:
A1. Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune) 4:12
A2. Happy Talk 5:29
A3. Rope 3:37
A4. The Better Idea 5:42
A5. Space 3:59
B1. The Sweet Life 4:38
B2. Festival Time 3:52
B3. Ed's Funky Diner 3:05
B4. Hang On Sleepy Town 4:20
B5. Lullaby 6:21



 



General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):

At last the first ESSENT!AL album

Tracks A1, A2, A4, A5, B2, B4, B5 are published by Virgin Music Ltd. tracks A3, B1, B3 are published by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

℗ & © 1986 Siren Records Ltd./ Essential Productions

Cover photograph of Charlie Rivel supplied by The Photosource Ltd/Keystone Photo

Printed in Western Germany by TOPAC, Gesellschaft für Tonträger-Verpackung mbH, Gütersloh
Imprimé en République Fédérale d'Allemagne


 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society GEMA STEMRA BIEM
Label Code LC 3098
Price Code -630
Matrix / Runout DM 207 881 A
Matrix / Runout DM 207 881 B
Matrix / Runout DM 207881 A-2/8-86
Matrix / Runout DM 207881 B-2/8-86
Matrix / Runout DM 207881 A-2/8-86
Matrix / Runout DM 207881 B-2/8-86 Ⅱ
Other 207 881/8
Pressing Plant ID Bass clef

 

Record Company Virgin Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Siren Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Siren Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Essential Productions
Copyright (c) Essential Productions
Published By Virgin Music Ltd.
Published By Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Pressed By Sonopress
Mastered At Sonopress
Printed By TOPAC

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