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The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good album

The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good album

  • Performer: The Sugarcubes
  • Genre: Electronic / Rock
  • Title: Life's Too Good
  • Released: 1988
  • Style: Leftfield, Indie Rock
  • Country: UK
  • MP3 version size: 1671 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1964 mb
  • Other: DXD FLAC AUD MP4 MP2 DTS TTA
  • Rating: 4.3
  • Votes: 934

Description

Track listing Traitor Motorcrash Birthday Delicious Demon Mama Coldsweat Blue Eyed Pop Deus Sick for Toys Fucking in Rhythm & Sorrow Take Some Petrol.

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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.

By: The Sugarcubes (1988, Rock). More albums from The Sugarcubes: It’s-It by The Sugarcubes. Stick Around For Joy by The Sugarcubes. Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! by The Sugarcubes. View all albums . Life’s Too Good. By: The Sugarcubes (1988, Rock).

The Sugarcubes: Life's Too Good Their sense of mischief isn't just playful-it's experimental and a little wicked. It's also so imperfectly realized that you have to infer it out from underneath their breathy swoops, willful shifts and starts, and translated lyrics-so imperfectly realized that most of their fans, critics included, barely notice it. Which means that on the level of attention they deserve (and get), they're either a cult band to the max or vaguely irritating pop exotics.

The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/04. The Sugarcubes - Delicious Demon. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/05. The Sugarcubes - Mama. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/06. The Sugarcubes - Cold Sweat. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/07. The Sugarcubes - Blue Eyed Po. lac - 1. 7. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/08. The Sugarcubes - Deus. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) FLAC/09. The Sugarcubes - Sick for Toys.

Rare is the debut that displays such fully formed talent as Iceland's Sugarcubes' first album. Highlighted by the Cocteau Twins-influenced single "Birthday," two other provocative singles, "Deus" and "Coldsweat," and by the incredible vocal gymnastics of Björk Gudmundsdottir, Life's Too Good brilliantly shows a new band staking out its own sonic space. Einar Orn contributes an electronically reprocessed trumpet, and a few awkwardly charming and ranting vocals as well, but this is clearly Björk's show.

Birthday appeared on Icelandic band The Sugarcubes' debut album, Life’s Too Good in 1988. Björk quoted in Martin Aston’s Björkgraphy: It’s a story about a love affair between a five year old girl, a secret, and a man who lives next door. The Sugarcubes' first international single, released on the small indie label One Little Indian, the single blew up after Chris Roberts named it Single of the Week in the UK music weekly Melody Maker. Quoting from Evelyn McDonnell’s Army of She : Birthday' is a delicious lark, an upbeat ballad that crackles and pops with sensual delight.

Tracklist

A1 Traitor
A2 Motorcrash
A3 Birthday
A4 Delicious Demon
A5 Mama
B1 Cold Sweat
B2 Blue Eyed Pop
B3 Deus
B4 Sick For Toys
B5 F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow
B6 Take Some Petrol Darling

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.

Credits

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

Notes

Pink Cover (version 1) with yellow 'cubes'.
Distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.
Made in europe, the world, the universe.
Made in Italy.

Includes inner sleeve.
Track B6 is not listed.

Released in a choice of sleeve colours:
yellow,
orange,
pink (version 1),
pink (version 2),
blue,
green (by far the most common one).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5 016958 000516
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): TPLP 5. A AS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): TPLP.5. B AS

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
A2 Motorcrash
A3 Birthday
A4 Delicious Demon
A5 Mama
B1 Cold Sweat
B2 Blue Eyed Pop
B3 Deus
B4 Sick For Toys
B5 F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow
B6 Take Some Petrol Darling

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
  • Designed At – Me Company

Credits

  • Bass – 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

Printed in Canada.

Includes inner sleeve.

Released in a choice of sleeve colours:
yellow
orange
pink
blue
green (by far the most common one).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7559-60801-1 8
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): 96-8011-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): 96-8011-2

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

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – One Little Indian Ltd.
  • Licensed To – Mother Records Ltd.
  • Made By – PMDC, Germany

Credits

  • Artwork [Sleeve] – P. White*
  • Bass – Bragi*
  • Drums – Siggi*
  • Engineer – Brian Pugsley, Gail Lambourne, Gerard Johnson, Kjarntan Kjartansson*, Mel Jefferson
  • Guitar – Thor*
  • Producer – D. Birkett*, R. Shulman*
  • Vocals, Keyboards – Björk
  • Vocals, Trumpet – Einar Örn
  • Written-By – The Sugarcubes

Notes

℗&© 1988 One Little Indian Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: 537 992-2 01 /
  • Other (Inner ring data): MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC
  • Label Code: lc 0309
  • Other (Distribution#): py 873
  • Rights Society: biem/mcps
  • Barcode: 7 31453 79922 6

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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