Hard coverWARNER BROS. RECORDS · 1-23936
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hard-f1vy8w US · 1983-08-31
Representative sleeve — art from another pressing of this release Cover Art Archive
A1 — B5
  1. A1 Is It Love 4:41
  2. A2 I Fled 3:57
  3. A3 Silver Lining 3:56
  4. A4 Woman Town 5:18
  5. B1 A Man With A Good Car 3:45
  6. B2 It Don't Matter 3:55
  7. B3 Arabic 3:35
  8. B4 A Piece Of My Heart 3:23
  9. B5 Independence 4:06
Liner 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 [[label:211933]] as indicated by the lower case "ɑ" stamped in the runout. The lacquer disc was processed, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made, at [[label:264158]] 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.

Personnel
Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns]Gang Of Four
Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns]Howard Albert
Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns]Mike Lewis [vii]
Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Horns]Ron Albert
BassJon Astrop
BassSara Lee
Conductor [Strings], Conductor [Horns]Mike Lewis [vii]
Engineer [Assistant]Patrice Carroll Levinsohn
Engineer [Assistant]Peter Heffer
Engineer [Concert Sound Engineer]Kevin Harvey
Guitar, Vocals, Drums [Additional Drums]Andy Gill
Lacquer Cut ByMike Fuller
Lighting [Lighting Designer]Phil Allen [iii]
ManagementGlotzer Management
Mastered By [Originally Mastered By]Mike Fuller
Mixed By [Re-mixed By]Howard Albert
Mixed By [Re-mixed By]Ron Albert
Photography ByScott Heiser
ProducerHoward Albert
ProducerRon Albert
Producer [With]Andy Gill
Producer [With]Jon King
Recorded ByJohn Rollo
Sleeve [Sleeve Produced By]Assorted IMaGes
Sleeve [Sleeve Produced In Consultation With]Gang Of Four
Stage ManagerJames Chapman [v]
Vocals [Additional Singers]Alfa Anderson
Vocals [Additional Singers]Brenda White King
Vocals [Additional Singers]Chuck Kirkpatrick
Vocals [Additional Singers]John Sambataro
Vocals, MelodicaJon King
Written-ByAndy Gill
Written-ByJon King
Written-By [With]Jon Astrop
Matrix / Runout
Side A, variant 11-23936-A-RE-1-SH-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-RE1-SH2 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-1
Side B, variant 11-23936-B-RE-1-SH-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-RE1 SH2 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-1
Side A, variant 21-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-1
Side B, variant 21-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-1
Side A, variant 31-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 1-3
Side B, variant 31-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X 1-3
Side A, variant 41-23936-A-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18416-Re1-SH1 Criteria MF SLM △5014 SP ̶1̶-̶2̶ 0-1SM1-1
Side B, variant 41-23936-B-RE-1-SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18417-Re1-SH1 0-1SM1-2 Criteria MF SLM △5014-X ̶1̶-̶2̶
Rights societyASCAP
Manufacture
Record CompanyWarner Communications
Produced ForFat Albert Productions Inc.
Published ByGill/King
Mixed AtThe Hit Factory
Mixed AtCriteria Recording Studios
Mastered AtCriteria Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut AtCriteria Recording Studios
Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix
Pressed ByAllied Record Company
Pressed ByAllied Record Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c)Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Release US · 1983-08-31 · Vinyl, LP, Album
Gang Of Four

Hard

Label
Warner Bros. Records
Cat #
1-23936
Country
US
Released
1983-08-31
Genre
Punk
Style
New Wave, Alternative Rock
Format
Vinyl, LP, Album
Barcode
0075992393614
Rights society
ASCAP
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