Album
Life's Too Good
1988 · Electronic, Rock
27 collectors on Gatefold own this
Life's Too Good is an Alt/Indie album by The Sugarcubes, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 149 pressings tracked, owned by 27 collectors.
About
Released in 1988, Life's Too Good was the debut studio album of Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. The Sugarcubes consisted of Björk (vocalist, keyboards), Einar Orn (vocalist, trumpet), Thor Eldon (guitarist), Braggi Olafsson (bassist), Magret 'Magga' Ornofsdottir (keyboards) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums). This album had massive international success, especially to their lead singer, Björk. The lead single, 'Birthday' was released in August, 1987. This was declared 'Single of the Week' by influential music magazine NME. The singles, 'Coldsweat' and 'Dues' were released in January and April of 1988, and 'Birthday' was remixed by The Jesus and Mary Chain (known as the Christmas Mix), in August 1988. 'Motocrash' followed as the final single in the November. Life's Too Good received largely positive reviews, especially from the British and American press. The album is regarded as helping The Sugarcubes as 'the biggest rock band from Iceland'.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Traitor
- A2Motorcrash
- A3Birthday
- A4Delicious Demon
- A5Mama
Side B
- B6Coldsweat
- B7Blue Eyed Pop
- B8Deus
- B9Sick For Toys
- B10F***ing In Rhythm & Sorrow
- B11Take Some Petrol Darling
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- angular
- whimsical
- art school
Originally released on vinyl in six different sleeve variants, each printed with black ink and one of the three pairs of Pantone colours (annotated below as background colour/'cubes' colour). All versions have the same printed inner sleeve and labels.
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (green/pink; by far the most common)
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (pink/green)
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (yellow/pink)
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (pink/yellow)
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (orange/blue)
Life's Too Good (UK 1988) (opens in a new tab) (blue/orange)
Life's Too Good (US 2022) (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- BjörkBAND , VOICE, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Bragi ÓlafssonBAND , BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Einar ÖrnBAND , VOICE, TRUMPET PERFORMER , VOICE, TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Siggi BaldurssonBAND , DRUMS DRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Þór EldonBAND , GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
27 collectors on Gatefold own this · 149 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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