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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelEmtl, EMD Int'l
UPC5099923458529
eBay Product ID (ePID)23070909862
Product Key Features
Release Year2008
FormatCD
GenreAlternative Rock
ArtistGang of Four
Release TitleHard
Dimensions
Item Height0.40 in
Item Length5.56 in
Item Width5.06 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks9
Number of Discs1
TracksIs It Love, I Fled, Silver Lining, Woman Town, A Man with a Good Car, It Don't Matter, Arabic, A Piece of My Heart, Independence
Notes2008 digitally remastered reissue of the British Post-Punk band's fourth album, their final studio release before splitting, originally released in 1983. Hard may seem ironically titled in retrospect, given it's concessions to the softer Dance-Pop styles of the period, but there are some great songs amid the then-de rigueur soulful female backing vocals, clinical machine beats and slapback bass. Despite the production sheen, 'I Fled' moves with the urgency of old, 'A Man with a Good Car' is a squealing delight, while 'Silver Lining' thrills with it's Dub spaces and Funk echoes. And if 'It Don't Matter' sounds like a period piece, it's worth remembering that GOF were the original socialist funksters, enabling the likes of Wham! And Heaven 17 to exist. EMI.