Album · 1986
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
Tracklist
1
Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
4:12
2
Happy Talk
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
5:30
3
Rope
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
3:38
4
The Better Idea
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
5:41
5
Space
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
3:58
6
The Sweet Life
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
4:39
7
Festival Time
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
3:53
8
Ed’s Funky Diner
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
3:09
9
Hang on Sleepy Town
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
4:21
10
Lullaby
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
6:24
11
Washing the Air
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
5:29
12
Ed’s Funky Diner (The Keinholz Caper)
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
5:53
13
Driving Away From Home (I Mean After All Its Only ‘Dead Man’s Curve’)
Life’s Hard and Then You Die
6:30
Singles from this record
In print
First pressed 1986, still pressed 2024 — 33 pressings across 13 countries.
Credits
It’s Immaterial
Art Direction
Red Ranch
Art Direction
Cürt Evans
Artwork
Felix Kendall
Engineer
Martin Colley
Engineer
David Bascombe
Liner Notes
Ian Smith (75)
Liner Notes
Jarvis Whitehead
Liner Notes
John Campbell
Liner Notes
Ross Stapleton
Liner Notes
Nick Watson
Mastering
Paul McGeechan
Mastering · remastered by
Brenda Kenny
Performer
Gillian Miller
Performer
Henry Priestman
Performer
Merran
Performer
Merran Laginestra
Performer
Roddy Lorimer
Performer
Steve Wickham
Performer
Tarrant Bailey Jr.
Performer
The Christians
Performer
Alastair Thain
Photography
Keystone
Photography
Tansy Spinks
Photography
The Photosource Ltd
Photography
Dale Griffin
Producer
Paul Sinclair
Producer
[traditional]
Writer