N.Y.C. Peech Boys* – Life Is Something Special

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Label:	Island Records – 90094-1, Garage Records – 90094-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, SRC Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1983
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco, Electro, Boogie

Tracklist

A1	Love Kills Pain On Contact Backing Vocals – Bee, Darryl, Robert* Bass – D. J. Short* Drums – S. K. Brown* Guitar – R. Kasper* Keyboards – De Benedictus* Lead Vocals – R. B. Fowler* Rhythm Guitar – R. B. Fowler* Written-By – R. B. Fowler, D. J. Short, De Benedictus, R. Kasper, S. K. Brown*	5:06
A2	Dance Sister Cymbal, Tom Tom – S. K. Brown* Guitar – R. Kasper* Lead Vocals – D. J. Short* Lyrics By [Additional] – R. B. Fowler* Piano, Synthesizer [Yamaha C S - 80] – De Benedictus* Synthesizer [Moog Source Bass] – D. J. Short* Written-By – D. J. Short*	5:40
A3	Life Is Something Special Guitar – R. Kasper* Lead Vocals – R. B. Fowler* Percussion – Bee, Robert Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Odyssey, Prophet Bass] – De Benedictus* Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer [Prophet Rhythm] – B. Williams* Written-By – R. B. Fowler, L. Levan, De Benedictus*	3:52
A4	Steinway & Synergy Piano [Steinway D Acoustic], Synthesizer [G D S Synergy Digital] – De Benedictus*	2:15
B1	Don't Make Me Wait Guitar [Rock] – R. Kasper* Piano [Acoustic], Rhythm Guitar – B. Williams* Synthesizer [Odyssey, Prophet Bass] – De Benedictus* Tom Tom, Cymbal – Eddie Colon (2) Vocals [All] – R. B. Fowler* Written-By – R. B. Fowler, B. Williams	6:24
B2	Warm Summer Night Backing Vocals – Bee, Robert Bass – D. J. Short* Cymbal, Tom Tom – S. K. Brown* Electric Piano [Fender], Synthesizer [Yamaha G S - 1] – De Benedictus* Lead Vocals – R. B. Fowler* Written-By, Guitar – R. Kasper*	6:04
B3	On A Journey Guitar – R. Kasper* Guitar [Picken] – B. Williams* Synthesizer [Moog Source Bass, Prophet S, Yamaha G S - 1] – De Benedictus* Tom Tom – S. K. Brown* Written-By, Lead Vocals – L. Levan, De Benedictus, R. Kasper*	5:03

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.
Copyright © – Island Records Inc.
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Bobby Breslau, Larry Levan, Michael de Benedictus
Artwork [Cover Art] – Keith Haring
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Peech Boys, Robert Kasper
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By [Electric Lady] – Steven Stanley (tracks: A1)
Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith
Photography By [Collage] – Linda Alaniz, Peech Boys
Producer – Larry Levan, Michael de Benedictus
Recorded By [Acoustic Log] – Al Fierstein* (tracks: B1)
Recorded By [Assistant, Electric Lady] – Barry Harris (tracks: A1), Toby Wright (tracks: A1)
Recorded By [Electric Lady] – Bruce Buchalter (tracks: A1), Dimitri Rizer (tracks: A1), Eddie Garcia (tracks: A1), Questar Welsh (tracks: A1), Ron St. Germaine*
Recorded By [Eras] – Charles Walden* (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, B3), Questar Welsh (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, B3)

Notes

Produced for Citi Peech Productions, a division of Garage Group LTD.

A1 Recorded at Electric Lady, N.Y.C.
A2 to A4, B2, B3 Recorded at Eras N.Y.C.
B1 Recorded at Acoustic Log, N.Y.C.

A1 Mixed at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
A2 to B3 mixed at Electric Lady, N.Y.C.

Mastered at Masterdisk, N.Y.C.

℗ © 1983 Island Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7567-90094-1
Barcode (Scanned): 075679009418
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched MASTERDISK / SRC logo stamped): ST-IL-835291-C MASTEDISK HW 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B etched MASTERDISK / SRC logo stamped): ST-IL-835292-C MASTEDISK HW 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST-IL-835291-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST-IL-835292-SP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Life Is Something Special (LP, Album)	Island Records	ILPS 9761	UK	1983
New Submission	Life Is Something Special (Cassette, Album)	Island Records	90094-4	US	1983
New Submission	Life Is Something Special (LP, Album)	Island Records	814 332-1	France	1983
New Submission	Life Is Something Special (LP, Album)	Island Records	ilps 19761	Italy	1983
New Submission	Life Is Something Special (LP, Album, Allied Pressing)	Island Records, Garage Records	90094-1	US	1983

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Reviews

elektrolad Oct 25, 2020
This is an album Island should have kept in print long before Universal gobbled them up. Universal has done a terrible job with Island's music from this era. Still waiting for the Grace Jones 'Living My Life' deluxe version.