Tag: It Must Be Obvious

Pet Shop Boys – So Hard (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“So Hard” is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). The song is about “two people living together; they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out”. It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries, including Finland, where it reached No. 1.

In the United States “So Hard” was a huge club hit peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Chart on December 7, 1990, after spending fourteen weeks on the survey, “So Hard” also reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart respectively.

SIDE A:
So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) 6:37
So Hard (Single) 3:59

SIDE B:
So Hard (Dub) 7:34
Edited By – Danton Supple

It Must Be Obvious 4:24
Engineer, Mixed By – Danton Supple

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 So Hard U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #62
1990 So Hard U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI USA – V-56194
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: Oct 4, 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves (tracks: A1 to B1)
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer (tracks: A1 to B1), Pet Shop Boys
Programmed By [Additional] – Dominic Clarke
Written-By – Neil Tennant And Chris Lowe*

NOTES:
Printed in USA.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi