Three bassists, from New Order / Joy Division, The Smiths & The Stone Roses team with Haven vocalist for their debut LP.

Featuring three Manchester bassists Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order), Mani Mounfield (The Stone Roses / Primal Scream), Andy Rourke (The Smiths) and singer Gary Briggs (Haven / The Strays), 'It's A Beautiful Life' brings together the seminal Mancunian bands of the last 30 years. The expansive sound of Freebass melds & slyly re-interprets the members' individual styles and influences; an inventive cocktail of Northern Soul, Dub, Krautrock and other diverse genres. 'It's A Beautiful Life' pays homage to the past without moving backward, adapting their illustrious individual styles & decades of experience into an innovative album that varies the mood by mixing melodic songs with anthemic darker edged tunes. This CD features three tracks not on the digital release, as well as an EXCLUSIVE Bonus Disc with remixes from highly influential producer Arthur Baker & The Beatles 'HATE' producer Fritz von Runte plus an instrumental version of the band's 'Two Worlds Collide' EP.

Bonus Materials

• CD features three tracks not found on the digital version, 'Bury Me Standing', 'Sister Surrender' & 'I'm A Believer'
• US SPECIAL EDITION includes a BONUS CD comprised of three EPs: remixes from Arthur Baker, Fritz von Runte and instrumental versions of the 'Two Worlds Collide' EP
• Von Runte's remix project The Beatles HATE, a remix of The Beatles LOVE, has had over 18 million album downloads. His collaboration with Lily Allen, the internet only album REMIXED, was the most (legally) downloaded remix of 2009

Track Listing

• Not Too Late
• The Only Ones Alone
• Lady Violence
• World Won't Wait
• Kill Switch pt 141
• Stalingrad
• Secrets And Lies
• She Said
• The God Machine
• Plan B
• Bury Me Standing
• Sister Surrender
• I'm A Believer

• Intro
• You Don't Know This About Me (Instrumental Mix)
• The Milky Way Is Our Playground (Instrumental Mix)
• Dark Starr (Instrumental Mix)
• Live Tomorrow You Go Down (Instrumental Mix)
• Thats Life
• You Don't Know This About Me (Fritz von Runte 33 Redesign)
• Dark Starr (Fritz von Runte Redesign)
• You Don't Know This About Me (Fritz von Runte Electro Design)
• Dub Starr
• You Don't Know This About Me (Arthur Baker Vocal Mix)
• You Don't Know This About Me (Arthur Baker Instrumental Mix)
• You Don't Know This About Me (Arthur Baker A Capella Mix)

Additional Details

Label: Hacienda Records/24

Genre: Alternative/Punk

Run Time: 132:50 mins

Release Date: 12/07/10

UPC: 844185047531