Hard Coming Love
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"Hard Coming Love" is the second song on the 1968 album The United States of America
. It was written by Joe Byrd and Dorothy Moskowitz and is sung by Moskowitz.
in 2004 as part of their "Kustom Shop" of original releases. Its b-side was the song "Osamu’s Birthday". The originally-unissued "Osamu's Birthday" has a strange vocal track which Moskowitz recorded by singing the lyrics phonetically backwards, then the track was reversed for an other-worldly effect.
Both these songs are previously unissued versions recorded live-in-the-studio, 1967. They are different from the versions that appear on the 2004 bonus track version the band's only album.
The United States of America (album)
The United States of America is a 1968 album by The United States of America. Produced by David Rubinson, it was released by Columbia Records in 1968. The album was the only release by The United States of America when they were still together and received positive reviews on its release, charting...
. It was written by Joe Byrd and Dorothy Moskowitz and is sung by Moskowitz.
2004 Single
The song was released as a 7" single by Sundazed RecordsSundazed Records
Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s.Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989...
in 2004 as part of their "Kustom Shop" of original releases. Its b-side was the song "Osamu’s Birthday". The originally-unissued "Osamu's Birthday" has a strange vocal track which Moskowitz recorded by singing the lyrics phonetically backwards, then the track was reversed for an other-worldly effect.
Both these songs are previously unissued versions recorded live-in-the-studio, 1967. They are different from the versions that appear on the 2004 bonus track version the band's only album.