Category: Anne Clark

Anne Clark – Our Darkness (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Our Darkness” is a 1984 new wave/synth-pop single by British poetess Anne Clark who was a pioneer in the use of spoken words. With music by British keyboardist David Harrow “Our Darkness” did chart in Germany where it peaked at #24 in March 1985. The song also recieved significant club play in the US however it failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Our Darkness (Remix) 6:25
Music By, Electronics – David Harrow

SIDE B:
The Sitting Room (Later On) (M.H. 23.11.84) 3:07
Keyboards, Voice – Virginia Astley
Music By – Laschetti*, Clark*, Appleton*, Mundy*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Ink Records ‎– INK 125
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ian Marlow
Keyboards – David Harrow
Lyrics By – Anne Clark
Photography By – Greg O’Shea (4)
Producer – Anne Clark, David Harrow

NOTES:
Track A was recorded at the Barge Studio, Maida Vale during August 1984.
Track B was recorded at the Wickham Studio during February and March 1984.
Both sides were remixed at Guerilla during the following October.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi