Category: Brian Soares

Brian Soares – Magic (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

“Magic” is a #1 song originally recorded by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John in 1980. In 1985 American Hi-NRG singer Brian Soares covered the song which received significant play in clubs. Brian Soares was best known for his production of “Dancing In My Sleep” by Secret Ties which reached #29 on the US dance chart in 1985. Sadly Brian passed away from complications of AIDS on February 15, 1987.

SIDE A:
Magic (The Sorcery Mix) 6:59

SIDE B:
Magic (Instrumental) 6:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Nightwave Records ‎– NWDS-1001
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer, Lead Vocals – Brian Soares
Art Direction – Russell John Carlton
Backing Vocals – Brian Soares, Dana Farber
Engineer – Bill Thompson
Mixed By – Brian Soares, David Diebold
Producer – David Diebold
Written-By – John Farrar

NOTES:
134 BPM
Produced for Tunespeak Productions.
Engineered at Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA.
Published by John Farrar Music, BMI.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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