Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu (German 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 26th September 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980
Happy Birthday Olivia!
“Xanadu” is the title song from the album Xanadu, the soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name.
The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding “parenthetic” vocals in the style of their other songs on the “Xanadu” soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached no.1 in several countries and was the band’s only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
SIDE A:
Xanadu (Disco Mix) 6:23
Producer – Jeff Lynne
SIDE B:
Fool Country
Producer – John Farrar 2:26
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Xanadu | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #8 |
| 1980 | Xanadu | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #2 |
| 1980 | Xanadu | U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles | #9 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jet Records – JET 12 185
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
NOTES:
From the motion picture “XANADU”
“Disco Mix” is not listed on label or sleeve.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
PW: burningtheground
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Tags: 12", 1980, Electric Light Orchesta, Olivia Newton-John, Xanadu
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