Mai Tai – History (UK 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 17th March 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
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Mai Tai is a Dutch group (named after a tropical cocktail) that was formed in 1983, by the Dutch record producers Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma. With three former backing vocalists Jetty Wheels, Mildred Douglas and Caroline de Windt, they created a Dutch soul, disco and pop act.
In early 1985 they released their debut album, called Mai Tai, which won a Dutch Edison Award and a Silver Harp. Their international breakthrough came with “History” from the debut album. This song was successful all over Europe, and became a #8 hit in the UK Singles Chart and reached the Top 20 in Germany. It was also a hit in New Zealand and Australia and entered the U.S. Billboard dance chart peaking at #3 the song also peaked on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart at #37 and barely missed the Hot 100 paeking at #109.
SIDE A:
History (Special Dance Mix) 7:20
SIDE B:
History (Club Version) 5:48
History (Instrumental Version) 3:37
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Very Good Plus
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | History | U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Singles | #109 |
| 1985 | History | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #37 |
| 1985 | History | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #3 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Virgin, Hot Melt
Catalog#: VS 773-12, VS 773-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Disco
Credits: Producer, Arranged By – Fluitsma & Van Tijn
Remix, Edited By – Rutger “Rutti” Kroese
Written-By – Eric Van Tijn/Jochem Fluitsma*
NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Artisound, Amsterdam
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 20
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 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.
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Tags: History, Mai Tai, Rutger "Rutti" Kroese
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