Category: Mick Karn

Dalis Car – The Judgement Is The Mirror (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

REQUEST

Dalis Car was a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist), Mick Karn (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) and Paul Vincent Lawford (rhythm construction). The band was formed soon after Murphy and Karn left their former bands (Bauhaus and Japan, respectively). They took their name from a Captain Beefheart song from his album, Trout Mask Replica. Initially, they recorded one album, The Waking Hour (UK No. 84), and released one single, “The Judgement is the Mirror” (UK No. 66).

The recording of the album took place in unusual circumstances, as neither Karn nor Murphy spent much time together in the recording studio, preferring to send tapes back and forth between each other, to work on alone.

SIDE A:
The Judgement Is The Mirror 4:32
Engineer – Steve Churchyard
Instruments [All Other] – Mick Karn
Mixed By – Mick Karn, Steve Churchyard
Percussion [Rhythms Constructed By] – Paul Vincent Lawford
Producer – Dalis Car, Steve Churchyard
Vocals, Lyrics By – Peter Murphy

SIDE B:
High Places 3:30
Engineer – Jonathan Miller
Instruments [All], Producer, Mixed By – Mick Karn
Lifelong Moment 4:08
Engineer – Jonathan Miller
Instruments [All], Producer, Mixed By – Mick Karn

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paradox Records (2) ‎– DOX 1-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released:
Sep 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Leftfield, New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental

CREDITS:
Design Concept – Mick Karn
Photography By [Cover] – Fin Costello
Written-By – Karn*, Murphy*

NOTES:
Includes 23″ by 23″ Poster.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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