Category: Philip Oakey

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Good-Bye Bad Times (Re-Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Good-Bye Bad Times” is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Released as a single in the UK in June 1985 as the follow-up to Oakey and Moroder’s 1984 hit “Together In Electric Dreams”; it reached number 44 in the UK singles charts and remained in the charts for 5 weeks. It was moderately successful in Australia, where it peaked at number 26. In the United States, the single peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Dance chart on September 14, 1985 spending nine weeks on the survey.

Virgin records had high expectations for the single but it failed to sell in the quantities forecast. Because the single was not a huge success, it didn’t do much to promote the album. After a final single “Be My Lover Now” the short partnership between Oakey and Moroder effectively ended. Oakey then returned to work with his band The Human League full-time.

As a bonus track I have included the Brian Reeves remix taken from the US 12″.

SIDE A:
Good-Bye Bad Times (Extended Re-Mix) 6:53

SIDE B:
Good-Bye Bad Times (Instrumental Version) 5:21

BONUS TRACK:
Good-Bye Bad Times (US 12″ Mix) 6:30
Engineer, Mixed By [Mixed Down] – Brian Reeves

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Good-Bye Bad Times U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #20

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VS 772-13
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lyrics By – Philip Oakey
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Remix – Steve Bates

NOTES:
Produced for Revelation Music AG.
Recorded at Musicland Studios Munich and Powerplay Zurich.

Original version appears on the A&M album “Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey – Together In Electric Dreams (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Together in Electric Dreams” is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey, lead singer of the electronic band The Human League and Italian producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the 1984 film Electric Dreams.

It later formed part of the joint album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, released in 1985. Released as a single in the UK in September 1984 it proved a major commercial success, actually eclipsing the original film it was intended to promote. It reached No.3 in the UK Singles Chart, staying in the charts for 13 weeks. In the US the single reached #20 on the Billboard dance chart.

SIDE A:
Together In Electric Dreams (Extended) 6:22

SIDE B:
Together In Electric Dreams (Instrumental) 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Together In Electric Dreams U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #20

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 601 521-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mixed By – Steve Bates
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Written By – Giorgio MoroderPhilip Oakey
Written-By – Giorgio MoroderPhilip Oakey
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – MG-1201<E>

NOTES:
Taken from the original soundtrack of the film “ELECTRIC DREAMS”

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B. Back

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