Posted by DjPaulT on 2nd August 2012
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“Gold” is a 1983 single by the British New Wave band Spandau Ballet from their flagship third album True.
The song is Spandau Ballet’s 2nd best-charting single behind their previous release “True”, reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart (being held off the top by KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Give It Up”), and #29 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart. A music video was created for the single, which contains the longest-held note by any male artist in any song released during the 1980s.
The music video was directed by Brian Duffy and filmed on location in Carmona, Spain. The video featured Sadie Frost as a gold-painted nymph in one of her earlier roles.
SIDE A:
Gold (Special Extended Remix) 7:12
SIDE B:
Gold (Instrumental) 2:40
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1983 |
Gold |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
#29 |
| 1983 |
Gold |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks |
#17 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 42740
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Spandau Ballet, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Written-By – G. Kemp*
NOTES:
From the breakthrough album “TRUE”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
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
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Posted by DjPaulT on 6th April 2012
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“Be Free With Your Love” a great song with great lyrics. I thought it would be the perfect track for Good Friday and the Easter weekend. Enjoy!
After a hiatus from recording, during which Gary and Martin Kemp established themselves as credible actors in the gangster film The Krays, the band released Heart Like a Sky in September 1989.
The album was not widely released (not at all in the US) and was for the most part disregarded. It did, however, do well in Italy and Netherlands where the single “Be Free with Your Love” reached the Top 10. “Be Free With Your Love” peaked at #62 in the UK and #42 in Germany. Afterwards, Spandau Ballet, from whom Gary Kemp was already feeling estranged, split up.
SIDE A:
Be Free With Your Love (Extended Dance Mix) 6:36
Remix – Justin Strauss
SIDE B:
Be Free With Your Love (Dub Mix) 5:07
Remix – Justin Strauss
Be Free With Your Love 4:39
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – SPANS T4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop
Credits: Arranged By [Brass] – Gary Barnacle
Backing Vocals – London Community Gospel Choir
Brass – Phantom Horns
Co-producer – Gary Kemp, Gary Langan
Engineer – John Brough
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge
NOTES:
Original version appears on the Spandau Ballet album “Heart Like A Sky”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
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: 1989, Be Free With Your Love (Extended Dance Mix), Justin Strauss, London Community Gospel Choir, Spandau Ballet, Tom Lord-Alge, UK 12"
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