The Art Of Noise – Dragnet (US 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 11th May 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“Dragnet” is an instrumental theme from the radio and television show of the same name. It was composed by Walter Schumann for the radio show, and was also used on the subsequent television series and later syndication of the TV series under the name “Badge 714″. The theme is in two parts: an opening signature “Main Title” (the ominous “Dum – - – de – DUM – DUM”) and the “Dragnet March” used over the end credits.
In 1987 avant-garde synthpop group The Art Of Noise released their own version of of the song for the Tom Hanks & Dan Aykroyd film “Dragnet.” On December 3, 1988 the single peaked at #94 in the UK but failed to chart in the US despite their record labels efforts to push remixes of “Dragnet” into the dance clubs. This mix is sometimes refered to as the ’88 mix.
The b-side track “Acton Art” is a sample/ cut up of previous Art Of Noise masterpeices.
SIDE A:
Dragnet (Arthur Baker Hip Hop Mix) 6:12
Remix – Arthur Baker
Acton Art 2:48
SIDE B:
Dragnet (Art Of Noise 12″ Mix) 5:55
Dragnet (Art Of Noise 7″ Mix) 3:00
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dragnet | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | Did Not Chart |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:China Records, Chrysalis
Catalog#: 4V9 43135, 4V9 43135
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Experimental
Credits: Arranged By – Art Of Noise, The
Design – Art Hotel
Producer – Art Of Noise, The
Written-By – Dudley* (tracks: A2), Jeczalik* (tracks: A2), Schuman* (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
NOTES:
On the sleeve, track A1 is titled ¨Dragnet (Arthur Baker Mix)¨ but on the label on the record it´s called ¨Dragnet (Arthur Baker Hip Hop Mix)¨
From the motion picture ¨Dragnet¨
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.
PW: burningtheground
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