Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood (US 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 2nd February 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.
“Wordy Rappinghood” was the first single released from Tom Tom Club’s eponymous debut album. ‘Wordy Rappinghood” reached #7 on the U.K. single chart on June 7, 1981, the song also peaked at #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart.
SIDE A:
Wordy Rappinghood (Special 12″ Version) 6:40
SIDE B:
Spooks 6:28
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Wordy Rappinghood | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire Records Company
Catalog#: DSRE 49817
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
Credits: Producer – Chris Frantz , Steven Stanley , Tina Weymouth
NOTES:
A-Side from the album SRK 3628 Tom Tom Club
Sleeve durations differ from what’s printed on labels.
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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