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Spelt Like This – Contract Of The Heart (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

C. Insert

Contract Of The Heart” is the debut single by UK synth-pop band Spelt Like This. The single was produced by proilfic British pop production and songwriting team Stock, Aitken & Waterman under the Pseudonym W.A.S.P. the only time the organisation used this alias.

“Contract Of The Heart” reached #91 on the UK singles chart in 1985. The band had recorded a full album according to guitarist Alan Rawlings but it was shelved.

The b-side “12 Inch Extensive Massacre” is an instrumental track filled with samples from ganster movies.

SIDE A:
Contract Of The Heart (S Mix) 6:00

SIDE B:
12 Inch Extensive Massacre 4:59
Written-By – Rawlings*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12SLT 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – W.A.S.P.*
Written-By – Richards*, McKenzie*

NOTES:
Housed in picture sleeve with insert

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

D. Insert

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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 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