Tag: 1983

The Romantics – One In A Million (US 12″)

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“One in a Million” was the third single taken from the fourth studio LP “In Heat” by American band the Romantics. “One in a Million” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 25, 1984, peaking at #37 on April 7, 1984, after spending twelve weeks on the survey.

The music video for “One In A Million” was directed by Oley Sassone known for The Fantastic Four (1994), Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (1991) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).

SIDE A:
One In A Million (Dance Mix) 5:28

SIDE B:
One In A Million (Instrumental) 3:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 One In A Million U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Nemperor Records – 4Z9-04967, Nemperor Records – 4Z9 04967
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “IN HEAT”

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Europeans – A.E.I.O.U. (UK 12″)

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“A.E.I.O.U.” was the second single released by British new wave group Europeans formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1985. “A.E.I.O.U.” along with two other singles were released before the group’s first album “Vocabulary”.

There was not a music video released for the single.

SIDE A:
A.E.I.O.U. (Alphabet Soup) 6:24

SIDE B:
Voice On The Telephone 3:38
A.E.I.O.U. (Album Version) 4:01

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AMX 113
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the forthcoming album…

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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Sheena Easton – Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (US 12″)

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Originally posted March 13, 2013

“Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)” is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983’s Best Kept Secret. In November 1984, Easton added “Telefono” to her Spanish album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti for the Latin markets. The song was nominated for a Grammy in 1983 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The song was most successful in the United States, where it became Easton’s fourth top 10 hit, peaking at number nine for two weeks in October and November 1983. The song was less successful in Easton’s native United Kingdom where it reached number 84.

The music video, shot in black and white, featured Easton in a haunted house and a cemetery, being pursued by Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame before being rescued by King Kong.

Although “Telefone” was released internationally as a single the North and South American markets were the only territories were a 12″ single was released.

SIDE A:
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Club Mix) 6:09

SIDE B:
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Dub Mix) 4:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #9
1983 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #15
1983 Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – 7814
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on “Best Kept Secret”

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Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping (UK 12″)

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Originally posted December 19, 2013

“Christmas Wrapping” is a Christmas song by the American new wave band The Waitresses. First released on ZE Records’ 1981 compilation album A Christmas Record, it later appeared on the band’s 1982 EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts and numerous other holiday compilation albums. It was written and produced by Chris Butler, with vocals by Patty Donahue. The song received positive reviews; AllMusic described it as “one of the best holiday pop tunes ever recorded”.

In 1981, ZE Records asked each of its artists to record a Christmas song for a compilation album, A Christmas Record. The Waitresses were in the middle of a difficult tour and the Christmas song commission was “the last thing we wanted”, Butler said later.

Butler wrote the song that August, assembling it from assorted unused riffs. He finished the lyrics in a taxi on the way to the recording studio, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. Butler said the lyrics came from his hatred of Christmas: “Everybody I knew in New York was running around like a bunch of fiends. It wasn’t about joy. It was something to cope with.” The bassist, Tracy Wormworth, was inspired by Bernard Edwards’ bassline on the recently released “Good Times” by Chic.

Written while hip hop music was beginning to gain prominence, “Christmas Wrapping” is “almost rapped” by Donahue. Its title, a pun on “rapping”, alludes to the 1979 song “Christmas Rappin'” by Kurtis Blow. Butler said he also “liked the idea of the word ‘wrap,’ like a wraparound, because the story is circular”.

“Christmas Wrapping” is told from the perspective of an unpartnered woman, who was determined not to participate in the exhausting holiday season after a year that was so busy, she has been unable to go on a date with an appealing gentleman she met months ago. Preparing to dine alone on Christmas Eve, she runs into the fellow in a grocery store, bringing “the year to a very happy ending”.

“Christmas Wrapping” was released as a single in the UK in 1981 on Island Records. It did not initially make the charts, but was reissued in 1982 and reached No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart that December. It remains the Waitresses’ highest-charting single in the UK.

Butler said the reception was a rejuvenating gift for the band: “We do the Christmas song, forget about it and go back on the road. The next thing I know when calling back to New York is that it’s all over the radio and much to our surprise it leaps over our heads and hits all the cities where we’re heading and all of a sudden we’re back on an upswing again.”

** The 7″ Single Version has not appeared on CD as far as I know most compilations use the longer version. 7″ Single Version was taken from the UK 7″ single.

SIDE A:
Christmas Wrapping (Long Version) 5:23
Arranged By – Mars Williams
Bass – Tracy Wormworth
Drums – Billy Ficca
Engineer – Mike Firondelli*
Guitar – Chris Butler
Trumpet – Dave Buck
Vocals – Patty DonahueTracy Wormworth

SIDE B:
Hangover 1/1/83 4:29
Engineer – Mark Mandlebaum*, Rick Dailey
Guitar – Rick Dailey
Reeds – Mars Williams

BONUS WRAPPING:
Christmas Wrapping (7″ Single Version) 3:52
Arranged By – Mars Williams
Bass – Tracy Wormworth
Drums – Billy Ficca
Engineer – Mike Firondelli*
Guitar – Chris Butler
Trumpet – Dave Buck
Vocals – Patty DonahueTracy Wormworth

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ZE Records – 12WIP 6821
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Chris Butler

NOTES:
Long Version from the LP “A CHRISTMAS RECORD”

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Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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