Tag: African And White (Remixed And Extended Version)

China Crisis – African And White (Remixed And Extended Version) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“African and White” is a song by China Crisis. It was released as the band’s debut single in 1981 on Inevitable Records. A remixed version of the song was reissued as a single in 1982 and became the band’s first hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 45 in August 1982. The song is included on the band’s debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It’s Fun to Entertain.

SIDE A:
African And White (Remixed And Extended Version) 5:01
Composed By – Reilly*, Lundon*, Daley*
Engineer – Geoff Higgins
Producer, Remix – Jeremy Lewis

SIDE B:
Red Sails 4:54
Composed By – Reilly*, Lundon*, Daley*
Engineer – Gil Norton
Producer – Eddie*, Gary*, Gil Norton

Be Suspicious 5:00
Composed By – China Crisis
Engineer – Geoff Higgins
Producer, Remix – Jeremy Lewis

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Inevitable ‎– INEV 011-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Producer, Remix & Engineer credits for the B-Side tracks are reversed on the label.
Correct information is on the sleeve.

Red Sails: Recorded and Mixed at Amazon 8 Track on 15 June ’82.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
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:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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