BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)” is a 1985 single by British pop group Red Box.
In August 1985 the duo had their first UK hit single, “Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)”, a song which reached and stayed at number three in the UK Top 40 for over a month. It also reached number 1 in five countries and the top 5 in a further 12 giving worldwide exposure to the band. It was promoted with an unusual video (nominated for Best Video at the Brit Awards 1985) in which a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter provided a translation of the song’s lyrics, which led to a feature on BBC Two’s Newsweek programme.
The single was taken from their debut album The Circle & the Square.
SIDE A:
Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) (Dogmatix) 6:40
Engineer – David Bascombe, Trigger (6)
Mixed By – Red Box, Tony Richards
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion
Producer, Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Chris Hughes
SIDE B:
Stinging Bee (Catmatix) 4:36
Producer – Red Box
Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) 4:32
Engineer – Trigger (6)
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – Sire – W 8926T, Sire – W8926(T), Sire – 920344-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By – Arun*
Written-By – Julian Close (tracks: B1), Simon Toulson Clarke*
NOTES:
From the LP “The Circle & the Square”
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
