Tag: Radio

The Members – Radio (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

A. Front

“Radio” is a 1982 single by British punk band The Members that originated in Camberley, England. In Australia “Radio”was the bands biggest chart hit where it reached the top ten and stayed there for most of 1982. In the US the single debuted on the Billboard dance chart on August 28, 1982 peaking at #52, spending seven weeks on the survey. “Radio” was produced by English producer and nusican Martin Rushent who had also produced The Human League and ABC.

SIDE A:
Radio 3:56
Written-By – N. Bennett*

(If You) Can’t Stand Up 3:49
Written-By – J.M. Carroll*, N. Tesco*

SIDE B:
Radio (Dub Version) 5:53
Written-By – N. Bennett*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1982 Radio U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #52

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12WIP 6773
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Dave Allen*
Producer – Martin Rushent

NOTES:
Mastered at Town House.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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