Tag: Spaceball Ricochet

Flesh For Lulu – Idol (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Idol” is a single by Alternative rock/Gothic band formed in Brixton, London, UK, Flesh for Lulu. “Idol” was the first single released by the band on Beggars Banquet records after being dropped by Polydor the previous year. “Idol” was released as a 7″ and 12″ EP which included previously unreleased tracks.

SIDE A:
Idol (12″ Version) 4:51
Producer – Craig Leon

SIDE B:
Life Of Crime 2:52
Sleeping Dogs 3:02
Spaceball Ricochet 2:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Beggars Banquet ‎– BEG 177T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Indie Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Flesh For Lulu (tracks: B1 to B3), Richard Preston (tracks: B1 to B3)

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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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