Tag: The Sound Of Musik (Single Edit)

Falco – The Sound Of Musik (US 12″ Promo)

Side One

In 1986 Austrian musician Falco released his fourth studio album “Emotional”. The first single was “The Sound of Musik”. The song was quite successful, also outside the German-speaking countries, including the US where the song reached #19 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart. Several remixes were issued by Sire Records including this set of US promo only mixes.

SIDE A:
The Sound Of Musik (12″ Edit) 7:10

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Musik (Single Edit) 4:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (generic)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 The Sound Of Musik U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-A-2598
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By – Christer Modig
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Rob Bolland & Ferdi Bolland*
Written-By – Falco

NOTES:
Promotional Copy Not For Sale

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

Side Two

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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