Tag: Vicious Games (Instrumental)

Yello – Vicious Games (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Side A

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

Originally posted July 13, 2011

“Vicious Games” was released on 27 February 1985, with a video shot in Yello’s Rote Fabrik (Red Factory) working space, featuring Blank and actress Mirjam Montandon miming to female vocalist Rush Winters’ vocals (Winters was not available for the video shoot). “Vicious Games” was taken from the groufs fourth studio album Stella. The song peaked at the #8 position on the US Dance chart.

SIDE A:
Viscious Games (Vocal/Remix) 6:45

SIDE B:
Vicious Games (Vocal/Edit) 3:38
Vicious Games (Instrumental) 4:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (company sleeve)

U.S. CHART HISTORY::

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Vicious Games U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra – ED 5039
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – D.K.*
Producer – Yello
Written-By – Boris Blank, Dieter Meier

NOTES:
From the LP “STELLA”
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

Side B

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 Removeal: 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