BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

NEW 2019 Transfer
Meticulously Remastered

Originally posted July 31, 2012

 

“Burning Flame” is a song by English new wave band Vitamin Z, released in 1984 as the lead single from their debut album, Rites of Passage. It was produced by former Adam and the Ants drummer Chris Hughes, and Ross Cullum. The song charted in both the UK and the U.S., peaking at numbers 80 and 73, respectively. It also reached No. 27 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It is the band’s best known and most successful song.

SIDE A:
Burning Flame (Extended Dance Mix) 7:02

SIDE B:
Burning Flame (Dub Version) 6:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Burning Flame	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#73
1985	Burning Flame	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#27

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 9 20325-0, Geffen Records ‎– 0-20325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Credits: Engineer – Gary Hellman
Engineer [Assistant] – Jamie Chaleff
Producer – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum
Remix, Edited By –John Luongo
Written-By – Barradale*, Lockwood*, Jesson*

NOTES:
From the Geffen LP “RITES OF PASSAGE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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