BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Sugar Free“ is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in December 1986 as the third single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Australian singles chart, and number 35 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

This Australian 12″ features different mixes than what appear on the U.S. 12″ that I posted in 2014.

SIDE A:
Sugar Free (Dance Mix) 7:08

SIDE B:
Sugar Free (The Spanking Dub Mix) 3:50
Wild Days And Windy Nights 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– BA 12233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 01 Dec 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Leon Zervos
Mixed By – Jim Taig, Peter Cobbin (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Jim Taig, Paul Gray
Recorded By – Jim Taig (tracks: B2)
Written-By – Paul Gray

NOTES:
Original version available on the LP “WA WA NEE”.

Australian Performance/Composition.

Tracks A, B1: Mixed at Studios 301, Sydney.
Track B2: Mixed and recorded at The Power Plant, Melbourne.

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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