Tag: 1983

July 21, 2015

David Bowie – Modern Love (US 12″)

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“Modern Love” is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, and the first track on his album Let’s Dance. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983.

Bowie has claimed the song is inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album’s theme of a struggle between God and man. Some commentators noted the similarities between the track and Elton John’s near-simultaneous hit “I’m Still Standing”, although both parties said the songs were recorded at roughly the same time with no knowledge of the other.

By the time “Modern Love” was issued and edited as a single, Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour was underway. The track had become a popular encore on the tour, and Jim Yukich’s video for the song used footage of Bowie and his band performing the song from concert in Philadelphia on 20 July 1983. A live version, recorded in Montreal on 13 July, was on the B-side.

The single reached No. 2 in the UK, and No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As well as being a staple of the tour, it featured in Bowie’s set at Live Aid in 1985, and in his subsequent Glass Spider and Sound+Vision tours of 1987 and 1990. A re-recording with Tina Turner was also featured on a Pepsi commercial in 1987.

SIDE A:
Modern Love (Studio Version) 4:47
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain

SIDE B:
Modern Love (Live Version) 3:45
Mixed By – Jason Corsaro, Nile Rodgers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Modern Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1984	Modern Love	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– 7811-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers
Engineer – Bob Clearmountain

NOTES:
From the LP “LET’S DANCE”

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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

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July 14, 2015

Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted February, 2011

“Double Dutch” is a 1983 single by Malcolm McLaren. It is taken from his debut album Duck Rock. “Double Dutch” is the follow-up to his successful debut single, “Buffalo Gals”, and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, making it his highest-charting single release. The album version is a slight re-edit of the single, with part of the original middle eight moved to the end of the track.

Mbaqanga group The Boyoyo Boys took legal action against Mclaren over the similarity of “Double Dutch” with their own hit “Puleng”. After a lengthy legal battle in the UK the matter was settled out of court, with payment made to the South African copyright holders, songwriter Petrus Maneli and publisher Gallo Music, but Horn and Mclaren retained their songwriting credits.

SIDE A:
Double Dutch (Long Version) 8:23
Engineer – Gary Langan

SIDE B:
Hobo Scratch (She’s Looking Like A Hobo) 9:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Double Dutch	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#47

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – DMD 641
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Producer –Producer – Trevor Horn
Written By – Malcolm McLaren , Trevor Horn

NOTES:
Special thanks to Jumpers Personified & D.D. Dynamites Double Dutch Teams.

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June 16, 2015

Tracey Ullman – Move Over Darling (UK 12″)

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“Move Over Darling” was a song originally recorded in 1963 by American actress, singer Doris Day for the film of the same name.

In 1983 Tracey Ullman coverd the song for her debut album You Broke My Heart In 17 Places. “Mover Over Darling” was the third single taken from the album. The song debuted on the British singles chart on December 3, 1983 spending nine weeks on the chart peaking at #8.

SIDE A:
Move Over Darling 4:24
Mixed By – Richard Lengyel
Producer – Peter Collins

SIDE B:
Move Over Darling (Extended 12″ Version) 4:16
Mixed By – Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak
Producer – Peter Collins

You Broke My Heart In 17 Places 2:53
Backing Vocals – Kirsty MacColl
Mixed By – Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak
Producer – Gavin Povey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Stiff Records ‎– BUYIT 195
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From the LP “YOU BROKE MY HEART IN 17 PLACES”

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June 12, 2015

Tracey Ullman – They Don’t Know (UK 10″)

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Originally posted April 26, 2011

“They Don’t Know” is a song, written and composed by Kirsty MacColl, who recorded it in 1979.

In 1983, Tracey Ullman recorded a version of the song. Already well known in the UK as an actress and comedienne, “They Don’t Know” was issued as her second single there, reaching #2. MacColl performed backing vocals on Ullman’s version and reprised her original “bay-ay-be-ee” in the middle of the song. The song was also included on Ullman’s debut album, You Broke My Heart in 17 Places.

The track was released in the United States the following year, as Ullman’s first single there. At the time, Ullman was almost a complete unknown in the US, as her TV appearances had not been seen in that country. Publicity for the single was aided by the fact that the video for “They Don’t Know” featured a cameo from Paul McCartney; at the time it was filmed, Ullman was filming a minor role in McCartney’s film Give My Regards to Broad Street. “They Don’t Know” eventually reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States.

It is sometimes erroneously reported that Ullman’s version of “They Don’t Know” simply uses the backing track from MacColl’s original single. In fact, Ullman’s version is an all brand-new recording, and the two versions are noticeably different: Ullman’s version, which was produced by Peter Collins, is in a different key, and it features a very slightly faster tempo, a distinctly different arrangement and a guitar solo that differs substantially from the one played on MacColl’s version, which was produced by Liam Sternberg. The confusion may stem from the fact that Ullman did use a previously-existing MacColl backing track when recording her own version of MacColl’s “Terry” in 1984. (Both versions of “Terry” were co-produced by MacColl.)

Much later, the track became the theme song for the final three seasons of Ullman’s later television series Tracey Takes On…. The Tracey Ullman version was also used as the theme for the opening credits of Our Nixon, a documentary about U.S. President Richard Nixon.

The “Extended Version” of “They Don’t Know” is exclusive to this UK limited edition 10″ single.

SIDE A:
They Don’t Know (Extended Version) 5:05
Producer – Peter CollinsPeter Collins
Written-By – K. MacColl*

SIDE B:
The B Side 4:34
Written-By – K. Fuller*, T. Ullman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	They Don’t Know	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1983	They Don’t Know	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Stiff Records ‎– S BUY 180
Format: Vinyl, 10″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
“Special 10″ Pressing”
Original version appears on the LP “YOU BROKE MY HEART IN 17 PLACES”

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