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Dead Or Alive – Come Home With Me Baby (The Deadhouse Dub) (UK 12″) (1989)

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Originally posted on Burning The Ground in July 2010 and revisited in August 2014, this UK 12″ returns today with a brand new 2026 transfer and meticulous audio restoration. Newly recorded from vinyl and restored from scratch, this edition offers a fresh opportunity to revisit Dead Or Alive’s late-1980s club sound.

Released as a single in 1989, “Come Home With Me Baby” came from the band’s fourth studio album, “Nude.” The album marked a change in production, with Pete Burns and Steve Coy taking the controls following the group’s work with Stock Aitken Waterman. The pair retained the Hi-NRG drive associated with Dead Or Alive while establishing their own direction behind the mixing desk.

With its direct lyrics and forceful delivery, “Come Home With Me Baby” placed Burns’s unmistakable personality at the center of the record. Its chart performance revealed a clear difference between its pop and club reception. The single peaked at No. 62 in the UK and No. 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, but reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Club Play chart for the week ending August 12, 1989. The band’s connection with American dance floors remained strong.

Dead Or Alive – Come Home With Me Baby (1989)
Chart Peak Position
UK Singles Chart 62
US Billboard Hot 100 69
US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play 1
  • Chart positions refer to the single across its eligible formats, rather than this specific UK 12″ edition.

Issued by Epic under catalog number BURNS Q5, this was the second of two UK 12″ singles released for the song. The first, BURNS T5, featured the extended version alongside “I’ll Save You All My Kisses” and “I Want You.” This follow-up shifted the focus to “The Deadhouse Dub,” giving buyers an alternative remix package.

Rique “Billy Bob” Alonso handled additional production and remixing for “The Deadhouse Dub,” with further additional production and remix supervision credited to Lewis A. Martineé. Their treatment brought another production team into the picture alongside original producers Burns and Coy. The accompanying “Deadhouse Dub 7″ Edit” and standard single version complete this UK release.

“Come Home With Me Baby” captures a period when Dead Or Alive were taking greater control of their recordings while continuing to find success in clubs. Its modest pop chart positions tell only part of that story. The American club No. 1 provides a reminder of the audience that remained receptive to their music.

For this new post, I have returned to the original vinyl and prepared an entirely new transfer using my current equipment and restoration process. Sixteen years after its first appearance on BTG, this second UK 12″ takes its place on the turntable once again.

SIDE A:
A1. Come Home With Me Baby (The Deadhouse Dub) 6:25
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Rique ‘Billy Bob’ Alonso*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix [Remix Supervised By] – Lewis A. Martineé

SIDE B:
B1. Come Home With Me Baby (The Deadhouse Dub 7″ Edit) 3:31
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Rique ‘Billy Bob’ Alonso*
Producer [Additional Production], Remix [Remix Supervised By] – Lewis A. Martineé

B2. Come Home With Me Baby (7″ Mix) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – BURNS Q5, Epic – BURNS Q 5
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jul 31, 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Remix versions come without ”The” on labels.
Hearts design for Red Or Dead.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND


THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Music Black
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2
Phono Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
Audio Interface: MOTU M4
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Cleaning Solution: Turgikleen Record Cleaning Solution
Scanner: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 25 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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