Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990
“Living in Oblivion” is a song by the American synthpop band Anything Box. It was initially self-released by the band as a 12″ single in 1988, with “Time to Go” and “Living in Oblivion (Slow Mix)” on its B-side. It was released again in 1990 as their first major-label single, on Epic Records. The song is from their debut album Peace. It was the band’s first chart hit, and only single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. 65. On the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the song peaked at No. 10.
SIDE A:
Living In Oblivion (The Living Mix) 5:53
Living In Oblivion (The Box Mix) 4:53
Living In Oblivion (Any Mix) 3:30
SIDE B:
Living In Oblivion (St. James Club Mix) 5:05
Living In Oblivion (The Underground Velvet Mix) 4:41
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Living In Oblivion | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #8 |
| 1990 | Living In Oblivion | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #2 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 73156
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – David Sussman (tracks: A1 to A3)
Executive-Producer – Chris Lawmaster
Keyboards – Peter “SKI” Schwartz* (tracks: A1 to A3)
Percussion, Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales (tracks: A1 to A3)
Producer –Jon St. James
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Michael Eckart
Remix – Claude S. (tracks: B1, B2), Jon St. James (tracks: B1, B2)
Written-By – Claude S.
NOTES:
Additional Programming for FORMULA 1 MUSIC GROUP (Thanks Mike)
(Side A) Percussion, Remix & Additional Production for DEF MIX PRODUCTIONS
Recorded on the BIG MIDI SYSTEM tm at FORMULA 1 STUDIOS, La Habra, CA
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (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
Hello… first of all, I’m really glad to see your page again. I was a follower many years ago and this is where I found copies of many of my OMD and Pet Shop Boys albums. I was really happy to find digital files of excellent quality. Unfortunately, a couple of days ago I lost my last backup of years of mixes and the ones I find hardest to recover are the ones from OMD… Although I have vinyl, I don’t have them in digital with the quality you had them here. Could you please upload OMD again? Thank you… Read more »
DJPaulT,
Is there any way I could beg you to repost this download briefly? I don’t have the Anything Box – Living In Oblivion (The Box Mix) and so want it. Thank you for all you do!
THANK YOU … this and JUBILATION are still among my favorite Synthpop songs ever! I was lucky to see them live in the early 90s when they played at our club!
Very Tanks Paul
This is my favourite single by Anything Box. We get a bunch of mixes here. You must have spend a lot of time to rip all those. Thanks a lot Paul 🙂
Thank you, Daniel I did spend several hours on this one but it was worth it 🙂
Wow. What a great thing to see here on BTG. When you posted the InSoc Repetition single, I half wondered if you might go on a journey of American synthpop, and here you are Paul! For those unfamiliar, ABox was essentially the last gasp as far as major label-supported American synthpop with radio promotion in the USA (Bands like The Echoing Green were even later to the party). Sadly, ABox probably would have been bigger just a few years before, like Book Of Love, or InSoc, but grunge’s rise was a death knell to top 40 status, and only established… Read more »
Thank you for your comment Goodguy nice to see it’s been a while 🙂
TL;DR
TS;DC! 😀
Thanks for the post, Paul! Although most people will notice Morales on this mix, I have a huge fondness for St. James’ remix of Knockin’ Boots by Candyman https://www.discogs.com/master/152022-Candyman-Knockin-Boots.
Have a great day, Paul!
Thanks, Fred Thanks Fred I am not that familiar with Knockin’ Boots although I have briefly heard it before. I prefer the St. James Club Mix over the Morales mixes of Living In Oblivion.
Thank you. I saw them open for Erasure in 1990.
Very cool Andrew 🙂
What a real treat this is Paul!! It’s one of the best records in my opinion. I can’t thank you enough for showcasing this on your site and I’m hoping you get great love for all your hard work.
Jeff
Thank you, Jeff. My favorite mix is the St. James Club Mix 🙂
One of the most fun, bopsy, upbeat dance songs that hit the local clubs with their original in 1988. And went broad with their later re-release. Such great memories of a great time. Look forward to hearing this in its pristine vinyl state! Thanks, Paul!
You’re welcome Dugn. I always thought this record should have been much bigger it just has that hook that stays with you. 🙂