Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990
“Blue Train” is a 1990 single by Norwegian Duo Avalanche founded in 1984. The group is composed of Kjetil Røsnes (born 30 March 1960, in Lørenskog) and Kirsti Johansen (born 22 September 1963, in Kristiansand). From the late 1980s and during the 1990s the couple lived and worked in Germany and France. During their short career the group released three albums. They currently live in Aurskog-Høland, Norway with their two children.
None of the remixes on this 12″ have appeared on CD or digitally. A remix titled “Have Fun Remix” was included on the cassette, and CD versions of the group’s 1992 album “Westbound”.
SIDE A:
Blue Train (Long Train Mix) 7:47
SIDE B:
Le Train Bleu (TGV Mix) 3:37
Blue Train (Radio Version) 3:38
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TELDEC – 9031-71976-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Europop
CREDITS:
Arranged By – Avalanche (8)
Arranged By [Additional Arrangement] –Jeopard
Design [Cover] – CONTRAST / Hamburg
Engineer – Jeopard
Mixed By – Frank Reinke, Vinton Hoover
Producer – Vinton Hoover
Written-By – Roesnes*, Hoover
NOTES:
Made In Germany
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
Password: burningtheground
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Just perfect. The sound of this song is vibrant. I always admired this duo. Thank you very much for the contribution. Please, if at any time you could share, of this same act, the cover of Michel Polnareff’s song: Love me please love me. A big hug and thanks again
sounded Bad Boys Blue for me. I like this sound. Thank you.
I like this too ! Has a slight Aha vibe to it. Good instrumental chill vibe with Anchorage (another unknown darkwave group) moodiness (with a smattering of guitar out of nowhere).
I was going to say I thought it sounded a bit like Erasure but Aha fits much better. 🙂
Erasure is a perfect description too, Heck, to me, parts even have a Red Box sound in the Choo Choo (Blue Train) sections. The short Anchorage sounding parts (in the long version) are at around 46 seconds (with the dark instrumental). Funny how we pick parts of songs we identify with (the Lord sure made our minds complex with how we individually process songs).
My musicplayer “MusicBee” automatically loads pictures related to the song you are listeing to. Interestingly it only loads pictures from a-ha. 🙂
I like this! It’s loads better than the other ‘obscure’ recent posts. LOLz! Thank you, Sir.
You’re welcome
Thanks a lot Paul for another obscure 80s post. The song has a catchy tune and especially the long mix is awesome. Thanks again for always bringing back these hidden gems out of oblivion. That’s what makes BTG so very special 🙂
It is a fun song that does stick in your head. I had fun working on it 🙂