BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
REQUEST
“Life Can Be a Hurtful Thing” is a 1984 New Wave/Synth-pop single released on Island/Innervision records by the band Baby Go Boom. The track was remixed in the US by John Luongo. The group never managed to complete an entire album, so unfortunately this was their only release.
SIDE A:
Life Can Be A Hurtful Thing (U.S. Remix) 6:02
Remix – John Luongo
SIDE B:
Life Can Be A Hurtful Thing 2:50
Remix – Dennis Weinreich
Perfect Thing 3:04
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – IS 1092
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Design – Island Art
Photography – Mike Prior
Producer – Liam Henshall
Written-By – Gerrish*, Klevatt*, Sanderson*
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
Totally new to me – thanks for the rip!
Thanks Paul, greatly appreciate!!! 😀
My pleasure Cory 🙂
Hi Paul , its a fun track. Thanks for the Upload and the ripping efforts.
The remix has grown on me 😛
Hope life was not hurtful for these guys and they found some success.
I hope they did too Yog 🙂
Thanks Paul, it’s a great track that should of been more successful 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
I’m with Marty on this one Paul. I crave these ultra-rarities that you present, especially from the New Wave genre. I can’t wait to here this one. You are so much more than “the hits” and the tired and typical. You are beyond brilliant in what you do.
Jeff
Thank you Jeff I am so happy that you appreciate these obscure singles. I love them 🙂
Wow Paul!!! I played this just now and saved the John Luongo remix for last. Man, this is what a remix can do to an already good song: Make It All The More Fantastic!!! Luongo was a genius!! I so miss 80’s remixes. There was always integrity paid to the original version, but they somehow made it better. Arthur Baker, Shep and Jellybean along with the remix services took the science of remixing and elevated it to high art. Thanks for “gifts” like these records Paul. You make Christmas seem like an everyday occurrence. God Bless you for that and… Read more »
Thank you Jeff I am super happy you liked it. I think the lyrics are really good too 🙂
I adore these brilliant obscurities that you find and share! These “in-betweens” really do constitute what was going on in Pop culture at the time, more than the big hits typically do. 🙂
Thank you Marty I enjoy posting these obscure one’s and I hope it cultur’e my readers on not just the hits 🙂