Baltimora – Tarzan Boy (Summer Version) (Italy 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Tarzan Boy”, was released in April 1985, and became a huge European success, peaking at No. 6 on the Italian single chart and entering the top 5 in numerous European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, and Norway. The song eventually made it to the United Kingdom charts, where it reached no.3 in August 1985.

“Tarzan Boy” was released in Canada in October 1985 and peaked on the Canadian charts at No. 5 by the end of the year. However, it took a while for the single to enter the Hot 100 single chart in the United States (where it was released on EMI). When it did, it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six months, peaking at No. 13 in March 1986. Baltimora performed on the American TV show Solid Gold, which helped further their success in America.

Due to the single’s popularity in Europe an alternate 12″ and 7″ remix was released by EMI Records called “Summer Version” this remix was only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

SIDE A:
Tarzan Boy (Summer Version) 6:42

SIDE B:
Tarzan Boy (Reprise) 6:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 14 1187206
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Italy
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Italo-Disco, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – EMI Creative Services*
Illustration – Michele Bernardi
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Maurizio Bassi
Written-By – Naimy Hackett

Baltimora is:  James McShane

BOTES:
Made in Italy by EMI Italiana S.p.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
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Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Neil Kelly
Neil Kelly
July 12, 2018 5:57 pm

Wow great to see you rip this. Loved this tune since it hit big here in the UK Summer 1985. Underrated classic too!! Great to see both 12″s on consecutive days too. Love ALL the mixes of this as i’ve just played them all!! Many thanks

Ian Buckley
Ian Buckley
July 12, 2018 6:02 am

Memories of a family holiday in France that summer. This and Comanchero by Moon Ray was everywhere on the continent that summer. I remember thinking they were both so ‘Europop’ no one will have heard them back in the UK. So I bought Comanchero whilst over there but for some reason not Tarzan Boy… …no matter…I was wrong! Tarzan Boy was all over our radio too and climbing the UK chart. No one knew Comanchero though so if I was only going to buy one I bought the right one. Eventually bought Tarzan Boy on 7″ in the UK and… Read more »

Ian Buckley
Ian Buckley
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 12, 2018 9:19 am

Well I have just checked and it is on YouTube…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cop5DGt-KLI

Another great euro hit from 1985 that also did nothing in the UK…

Samurai (Did You Ever Dream) by Michael Cretu

Another one worth checking out…unless you have it already?!

Neil Kelly
Neil Kelly
Reply to  Ian Buckley
July 12, 2018 5:56 pm

Enigma of course!!

Ian Buckley
Ian Buckley
Reply to  Neil Kelly
July 13, 2018 3:16 am

Yes Michael Cretu later recorded as Enigma.

giorgio-greece
July 12, 2018 3:35 am

you are unique!!!!!!!

thanx a lot dj!!!!!!!!!

ricardo rodrigues flores
July 11, 2018 8:26 pm

a rarity I never imagined seeing, when I saw I thought I was delirious. Thanks djpault

brasil …

Kent H.
Kent H.
July 11, 2018 7:47 pm

Thanks Paul. 🙂

Enrique
Enrique
July 11, 2018 1:14 pm

Thank you Paul, for this great 12″
From Cancun,México

Love & Peace

Enrique

Mark
Mark
July 11, 2018 12:57 pm

I enjoyed the post yesterday and these mixes are a real treat.

Thanks Paul 🙂

CL
CL
July 11, 2018 12:53 pm

🙂

Song And Dance
Song And Dance
July 11, 2018 12:23 pm

“Everything was better in the past” 🙂 That´s nonsense, of course. Except for Eighties music 🙂 You just can´t beat it. Everything was allowed, everybody experimented with new technologies. Those were AWESOME times. When I look at the Top 40 today, be it the American, the British or the German one, I hardly know a handful of songs. Always the same artists, the same kind of music, always *star* featuring *star* to make sure fans buy it. BORING. It´s not all bad, of course, but it´s so BOOOOORIIIIINNNNNGGGGG! Or, to quote the fabulous Electric Light Orchestra, “Remember the good old… Read more »

Randy Metro
Randy Metro
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 11, 2018 7:12 pm

You aren’t missing much, Paul. Between the “…always *star* featuring *star*” and the required auto-tuning, the 80’s are all we have to hang on to…. Unless you are like me and lived thru the early, mid, & late 70’s music. Disco was the ancestor of 80’s dance music with all the great remixes. So, the transition was seamless. My neighbor has speakers outside in his backyard with the radio station tuned to the current music. Wow, that auto-tuning thing travels. Sometimes he forgets to turn off his radio and it screams all night long!!! The only newbie I buy is… Read more »

Jay
Jay
July 11, 2018 11:23 am

Hahaha… Remember this mix well !!
More goofy dancing around the room from me 🙂

Seriously miss the 80s.
My generation and the last decade of great pop music (imo).

So many great records, constant innovations and fun.
All kinds of people coming together and being genuinely made happy by music.

So lucky to have been there 🙂

Thanks for all the memories Paul oxo

Jay
Jay
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 11, 2018 3:25 pm

I remember so much great music coming out constantly. I never had the money to buy all the 12″s, 7″s and albums I wanted. People often scoff now at things like Italo disco, Eurodance and Hair metal; but back then, music brought so much joy and pleasure to people’s lives. I’m not going to criticise something because it’s not to my taste; but I’d sooner listen to some Sylvester, or Baltimora, or Warrant’s ‘Cherry Pie” for the zillionth time.. than suffer through some miserable dirge or meaningless drivel that came to replace 80’s music. Of course there was bad music… Read more »