Billy Idol – Cradle Of Love (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

A. Front

“Cradle of Love” is a rock song written by Billy Idol and David Werner for Idol’s 1990 fourth studio album Charmed Life. The song is the album’s sixth track, and was released as its first single. The song became one of Idol’s biggest hits in the United States, where it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but stalled at No. 34 in Idol’s native UK Single Chart. It was also Idol’s first, and (so far) only No. 1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S.

The song was featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. It was nominated for Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 32nd Grammy Awards. It was well received by critics, and was frequently cited as a highlight of the album.

SIDEA:
Cradle Of Dub (Extended Mix) 6:27
Remix – Keith Forsey, Tommy Vicari

Cradle Of Love (LP Version) 4:39

SIDE B:
Rob The Cradle Of Dub (Extended Mix) 5:07
Remix – Keith Forsey, Tommy Vicari

311 Man 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Cradle Of Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1990 Cradle Of Love U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #1
1990 Cradle Of Love U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– IDOLX 14
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: April 6, 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Billy Idol, Keith Forsey
Producer – Keith Forsey

NOTES:
From the LP “CHARMED LIFE”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

B. Back

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

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gonzalo76
gonzalo76
November 10, 2014 1:27 pm

Oh yes, I really wanted this LP digitalized!!!!
Any Billy Idol LP is more than welcome!
Thank you so much much!!!

Jason
Jason
September 27, 2014 2:39 am

Thanks Paul. Great song and Billy had some great mixes in his day.

Yog
Yog
September 22, 2014 2:54 am

I love this song :))

Thank you P.

architeuthis
architeuthis
September 18, 2014 9:19 pm

Thank you, album version and 45 rpm are big pluses.

woz
woz
September 18, 2014 4:44 pm

Rock on with your bad self, Paul 😛

mixhunter
mixhunter
September 18, 2014 4:07 pm

Great posts lately esp the Desire promo 12”. As for Billy Idol would be great to see the one below with the weird mix of Flesh For Fantasy. It’s not on CD to my knowledge.
http://www.discogs.com/Billy-Idol-Prodigal-Blues/release/747888

Jeff
Jeff
September 18, 2014 3:51 pm

I love when you post these dance/rock records Paul. I can’t wait for this rip as I know it’ll be stunning like always. Well, now on to the download.

Best,

Jeff

cdman
cdman
September 18, 2014 3:11 pm

excelent choice!!!!! thank you my friend!!!!

Omar
Omar
September 18, 2014 2:23 pm

Love Billy Idol. Thanks Paul for this. Do u also have a 24bit FLAC rip of Eyes Without A Face (7″) ?

Ziv
Ziv
September 18, 2014 2:19 pm

WOW… very good one.
Thanks Paul on your great work as always.

NKelly
NKelly
September 18, 2014 1:16 pm

Yes, yes, yes! Seeing him again this November as he finally greets his former home country with his presence. Also have his new album on pre-order

Guss
Guss
September 18, 2014 1:09 pm

Excelente. Muchas Gracias Paul!!!