BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“That’s Love, That It Is” is a song by British synthpop band Blancmange. It was released as the band’s sixth single in 1983, taken from their second album Mange Tout. The song peaked at #33 on the UK singles chart and #16 on the US dance chart.
SIDE A:
That’s Love, That It Is 6:56
SIDE B:
Vishnu 5:18
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | That’s Love, That It Is | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #16 |
RELEASE INFOTMATION:
Label: London Records – 6.20262 AE, London Records – 6.20 262
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Guitar – David Rhodes
Photography By [Back] – Sukita*
Producer – John Luongo
Written-By – Arthur*, Luscombe*
NOTES:
Recorded at Marcus Music London & Sigma Sound New York.
Teldec Schallplatten GmbH, 2000 Hamburg 19
Made in Germany
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: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: 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
Thanks!
yet another fantastic pick Paul
Many thanks!
Thanks for the post but I thought the Maxi-Single had like 4 songs on it? Including “Gave Above My Head” and “Dont Tell Me”??
Tony that is the US version 🙂
Thanks Paul. I love Blancmange. Perfect time to post Blancmange. Their new album “Wanderlust” is coming out next friday.
You’re welcome Daniel 🙂
Thank you so much Paul, a wonderful posting. You basically saved a nowadays very rare Remix. Back in the days, and like somebody else already mentioned, there had been two different extended versions of this track, at least in the UK, where two different 12″ were on the market, with no further informations on backcover or labels, the only optical difference being a “new Remix”- button printed on the frontcover of the second version. Different versions of “Vishnu” added to the confusion, so to be sure you better bought both versions (at least you had 4 different tracks then). The… Read more »
You’re very welcome Holger I appreciate your clearing up the confusion. I know I have a couple other versions of this 12″ one being the UK version with the “New Dance Mix Version” sticker on the front. I also have the US and New Zealand releases 🙂
Paul, I can not begin to imagine the amount of spare room you must have for storage. 🙂
hi paul, thanks for posting one of my favorite songs, from one of my favorite groups. blancmange started off with a lesser known electro EP called ‘irene and mavis’, which has been reissued. it’s very experimental and alternative sounding. they they released the ‘happy families’ album, which had at least 3 singles that people might have heard, including the ‘feel me’ single, and ‘living on the ceiling’, along with ‘god’s kitchen’. they had a much smoother sound with the ‘mangetout’ album, which had this song as a single. as mentioned by others there were other mixes of it. blancmange still… Read more »
Thank you for all of the info negative1 I have some of their singles and will try to post what I have. Also, thank you for letting me know about that image not sure what happened there. 🙂
Yeeeeeees. At last! I LOVE Blancmange (the group, not the food 🙂 ). That´s Love was my first Blancmange 12inch. Fantastic song and a great remix. There is another one out there (UK remix or something) but that one isn´t as good. And the strange b-side Vishnu! Made me laugh the first time I heard it. They are so strange. Mange Tout is a fantastic album, too. Murder and All Things Are Nice are strange songs, too. But wonderful. Let´s make it a Blancmange week, dear Paul 🙂 with Don´t Tell Me with its three (!) different 12inch mixes, Blind… Read more »
You’re welcome Song And Dance. I think this mix is the same as the UK “Dance Mix” but don’t quote me on that. I know there are different mixes for both tracks. 🙂
If you like ‘The Day Before You Came’,
there is a great version by The Real Tuesday Weld. And they’ve used a tweak of the airy theme in another one of them too, ‘The Life And Times Of The Clerkenwell Kid’.
Kinda indie, I love them. Enjoy
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
I was listening to the second album “Mange Tout” just yesterday. I love this song in particular too.
John Luongo was such a great producer, remixer.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Mark 🙂
This is perfect Paul! I love this duo so very much. This is an excellent way to start the week. I thought it is great that remix God, John Luongo, produced this too!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff 🙂
I love Blancmange! Thanks Paul! I hope this is one of many you upload (maybe the Blind Vision and Don’t Tell Me UK/US 12″s next?)
You’re welcome Goodguy. I do have more to post for sure 🙂