BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Hit That Perfect Beat” is a single from the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat. The single did very well on the US dance chart peaking at #7. In the US MCA Records issued a promotional 7″ single which included two exclusive edits of the song. The tracks are the US single version 3:13 and an edit of the US single version 3:07.
SIDE A:
Hit That Perfect Beat (US Single Version) 3:13
Remix – Ian Levine
SIDE B:
Hit That Perfect Beat (US Single Version Edit) 3:07
Remix – Ian Levine
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hit That Perfect Beat | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #7 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-52750
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Adam Williams
Written-By – Jøn*, Steinbachek*, Bronski*
NOTES:
Exclusive US edits.
Track A/B: From the Motion Picture Soundtrack LP “Letter To Brezhnev” and the forthcoming LP by Bronski Beat FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
PROMOTIONAL COPY NOT FOR SALE
Recorded in England
℗ 1985 London Records Ltd.
On Rear Of Sleeve –
Forbidden Fruit
“The Byte Goes On”
Dedicated To The Ones We Love
Find the 7″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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 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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Wow, Paul, this is an exciting post. How have I gone 30 years not knowing there was a Metropolitan Mix of this song. It also led me the video, which I’ve also overlooked for 30 years; John Jon was a cutie!
Wow, this is an interesting version, I wonder how or why they decided to release this as the single: it has an almost live or demo feel. It is obviously a completely different recording while the original has a mechanical beat sequence and sampled chorus which sounds semi industrial like early Ministry, this one is more in the style of early Erasure. Thanks Paul.
This is an edit of the third UK 12″ Remix, the “Metropolitan Mix”.
Thank you, Paul! Happy New Year to You!
Awesome. The perfect accompliment to Friday’s post! Many thanks.
Hmm, rare stuff here. Thanks Paul! And by the way: all the best for 2016.
Thanks!
It appears that this is an edit of Mike Thorne’s Metropolitan Mix, both with an original vocal. Is this the original version that appeared in the Letter To Brezhnev film? Does it appear on the soundtrack CD?
I mean soundtrack LP.
I think I just peed a little. I cannot express how excited I am to have this with your brilliant work making it sound so good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
You’re welcome Conner. Enjoy my friend 🙂
Love the new banner/logo Paul!
Thank you ChrisCox :0
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Wow Paul! Burning The Ground is off with a vengeance!! Happy 2016 to you and all your followers! I hope this is a fantastic year for everyone involved. I missed you Paul. I did have a nice holiday, but I missed checking in the way I usually do. I’m looking forward to playing “catch up” with the singles you’ve posted. Thanks for this one. I love this record; everything about the thing is fierce and FEROCIOUS!! Those jackhammer beats and the delirious chorus always spun me around (like a record!)! Actually, I thought of this classic when I first heard… Read more »
It’s so good to see you back Jeff. I really missed seeing your comments last week.I am truly pumped for this new year I think it is going to be the best. Thank you for everything even the red envelope (wink) :). Love you so much.
Hugs, Paul
Thank you! I haven’t heard these edits before. Exciting stuff 🙂
You’re welcome David 🙂