Captain Sensible – There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“There Are More Snakes Than Ladders” is a 1984 Non-album single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. Produced by Tony Mansfield the song reached #57 on the UK singles chart on July 29, 1984.

SIDE A:
There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) 4:08
Producer, Written-By – T. Mansfield*
Written-By – Sensible*

There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Folk Version) 3:31
Producer, Written-By – T. Mansfield*
Written-By – Sensible*

SIDE B:
The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night At The Groovy Cellar 6:23
Producer, Written-By – Captain Sensible

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– CAPX 7
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Photography By – Derek Ridgers

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
March 10, 2020 9:30 pm

There is a wonderful documentary from 2015 called ‘The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead’ which is well worth checking out for the Captain Sensible interviews as well as all the rest (I am a fan of The Damned but even if you’re not then it is worth a watch, though how anyone cannot love their songs Curtain Call and Smash It Up is a mystery) – I was watching an episode of the epic surreal sci-fi series Legion and it featured a clip from the 12 inch mix of ‘Wot’ by Captain Sensible and it reminded me… Read more »

mothloop
mothloop
February 17, 2020 3:24 pm

Wow! This is a pleasant surprise. Can’t wait to listen and throw out my old transfer. Thank you kindly Paul!

OMAR
OMAR
February 17, 2020 2:45 pm

Thanks Paul. Love CS.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
February 17, 2020 2:17 pm

OMFG Paul – I LOVE Captain Sensible!! He seems such a fun, wholesome guy. A true punk.
I keep contemplating going to see The Damned now he’s back in them.

This is a great single, reminds me very much of Julian Cope’s (from Teardrop Explodes) 80s solo stuff.
Check out The Captain’s albums if you haven’t.

Also enjoy this Through The Keyhole episode where he was still living at his mum’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENE9UawDafk

Jeff
Jeff
February 17, 2020 1:17 pm

Paul! This is quite exciting for me because I only know the song ”
Wot ” and I’ve always been curious if he had anything else of note.l
Looking forward to the listen.

Jeff

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
Reply to  Jeff
February 17, 2020 2:21 pm

Jeff, he got most attention over here for his (some would say irritating) cover version of Happy Talk, which got him to Number 1. He also did an anti war song called Glad It’s All Over, which I loved as a kid.

This was all after he left The Damned though – check out their album Machine Gun Etiquette – it’s a punk classic!

Song And Dance
Song And Dance
Reply to  Jermajesty
February 17, 2020 3:19 pm

And let’s not forget “Royal Rave Up“:
“My name is Andy
They say I’m randy…“
That topic seems to have become current again….

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Jermajesty
February 18, 2020 12:57 pm

Jermajesty,

Thank you for you schooling me about Captain Sensible! I really need to check more of his stuff out. Cool about The Damned as well. These are artists I need to hear more of.

Have a great day!

Jeff

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
Reply to  Jeff
February 17, 2020 3:00 pm

Sorry – just checked the timelines – he was still in the Damned when Happy Talk came out. What must the rest of the band thought. 😀