Category: Bananarama

November 6, 2020

Bananarama – Bananarama Remixed Vol 1 (Europe 12″)

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“Bananarama Remixed: Vol 1” is a 12″ single released by London Records and Because Music, it the first in a series of Bananarama Remix EPs. This limited edition blue vinyl features fresh interpretations of Bananarama classics. Exclusively features Ewan Pearson’s huge remix of “Aie A Mwana”, Tom Moulton’s classic disco mix of “Cruel Summer”, plus Leo Zero offers two interpretations of Bananarama’s smash hit “Venus”. All remixes are previously unreleased.

This 12″ was released for Record Store Day 4/13/2019 limited to 500 copies.

SIDE A:
Aie A Mwana (Ewan Pearson Remix) 6:44
Producer –John Martin (9), Paul Cook, Sarah Dallin
Remix, Co-producer – Ewan Pearson

Cruel Summer (Tom Moulton Remix) 7:55
Mastered By – Simon Francis
Remix – Tom Moulton

SIDE B:
Venus (Leo Zero Remix) 5:53
Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By – Leo Elstob
Remix, Producer – Leo Zero

Venus (Leo Zero Disco Remix) 4:32
Engineer, Programmed By, Mixed By – Leo Elstob
Remix, Producer – Leo Zero

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– LMS5521271
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Blue
Country: Europe
Released: 13 Apr 2019
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Daniel Vangarde (tracks: A1), Jean Kluger (tracks: A1), Joseph Avion (tracks: A1), Keren Woodward (tracks: A2), Robbie van Leeuwen (tracks: B1-B2), Sarah Dallin (tracks: A2), Siobhan Fahey (tracks: A2), Steve Jolley & Tony Swain (tracks: A2

NOTES:
Record Store Day 2019.
Die cut sleeve. Opaque blue vinyl.
Limited Edition 500.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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

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June 18, 2020

Bananarama – Cruel Summer (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted December 3, 2011

“Cruel Summer” is a song recorded by the English girl group Bananarama. It was written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Bananarama and produced by Swain and Jolley. Released as a single in 1983, it was initially a stand-alone single but was subsequently included on their self-titled second album which was released a year later, thus it is considered the album’s first single. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and after its inclusion in the 1984 film The Karate Kid it reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Bananarama singer Sara Dallin said the song “played on the darker side (of summer songs): it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We’ve all been there!” It was ranked number 44 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s. Billboard named the song #13 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

SIDE A:
Cruel Summer (Extended Version) 4:54
Written-By – Bananarama, Jolley, Swain*

SIDE B:
Summer Dub (Special C.B. Mix) 5:13
Written-By – Bananarama, Jolley, Swain*

Cairo 3:46
Written-By – Sandosa*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Cruel Summer	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1984	Cruel Summer	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#44
1984	Cruel Summer	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – NANX 5
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Peter Barrett (3)
Lacquer Cut By – tone*
Producer – Tony Swain And Steve Jolley*

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 25, 2019

Bananarama – A Trick Of The Night (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

NEW 2019 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted February 28, 2013

“A Trick of the Night” is a mid-tempo ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama’s album True Confessions.

The song was re-recorded for UK single release, with new synthesizer tracks and vocal arrangement by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio, at the request of London Records for the UK release.

The cautionary message in the lyrics is directed towards a friend who has gone to seek his fortune in the big city and ended up a rentboy.

“A Trick of the Night” was a top-40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 32. The SAW-remixed version received the most airplay in their home country, while the ballad version stalled at number 76 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single spent one week in the Australian Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart, where it peaked at number 99. “A Trick of the Night” peaked at number 24 in Ireland.

The song was included on the CD version of Greatest Hits Collection as a bonus track; it was not included on the vinyl version nor their 2001 compilation The Very Best of Bananarama.

It was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Jumpin’ Jack Flash.

Lyrics from the Number One Mix were sampled on Bananarama’s “I Heard a Rumour” B-side song “Clean-Cut Boy”.

Two videos were filmed for the song. The North American version was directed by Andy Morahan featured the girls singing the song in a house at night, with their images projected on movie screens. The release of the single in the UK was delayed until February 1987, so that Bananarama could participate in a BBC television show called In at the Deep End. Each week Chris Serle or Paul Heiney would have to master a new skill – in this case, Paul Heiney had to master the art of directing a pop music video (the episode was similar to MTV’s Making the Video program) for this song. Group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward hated the final product.

SIDE A:
A Trick Of The Night (The Number One Mix) 8:15
Producer – Stock/Aitken/Waterman*

SIDE B:
A Trick Of The Night (Tricky Mix) 7:17
Producer – Jolley and Swain*

A Trick Of The Night (Dub Mix) 4:31
Producer – Pete Waterman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	A Trick Of The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#76
1986	A Trick Of The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– 886 119-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design, Assistant] – Andrew Biscomb
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Barrett (3)
Written-By – Jolley/Swain*

NOTES:
Tracks A & B2 produced for P.W.L. Productions.

Original version on the London album “True Confesssions”
Printed in U.S.A.

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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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Click Removal: Manual
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July 19, 2018

Bananarama – Venus (Special Edition) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Venus” is a 1969 song written by Dutch musician Robbie van Leeuwen. In 1970, the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue took the song to number one in nine countries.

In 1986, the British female pop group Bananarama returned the song to number one in seven countries.

“Venus” had been a part of Bananarama’s repertoire for several years before they actually recorded it. The group’s three members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward, had the idea of turning the song into a dance music tune, but they were met with resistance from their producers at the time, Steve Jolley, and Tony Swain. Bananarama brought the idea to the production trio of Stock Aitken Waterman, and it became Bananarama’s first collaboration with them.

Dallin, Fahey, and Woodward had nearly completed recording their third album, titled True Confessions, with Jolley and Swain. Stock, Aitken, and Waterman also resisted the idea because they believed that “Venus” would not make a good dance record. After persistence by the women, SAW relented. Bananarama’s “Venus” went to number one in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Mexico, and South Africa. It hit number two in Germany and Hong Kong and was a top ten success in Italy, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and their native UK (number 8 on UK Singles Chart). It also went to number one for two weeks on the US Dance chart.

The collaboration on “Venus” led Bananarama and SAW to work together on the group’s follow-up album Wow! the following year.

The music video, directed by Peter Care, with choreography by Bruno Tonioli, received extensive play on MTV and video channels across the world, and presented Bananarama in various costumes, including a she-devil, a French temptress, a vampiress, and several Greek goddesses. In one sequence of the video, The Birth of Venus, the painting by Sandro Botticelli is adapted as a tableau vivant. The video marked a pivotal shift towards a more glamorous and sexual image for the girls that contrasted with the tomboyish style of their earlier work.

SIDE A:
Venus (The Hellfire Mix) 9:20
Remix – Ian Levine

Venus (Fire & Brimstone Mix) 6:44

SIDE B:
Venus (Extended Version) 7:26
Venus (Dub Version) 8:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Venus	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1986	Venus	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE IONFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– 886 088-1, Polygram ‎– 886 088-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Special Edition, 70 – Indianapolis Press
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Barrett (3), Simon Withers (2)
Producer – Stock/Aitken/Waterman*
Written-By – R. Leeuwen*

NOTES:
Produced for P.W.L. Productions

Original Version From The London LP- “True Confessions”

RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis pressing indicated by pressing code “70” printed on labels and “RCA” etched in run-outs.

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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
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