Category: Blue Mercedes

Blue Mercedes – Love Is The Gun (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Love Is The Gun” is the third single released by Blue Mercedes a pop music duo from London, England, comprising David Titlow and Duncan Millar. Produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow for PWL the single was taken from the duo’s debut LP “Rich and Famous”. “Love Is The Gun” peaked at #5 on the US Dance chart , in the UK the single reached #46 on the UK singles chart. The song would become their last charting single.

STREET SIDE
Love Is The Gun (Street Latin Wolff 3) 8:27
Love Is The Gun (Street Latin Wolff 3 Dub) 5:10

MIAMI SIDE
Love Is The Gun (Miami 5-0 Mix) 6:57
Love Is The Gun (Miami Instrumental Mix) 5:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Love Is The Gun U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23879
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Phil Harding (tracks: B1, B2)
Producer – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Remix – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (tracks: A1, A2)
Written-By – David TitlowDuncan Millar

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, MCA-42143, “Rich & Famous

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
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:
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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Blue Mercedes – I Want To Be Your Property (DEF B4 Dishonour Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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“I Want to Be Your Property” is a 1988 dance hit by British duo Blue Mercedes. The single was most successful on the dance charts, making it to number one for four weeks and was the most successful dance single of 1988. “I Want to Be Your Property” was a crossover hit on the pop singles chart, and broke into the top 30 on the UK singles chart reaching #23.

SIDE A:
I Want To Be Your Property (Street Latin Wolff Mix) 7:15
Remix [Mixed By] – Mixmaster Phil Harding*

SIDE B:
I Want To Be Your Property (DEF B4 Dishonour Mix) 6:49
Remix [Mixed By] – Mixmaster Phil Harding*

I Want To Be Your Property (Terence Yo-Yo Mix) 4:21
Remix – Terence Yo-Yo
Remix [Credited To] – Mixmaster*, The Yo Boy*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 I Want To Be Your Property U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #63
1988 I Want To Be Your Property U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23817
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop, House

CREDITS:
Producer – Phil Harding And Ian Curnow*
Written-By – Titlow*, Duncan Millar

NOTES:
From the LP “RICH AND FAMOUS”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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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