BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981
-DjPaulT Recommended 12″
“Ghosts” is a 1981 single by new wave band Comateens formed in 1978 in New York City by bassist/vocalist Nic North and guitarist Ramona Jan. Soon after, Lyn Byrd joined on vocals and synthesizer, and the duo became a trio. When Jan departed in 1980, North’s brother Oliver joined on guitar, completing the final lineup. The band’s debut album became a cult favorite among college hipsters, especially the band’s remake of “The Munsters Theme”.
Lyn Byrd designed the sleeve for the US 12″. The dancing skeletons on the cover is the engraving “El Jarabe En Ultratumba” (A Jig Beyond The Grave) by 19th-century Mexican artist JOSÉ POSADA, and copied from a 1958 art magazine belonging to Nic and Oliver’s Dad.
The band’s British manager PETER LEAK was drafted to speak a line during the intro of the “Ghosts” remix, which ultimately caused some confusion regarding the bands NY roots.
SIDE A:
Ghosts (Remix) 5:30
Engineer – Don Wershba
Remix – Ray “Pinkie” Velasquez
Written-By – L. Billman, N. Dembling*, O. Dembling*
SIDE B:
Late Night City 3:01
Engineer – Don Wershba
Remix – Ray “Pinkie” Velasquez
Written-By – N. Dembling
The Munsters 1:52
Written-By – B. Mosher*, Jack Marshall
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cachalot Records – BIG 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave
CREDITS:
Producer – Comateens, Fabrice Nataf, Ray Velasquez*
NOTES:
LYN BYRD: Vocals, keyboards
NIC NORTH: Vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion
OLIVER NORTH: Vocals, guitars
ROLLY: Drums
Remixed by RAY VELASQUEZ at Unique Studios, New York October 1981
Cover design by Lyn Byrd
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
