Category: Dragon

Dragon – Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Dreams of Ordinary Men” is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon released in August 1986 as the second single from the group’s eighth studio album Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986). The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

The song also features additional guitars, and backing vocals by American musician Todd Rundgren who also produced the track. During this period the band toured Europe opening for Tina Turner under the name Hunter.

The name “Dragon” came from a consultation of I Ching cards by founder vocalist Graeme Collins.

SIDE A:
Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Extended Version) 7:13

SIDE B:
Start It Up 7:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 885 245-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Aug 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Chris Andersen, Todd Rundgren
Producer – Todd Rundgren

NOTES:
Recorded at UTOPIA Studios
From the LP “Dreams of Ordinary Men”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO TRANSFER:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
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Dragon – Rain (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Rain” is a song by New Zealand band Dragon released in July 1983 as the first single ahead of their seventh studio album, Body and the Beat (June 1984). It is co-written by the group’s brothers, Marc and Todd Hunter with Johanna Pigott, Todd’s then-domestic partner. “Rain” peaked at number 2 and stayed in the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart for 26 weeks. The song reached number 88 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 charts in mid-1984. For the original single version the group’s Kerry Jacobson had provided drums and percussion; he left the group in September 1983 and was replaced by Terry Chambers, who is shown in promotional material including cover art and music videos.

SIDE A:
Rain (Dance Mix) 6:54

SIDE B:
The Dreaded Moroxy Bind (Recorded Live) 3:19
Rain (Dub Mix) 6:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Rain U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #88

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPX 672
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By, Mixed By – John Luongo
Engineer – Gary Hellman
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Steiger
Producer – Alan Mansfield

NOTES:
From the LP “BODY AND THE BEAT”

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