Category: Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson – You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” is a single from Joe Jackson’s 1984 album Body and Soul.

The track features a slap bass performance from Jackson’s longtime bassist Graham Maby. Maby recalled, “For ‘You Can’t Get What You Want,’ on Body and Soul, Joe wanted me to slap. It was certainly not one of my strengths, but I think the track came out fine, and it was fun to play live.”

In the United States the single peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the UK it reached #77.

SIDE A:
You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (Specially Remixed Version) 6:24

SIDE B:
You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (Dub Version) 4:53
Cha Cha Loco 4:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #15
1984 You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12098
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Written-By –  Joe Jackson
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson (tracks: A, B1)
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez  (tracks: A, B1)
Producer –David KershenbaumJoe Jackson

NOTES:
A: Original version appears on the A&M album “Body And Soul”
B: From the A&M album “Body And Soul”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO 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

 

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