Category: Judas Priest

Judas Priest – Turbo Lover (Hi-Octane Mix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Turbo Lover” is a single by heavy metal band Judas Priest from their album Turbo. Unlike the album, most of the reception for this song has been positive, and it is considered a Judas Priest classic. The song’s lyrics have been described as being about “auto”-eroticism.

AllMusic writer, Steve Huey, in his review of the song’s parent album Turbo, called it “easily the best song on the record”. Decibel Magazine described the song as “one of the classiest songs in [Judas Priest’s discography]”. Loudwire ranked the song at number 10 on their list of the “10 Best Judas Priest Songs”.

SIDE A:
Turbo Lover (Hi-Octane Mix) (Long Version) 7:23

SIDe B:
Turbo Lover (Hi-Octane Mix) (Short Version) 3:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Turbo Lover U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks #44

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05917
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Heavy Metal

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Written-By – Glenn TiptonK.K. DowningRob Halford
Bass –Ian Hill (2)
Coordinator – The Hellion Kid
Drums – Dave Holland (2)
Edited By, Mixed By – Freddy Bastone
Guitar – Glenn TiptonK.K. Downing

Producer –  Tom Allom
Vocals – Rob Halford

NOTES:
Label lists incorrect track time (5:33) for Hi-Octane Mix.
Special Version From The Columbia Lp: “TURBO”

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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