Category: Kate Garner

Kate Garner – Love Me Like A Rocket (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Love Me Like A Rocket” is a 1983 single by Kate Garner a member of new wave band Haysi Fantayzee. When they split, she briefly embarked on a solo career. Produced by Torch Song which included William Orbit “Love Me Like A Rocket” was the only single Garner released. The single failed to chart. She achieved greater fame as a celebrity photographer, with her first major attention garnered from the album cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s “The Lion And The Cobra”.

This single was William Orbit’s first production job.

SIDE A:
Love Me Like A Rocket (Megamix) 6:01

SIDE B:
Love Me Like A Rocket (Psychomix) 5:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Regard Records ‎– RGT 112
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Designed By] – Nick Egan
Mastered By – timtom*
Photography By [Photo By] – David Levine (11)
Producer – Torch Song
Producer [With] – Paul Caplin
Written-By – Garner*, Caplin*

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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:
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