Category: Living In A Box

Living In A Box – Love Is The Art (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Love Is the Art” is the fourth and final single taken from the self-titled debut album by British band Ling In A Box. The single peaked at #45 on the UK singles chart on January 30, 1988. Although not released as a single in the US “Love Is The Art” reached #12 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Love Is The Art (Love) 7:48

SIDE B:
Love Is The Art (Art) 6:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Love Is The Art U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #12

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– LIBX 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – A. Critchlow*, M. Vere*, S. Pigott*
Design – John Pasche
Mixed By, Producer [Additional Production] – Dancin’ Danny D.*
Producer – Richard James Burgess

NOTES:
From the LP “LIVING IN A BOX”

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Living In A Box – Blow The House Down (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Blow The House Down” was the first single taken from “Gatecrashing” the second and final studio album by British group Living in a Box. The song reached number 10 in both the UK and Netherlands and the top twenty in several other European countries. In the United States “Blow The House Down” peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Dance Chart on August 19, 1989, spending seven weeks on the chart.

“Blow The House Down” was produced by American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer Dan Hartman.

SIDE A:
Blow The House Down (Keith Cohen Mix) 6:23
Blow The House Down (7″ Version) 4:15

SIDE B:
Blow The House Down (Club Dub) 6:19
Dance The Mayonnaise (Part Two) 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Blow The House Down U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43363
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Greg Royal
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Dan Hartman (tracks: A1 to B1), Living In A Box (tracks: B2), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: A1 to
Producer [Additional Production] – Keith Cohen (tracks: A1 to B1), Sabby Rayas (tracks: A1 to B1)
Remix – Keith Cohen
Written-By – A. Hammond* (tracks: A1 to B1), A. Critchlow* (tracks: B2), M. Vere*, R. Darbyshire* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Gatecrashing”

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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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

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