Category: Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats – Moonbeam (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

Eclipse Day 2024

“Moonbeam” is a song by Canadian new wave and synthpop band Men Without Hats. The song was released as the second single from the LP “Pop Goes The World”. “Moonbeam” failed to gain much traction only reaching #23 on the Canadian singles chart, and #46 on the U.S. Dance Chart on April 23, 1988, after spending two weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Extended Vocal Version) 7:42
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Radio Edit) 5:50

SIDE B:
Dub Beam 4:14
Home On The Beam (House Is A Home Mix) 5:57
Moonbeam (Bacc-A-Pella/Vocal) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Moonbeam U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #46

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 153-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Additional production, mixing, and editing for The Office, Inc.

From the Mercury album, “Pop Goes The World”

Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Men Without Hats – Where Do The Boys Go? (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Where Do The Boys Go?” was the first single taken from the second studio album by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in early 1984. the song peaked at #30 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and #39 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Where Do The Boys Go? (Extended Version) 6:19
Lyrics By – Ivan*

SIDE B:
Eurotheme 2:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Where Do The Boys Go? U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #39

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Statik Records ‎– TAK 1512, Statik Records ‎– TAK 15/12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Music By – Men Without Hats
Producer – Marc Durand

NOTES:
Made In U.K.

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
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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Password: burningtheground

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Men Without Hats – Pop Goes The World (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Pop Goes the World” is a song recorded by Canadian new wave/synthpop group Men Without Hats. It was released in October 1987 as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song reached Number 1 in Austria, and No. 2 in Canada and Sweden while peaking at Number 20 in the United States.

The song very generally tells a story of “Johnny” and “Jenny,” the two members of a musical group called “The Human Race” (the members’ instruments of choice vary throughout the song, though Johnny is primarily a guitarist and Jenny is a bassist) on their quest for fame in the industry, though at one point the lyrics note that they come to the realization that they could make “more money on a movie screen.”

The “Edited Dance Mix” is exclusive to the North American release of the 12″ single. It is listed incorrectly on the record sleeve as “Extended Dance Mix”.

SIDE A:
Pop Goes The World (Dance Mix) 7:47
Pop Goes The World (Edited Dance Mix) 4:42

SIDE B:
Pop Goes The World (Dub Mix) 6:28
Pop Goes The World (Album Version) 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Pop Goes The World U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1987 Pop Goes The World U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #27

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 888 859-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Men Without Hats, Paul Northfield
Other [Management] – Paul King
Producer – Men Without Hats, Zeus B. Held
Written-By – Men Without Hats

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling.
A2 credited as “Edited Dance Mix” on label.

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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