Category: Pseudo Echo

February 1, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Don’t Go (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Don’t Go” is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in October 1985 as the lead single from their second studio album, Love An Adventure (1985). The song became the band’s second top-five single, reaching number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

In the United States, the song was not released as a single early pressings of the U.S. edition of the RCA LP “Love An Adventure” contained “Don’t Go” instead of “Funkytown” (a.k.a. “Funky Town”). The record company soon regretted this decision and allowed people who bought this version to exchange it for a reissue with “Funkytown” on it.

this is the only Australia 12″ single I have not yet posted.

SIDE A:
Don’t Go (Extended Mix) 6:39
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham, J. Leigh

SIDE B:
Don’t Go 3:58
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham, J. Leigh

Living In A Dream (Jazz Version) 3:31
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie, Jim Taig
Producer – Joe Wissert
Remix – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – ED-136
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A, B1: Recorded and Mixed at Platinum, Australia.

Manufactured in Australia.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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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January 30, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Funkytown (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted May 10, 2011

Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Funkytown” is a song originally recorded by American disco-funk group Lipps Inc., released in 1980.

In 1986, “Funkytown” was covered by Australian new wave band Pseudo Echo in rock form, including a guitar solo in the middle. It reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent seven weeks at number one in Australia. Like Lipps Inc., it is Pseudo Echo’s only US Top 40 hit single.

For the U.S. market, four exclusive promo-only remixes were commissioned by RCA Records and mixed by Chicago DJ/Producer Steve “Silk” Hurley, and New York City DJ/Producer Freddy Bastone, helping to push the single to #4 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Funkytown (Funky House Mix) 5:24
Engineer [Mix] – Larry Sturm
Remix – Steve “Silk” Hurley

Funkytown (Funky Club Mix) 6:07
Remix – Freddy Bastone, Steve “Silk” Hurley

SIDE B:
Funkytown (Funky Vocal Mix) 6:13
Engineer [Mix] – Bruce Miller
Remix – Freddy Bastone

Funkytown (Funky Dub Mix) 6:44
Engineer [Mix] – Bruce Miller
Remix – Freddy Bastone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Funkytown	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6
1987	Funkytown	U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play	#4
Funkytown		U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Singles/Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – 6507-1-RDAB
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’McKenzie*
Producer – Brian Canham

NOTES:
Recorded and Mixes at Platinum, Australia
Not For sale
From the “Love An Adventure” album 5730-1-RX

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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January 26, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Listening (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Listening” is the debut single from Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was originally released in November 1983 as the lead single from their debut album Autumnal Park (1984). The song peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Following the international success of “Funky Town”, a remixed version of “Listening” was released in 1987 for the movie “North Shore” starring Nia Peeples.

Additionally, the remixed 1987 version was not included on the Australian release of the album Love An Adventure but on the U.S. release.

++The remixes here are exclusive to the United States, and the “Dancing Berry Mix” is exclusive to this promo. I have posted the U.S. 12″ of “Listening” in the past (2017) which included all of the mixes here except the “Dancing Berry Mix” These are all 2024 new transfers.

The labels incorrectly say Side A and C.

SIDE A:
Listening (Dancing Koala Bear Mix) 4:21
Mixed By – Pseudo Echo

Listening (7″ Edit) 3:13
Remix – William Wittman

SIDE B:
Listening (Dancing Berry Mix) 5:13
Edited By [Additional] – Mark Berry
Mixed By – Pseudo Echo

Listening (Instrumental) 3:06
Remix – William Wittman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – 6619-1-RD, RCA – 6619-1-RDAC
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Brian Canham, Mark S. Berry*
Written-By – B. Canham*, T. Lugton*

NOTES:
Not For sale

Original version on the “Love An Adventure” album

Produced for MSB Records, Ltd.
Tracks A2 & B2 Remixed for Weedy Wet Productions.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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January 25, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Living In A Dream (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Living in a Dream” is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in April 1986 as the third single from their second studio album, Love an Adventure (1985). The song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

In America, the song was remixed and released as a single for the U.S. release of the LP Love An Adventure (1987). The single reached number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 9, 1987, after spending nine weeks on the survey becoming the band’s second charting single in the United States.

The b-side John Potoker mixes are exclusive to the U.S. and European 12″ singles. The “OZ Mix” on the A-side is also known as “Metal Mix” on the Australian 12″ single.

SIDE A:
Living In A Dream (Oz Mix) 5:40
Engineer – Ian “Mack” McKenzie*
Remix – Jim Taig

SIDE B:
Living In A Dream (Dance Mix) 5:13
Remix – John Potoker

Living In A Dream (7″ Mix) 3:29
Remix – John Potoker

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Living In A Dream	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#57

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – 6302-1-RD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Mark S. Berry*
Written-By – B. Canham*

NOTES:
From the “Love An Adventure” album

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

Track A: Remixed at Studios 301. Recorded at Platinum Studios, Australia.

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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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