Category: Real Life

Real Life – Catch Me I’m Falling (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Catch Me I’m Falling” is a 1984 song by Australian band Real Life, released on the album Heartland. It built on the success of “Send Me an Angel”.The song is about living out one’s dreams. In In Australia “Catch Me I’m Falling” was a top ten hit peaking at #8. In the United States the single reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
Catch Me I’m Falling (Extended Version) 5:43

SIDE B:
Exploding Bullets 4:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Catch Me I’m Falling U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #40

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAT 885, Curb Records ‎– MCAT 885
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Steve Hillage
Written-By – D. Sterry*, R. Zatorski*

NOTES:
Recorded in Australia

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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