Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984
Bop ‘Til You Drop” is the third single taken from “Hard To Hold,” the eighth studio album by Australian-American musician and actor Rick Springfield, released on July 23, 1984, by RCA Records as the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
On October 20, 1984, “Bop ‘Til You Drop” peaked at #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey. In Canada, the single reached #70.
Cash Box called “Bob ‘Til You Drop” “an urban mover for the ’80s.”
The music video was directed by Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher.
SIDE A:
Bop ‘Til You Drop (Long Version) 6:11
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Written-By – Rick Springfield
SIDE B:
Human Touch (Long Version) 7:21
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Remix –John Luongo
Written-By –Rick Springfield
Human Touch (Instrumental) 5:07
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Remix –John Luongo
Written-By – Rick Springfield
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI Strip: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bop ‘Til You Drop | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #20 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – RPS-1005
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: Japan
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
NOTES:
Side A: Taken from the LP “Hard To Hold”
Side B: Taken from the LP “Living In Oz”
Produced for Carman Productions and Famous Dog Productions
Comes with an OBI strip. and lyric insert
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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