BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
REQUEST
“Famous People” was the second single and title track from British musician Bill Sharpe’s debut solo album. The track featured lead vocals by English singer Tessa Niles. Niles is best known for singing backing vocals for a variety of contemporary artists such as Duran Duran and Pet Shop Boys. The single failed to attract any attention and failed to chart.
The “Dub Version” is exclusive to this release.
SIDE A:
Famous People (U.S. Remix) 7:15
Performed By – Sharpe & Niles
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – W. Sharpe*, R. Odell*
SIDE B:
Famous People (Dub Version) 6:05
Performed By – Sharpe & Niles
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – W. Sharpe*, R. Odell*
Peace 4:08
Performed By – Bill Sharpe
Producer [Associate], Engineer – Nick Smith (4)
Producer, Vocals [Uncredited] – Bill Sharpe
Written-By – W. Sharpe*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – POSPX 735-DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Photography By – Steve Cartwright
NOTES:
From the LP “FAMOUS PEOPLE”
Photography taken at Julie’s, Holland Park
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
