Category: Shona Laing

Shona Laing – Soviet Snow (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Soviet Snow” is a 1987 single by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. The song was taken from the album “South” her most commercially successful release to date. It was released twice; in 1987 as a worldwide release, and again in 1988 in the United States. “Soviet Snow” peaked at #32 on November 5th, 1988 after spending six weeks on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart.

SIDE A:
Soviet Snow (Popstand Remix) 6:41
Soviet Snow (Popstand 7″) 4:00

SIDE B:
Soviet Snow (Meltdown Dub) 6:23
Soviet Snow (Instrumental) 4:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Soviet Snow U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #32

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TVT Records ‎– TVT 2495
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design], Art Direction – Beth Cumber
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Remix] – Tom Vercillo
Lacquer Cut By – PF*, Pa*
Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Miguel Kertsman
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

NOTES:
From the LP “SOUTH”
Additional Production and Remix for Popstand Productions.

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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Shona Laing – (Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“(Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy” is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. The single reached #9 on the Australian singles chart and #2 in her native New Zealand in August 1987. In the United States, the song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

Laing was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame as the Legacy Award recipient at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards in November 2013.

SIDE A:
(Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy 3:28
The Bishop 4:27

SIDE B:
(Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy (Extended Remix) 5:11
Producer – Bruce Lynch
Remix – Martin Rushent

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 (Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TVT Records ‎– TVT 2496
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover], Art Direction – Beth Cumber
Written-By – Shona Laing

NOTES:
Pressed By – Europadisk
Recorded At – Mandrill Studios

From the LP “SOUTH”

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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