BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

REQUEST

“Heartbeat” is a 1985 single by Scottish musician Thomas Leer who as well as releasing a number of albums and singles in his own right, was also one half (the other being Claudia Brücken) of the 1980s synth-pop band Act. “Heartbeat” was taken from Leer’s fifth studio album The Scale Of Ten.

SIDE A:
Heartbeat (Cardiac Mix) 7:53

SIDE B:
Control Yourself (Out Of Control Mix) 8:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– LEER 222
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Da Gama
Photography By – Peter Anderson (5)
Producer – Dave Allen*
Written-By – Thomas Leer

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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