Category: Thompson Twins

March 6, 2014

Thompson Twins – Sister Of Mercy (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Sister Of Mercy” is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was originally included on the group’s 1984 album Into The Gap, though a remixed version was released as the fourth single from the album in the summer of 1984. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, spending ten weeks on the UK singles chart.

The B-side of the single was a megamix of various Thompson Twins songs titled “Out Of The Gap”.

SIDE A:
Sister Of Mercy (7″ Remix) 4:55
Mixed By – Phil Thornalley
Written-By – Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Tom Bailey

SIDE B:
Out Of The Gap (7″ Edit) 5:47
Mixed By – Chris Modig*, Swedish Eagle, The*
Producer [In The Name Of Love] – S.Lillywhite*
Written-By – Thompson Twins, The*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– TWINS 5
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Art Direction – Alannah*
Design [Sleeve Design] – Satori (14)
Mastered By – Arun*
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Tom Bailey

NOTES:
B-Side Mixed in Los Angeles.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

March 3, 2014

Thompson Twins – Watching (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Watching” is a 1983 song by the British New Wave/synthpop band Thompson Twins. It was released as the fourth single from the album Quick Step and Side Kick (which was renamed Side Kicks in the U.S.), and the song peaked at #33 on the UK singles chart. In the United States the single was not released and therefore did not chart.

“Watching” was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The singer Grace Jones (who had worked with Sadkin on three of her albums by that time) made a guest appearance on the track “Watching”, though her vocals were not included on the track when it was remixed and released as a single in mid-1983.

SIDE A:
Watching (7″ Remix) 3:48

SIDE B:
Dancersaurus (7″ Remix) 4:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– TWINS 1
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jul 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave
Credits: Cover [Cover Design From Ideas From] – Alannah*
Design [Cover Design] – Satori (14)
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Mastered By – Arun*
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Tom Bailey
Written-By – Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Tom Bailey

NOTES:
Remixed from album and double-take cassette “Quick Step And Side Kick”.
Made In England.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 4, 2014

Thompson Twins – Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream (Smackattack!) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream” is the second single by the band Thompson Twins taken from the 1985 album Here’s to Future Days. It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway. The single peaked at No. 15 in the UK, spending six weeks on the chart. In the US the single failed to chart. A promotional music video was made for to the single version of the song and was directed by Godley & Creme along with Meiert Avis.

SIDE A:
Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream (Smackattack!) 6:10

SIDE B:
Very Big Business 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– TWINS 129
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Art Direction – Alannah Currie
Design [Artwork] – Andie Airfix, Satori (14)
Mastered By – Arun*
Photography By – Rebecca Blake (2)
Producer – Nile Rodgers, Tom Bailey
Written-By – Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Tom Bailey

NOTES:
“Don’t Mess With Doctor Dream” taken from forthcoming album and cassette “HERE”S TO FUTURE DAYS”.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi