BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981
Classix Nouveaux was one of the first new romantic acts in England. Although Classix Nouveaux’s more guitar-heavy sound separated them from the mostly synthetic rhythms of Japan and Ultravox, the group’s appetite for stylish fashion and danceable keyboards had them quickly associated with the new romantic movement.
In 1981, Classix Nouveaux released “Guilty,” their most well-known track; “Guilty” was a Top-20 hit in Sweden, and the video received airplay on MTV. In the UK the single reached #43 while in the US it peaked at #66 on the Billboard dance chart.
SIDE A:
Guilty (Long Version) 4:40
SIDE B:
Guilty (Short Version) 3:11
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Guilty | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #66 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Liberty – SP-208
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Rob Arenstein
Engineer [Assistant] – Alan Jacoby*, Phil Bodger
Mastered By – RM*
Producer – Mik Sweeney
Producer, Written-By – Sal Solo
NOTES:
From the LP:
“CLASSIX NOUVEAUX”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Both links are down. Could reupload, please?
Classix Nouveaux is such an underrated band. Check out the ‘Secret’ album!
Ya rock DJ Paul
WOW is all I can say….
I have loved this band since the 1980 release of Nasty Little Green Men….
This song is my favourite of theirs……..
Thank you Risildowgtn 🙂
Thanks Paul for more New Wave!
Besides Guilty and Is It A Dream, I like The End Or The Beginning a lot too.
But I must say Sal Solo’s solo singles are my ultimate favourites…especially San Damiano (Heart And Soul) and Music And You. Perfect melodies!
You’re welcome Ric! I’m not familiar with the other tracks but I am gonna get familiar lol.
I have the Because You’re Young 12″, which is pretty good. Sal Solo went on to make some awful Christian music.
Ric is right – ‘San Damiano’ especially – is Sal Solo’s crowning achievement. Did you ever search that song out and have a listen, Paul?
thank you so much my cn’s fav. have a nice week
You’re very welcome Lordofvhs have a great week too 🙂
Great song and a good remix of it. I had no idea this had made the Billboard charts in the USA. I remember the video being a prototype of Kim Carnes’ “Bette Davis Eyes (New Romantics dancing away …).
A pretty uderrated sin in my opinion. I’m just happy that it did have some US success even if it was minor 🙂
I really love the sound from this band, so for me, I think their value was not well represented in the charts. This is one of their better songs in my opinion. Thanks for the post!
I agree with you Woz. Enjoy!
Their most well known song??? In the UK that would be Is It a Dream?! (reached No. 11, in fact the only one to break the Top 40 according to wiki))
I didn’t actually realise they had any other success, esp overseas. Will be interesting to hear this.
I also didn’t find out till last year that half of these lot were ex-X-Ray Spex.
Thanx Paul. 🙂
Guess “Guilty” was the most well known in the US since thay charted on the dance chart. I got my info from Allmusic.
Are they considered a One Hit Wonder in the US?
It’s funny, there’s a chord progression in the verse that really reminds me of Born To Run. 😀 Can you hear it?
Also, are the two mixes in different keys? I think Dead Or Alive did that sort of thing toowith My Heart Goes Bang, the 7″ version sounds a different key to the Youthquake version.
I remember this, but I agree Is It A Dream? was their best-known track on this side of the pond. One of the band (Mik Sweeney?) went on to play with Vision, but not on their electro-goth-pop classic Lucifer’s Friend
I have the 12″. But your version Paul sounds so much better. My copy is all worn out. Thanks for the post.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Great band but seriously under rated in the UK. Saw them live in 82 supported by Cuddly toys . should have been huge but the truly great bands never are which in some ways is a blessing. Guilty ranks alongside Nasty Little Green Men and Never Again as Classix classics.