BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
- NEW 2019 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!
Originally posted January 16, 2012
“Move Away” is a 1986 song by the British band Culture Club. Taken as the lead single from their fourth album, From Luxury to Heartache, the song became the group’s eighth top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven. It reached number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was popular on US radio and the music video received healthy airplay on MTV during the spring of 1986 and was also their last single to reach the Top 40 in the US. It also reached the top ten in various other countries including Canada (#4), Italy (#10) and Australia (#10).
The song was produced by Lew Hahn and Arif Mardin (the latter a producer for Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin in the 80s). “Move Away” was the only single from the album to reach the top-ten in the UK and would be the band’s last UK top 10 hit until 1998’s “I Just Wanna Be Loved”.
The video-clip for the song, which cast Boy George and Jon Moss as silent film-stars racing cars across a black/white movie screen, was filmed at the Brixton Academy, London. George’s friend Alice Temple can also be seen in the video.
The song was featured in the background of a 1986 episode of the US daytime soap opera General Hospital. In 1986, Boy George sang the song in a guest-starring role in an episode of the television series The A-Team entitled “Cowboy George”.
SIDE A:
Move Away (Extended Version) 7:25
Written-By – Culture Club, P. Pickett*
SIDE B:
Sexuality (Tango Dub Remix Version) 10:34
Written-By – ture Club, M. Rudetsky*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Move Away | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #12 |
| 1986 | Move Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #11 |
| 1986 | Move Away | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs | #87 |
| 1986 | Move Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #4 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 05360, Epic – 49-05360
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Photography By – Jamie Morgan
Producer – Arif Mardin, Lew Hahn
Sleeve – Assorted iMaGes
NOTES:
Special version from the Virgin/Epic LP: “From Luxury to Heartache”
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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Awesome, thanks Paul.
You’re welcome mate 🙂
Hi Paul, another great post. Culture Club really had a great run of singles with memorable hooks. Feel like their contribution to the 80s scene is underrated. On the OLIVIA auction front, I stuck with it most of the day to see all my wish list items disappear with bids that went sky high. I did score on one thing, though, a gold certification award for her single “Heart Attack.” That’s one of my all-time favorites and a great artifact of the 80s sexy pop phase of her career, so I’m grateful to have snagged it.
Wow! that is so very cool Jon. To be honest I really did not follow the auction I figured it would all be out of reach. You are a very lucky person 🙂
LOL I remember that A- Team episode, Boy George said “SO THERE” LOL!
Me too lol.
Haha!
Thanks Paul. I don’t think From Luxury To Heartache has ever been remastered on cd, has it?
You’re welcome, Omar. I don’t think it has been remastered.
Thank you Paul for the new rip.
You’re welcome, Guss 🙂
I’m going to have this song stuck in my head all day…..And that’s a good thing! Thanks Paul for another fantastic re-rip! Jamming already!!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂