Dan Hartman – Get Outta Town (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Get Outta Town” (a.k.a. “Fletch, Get Outta Town”) is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released as a single in 1985 from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Fletch. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight and was produced by Hartman and Richard Landis.

After Hartman’s international success with “I Can Dream About You”, along with the same-titled album released in 1984, it seemed that Hartman would continue gaining hit singles, especially after the album spawned another two American Top 40 singles “We Are the Young” and “Second Nature”. However, when “Get Outta Town” was released, the single failed to make an impact in America or Europe. It was not a major success in the UK either, although it did manage to enter the Top 100 at #99 for a single week (16 November 1985). This was despite a UK re-issue of “I Can Dream About You” entering the Top 10 only a month before. Hartman wouldn’t make another appearance in the UK charts as a solo artist again until 1995 with “Keep the Fire Burnin'”.

SIDE A:
Get Outta Town (Extended Mix) 5:36
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan HartmanRichard Landis
Written-By – C. Midnight*, Dan Hartman

Get Outta Town (Extended Dub) 4:26
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan HartmanRichard Landis
Written-By – C. Midnight*, Dan Hartman

SIDE B:
I Can Dream About You (M&M Extended Mix) 7:39
Remix – John Morales
Producer – Dan HartmanJimmy Iovine
Written-By – Dan Hartman

I Can Dream About You (M&M Dub) 5:05
Remix – John Morales
Producer – Dan HartmanJimmy Iovine
Written-By – Dan Hartman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAT 1016
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack “Fletch”. Includes the M&M Mix of “I Can Dream About You”.
A-Side: Produced by Dan Hartman and Richard Landis. Remixed by Chris Lord-Alge.
B-Side: Produced by Dan Hartman and Jimmy Iovine. Remixed by John Morales for M&M Productions. Remix Engineer: Graham Dickson. Additional Production: Luis Jardim.

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
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

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soundstory
soundstory
July 8, 2020 6:10 pm

wow, never thought I’d see this appear anywhere, but then again you never let us down, great work Paul

Fred
Fred
June 25, 2020 5:34 pm

Thank you VERY much, Paul!!!! The B-side is awesome and I am so happy you were able to post this awesome 12″! Thank you so much again. You made my month!

Daniel
Daniel
June 25, 2020 2:02 pm

Wow Paul! I was hoping that one day you would post this beautiful single and here it is. If I’m not wrong, the whole 4 mixes are exclusive and have never been released on CD or digitally. I love Dan Hartman. “I can dream about you” is my favorite by him and it’s great to get these M&M mixes. The Chris Lord-Alge mixes are big fun too. Your rip sounds fantastic as always. Once more you totally blow me away with your post. Thanks a million Paul, my everlasting hero 🙂

Carlos
Carlos
June 25, 2020 1:49 pm

Woooow gracias Pault

Jay
Jay
June 25, 2020 1:05 pm

🙂 Always loved the M&M mix of “I Can Dream About You”.
Dan Hartman was such a talented guy. Left us much too soon.

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
June 25, 2020 1:04 pm

Thanks for the second Fletch posting Paul! This should have been a bigger hit for Dan… Love it!

Jon
Jon
June 25, 2020 12:21 pm

WOW. Every time you give us some Fletch goodies, there are 5 friends I call and we freak out. Thanks! Love that “I Can Dream” is expanded on side 2. Like a double A-side.