BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
Originally I posted this one back on July 26th, 2012. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new 2017 transfer. I have also included as a bonus the Hot Tracks remix of “Brand New Lover”.
Here is the MEGA RARE 1987 Japanese PROMO-ONLY 12″ “Rip It Up (Flip Out Mix)” from British band Dead Or Alive. This is one of the most sought after Dead Or Alive promos… very few in existence and very rare. This 12″ was used to promote the album “Rip It Up” and has never appeared on any other Dead Or Alive release. There were only about 100 copies of this 12″ made making it one of the rarest Japanese Dead Or Alive items.
Japanese PROMOS are by far the rarest of all promotional format. When finished with the vinyl, radio stations would either smash or throw away the promos to prevent resale. Japan stopped pressing vinyl mainstream in the mid 1990’s and switched to the CD format for most releases. The very existence of a Japanese PROMO is itself rare, much less a promo from Dead Or Alive!
SIDE A:
Rip It Up (Flip Out Mix) 8:10
A.1 Brand New Lover
A.2 Something In My House
A.3 I’ll Save You All My Kisses
SIDE B:
Rip It Up (Flip Out Mix Edit Version) 5:16
B.1 Brand New Lover
B.2 Something In My House
B.3 I’ll Save You All My Kisses
BONUS TRACK:
Brand New Lover (Brand New Edit) 6:30
Edited By – Jim “Hip Hop” Hopkins*
Hot Tracks Remix Service Series 5, Issue 11
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – QY・3P-90105
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Mixed, Promo
Country: Japan
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Yo-Yo
Producer – Stock, Aitken And Waterman*
Remix – Dead Or Alive
Written-By – Dead Or Alive
NOTES:
Japanese 12″ promo produced For PWL. Around 100 pressed and issued to top Japanese radio stations.
Unique tracks and artwork found on no other Dead Or Alive release.
‘Not for sale Epic/Sony Inc.’
“Brand New Lover (Brand New Edit) taken from Hot Tracks Issue 5, Series 11.
Find the 12” on 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
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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
“When finished with the vinyl, radio stations would either smash or throw away the promos to prevent resale”
Wow! Must be a heartbreaker for any 12″ vinyl lover!
Last sold on Discogs for €499.99! LOL
So nice of Jim Hopkins not to threaten you with a lawsuit 🙂
Hi Paul
Thanks for including my Hot Tracks edit on this. I, as well as quite a few friends thought that this was a vinyl release with my mix included. I guess it’s just a download?
F.Y.I All of my old tape edits are available on my HearThis page. https://hearthis.at/twitchsf/
Cheers!
Jim “Hip Hop” Hopkins
Big fan of your work Jim. thanks for the link.
Cheers!
-DjPaulT
OH MY GOODNESS!!! It is indeed an honor to have the GREAT Jim “Hip Hop” Hopkins grace Paul’s Burning The Ground with his presence!!! I’ve been such a long time fan of yours. What you did for Hot Tracks, plus, Rhythm Stick and of course, your Twitch remix service has been exquisite! I’ve always wanted an opportunity to say thank you to all those that made music resonate with me, but alas, sometimes that just can’t happen. I adore you so much. I’m glad you made your appearance here. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! I am tickled to death… Read more »
These rips are so good, and this is truly a prize. Isn’t there one more early pre SAW 7″ out there?
These rips definitely compliment the box set which I had to get. You are right though there are definite points to that set, besides the audio troubles, like the abscence of sleeves etc, which would have added a lot to the set.
Thanks for this re-rip. The Dead Or Alive box set was kinda a disappointment, even after they fixed the errors, because I felt that the remastered sound quality was not really that good. Your Vinyl rips are always going to sound much better I think, and one track I am dreaming of seeing ripped to vinyl someday is the single edit of “Brand New Lover”, since it seems hard to find, and the box set remaster leaves a lot to be desired, IMO, … thanks for re-ripping this, and I am excited to hear the bonus track, the remix of… Read more »
wow this record is worth quite a bit.
nice to see it coming up again.
later
-1
I love any Dead or Alive posts. Thanks for including this rare bonus track. Miss him terribly!
You’re welcome Gilbert 🙂
I love these Japan promo releases and as you say they’re rare. This jewel is very much appreciated.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Whenever Dead Or Alive makes an appearance on your site Paul, we know that it’s going to be an event. Thank you so much for this new remaster Paul! AND!!! Of course, the wonderful Hot Tracks remix of “Brand New Lover”. Jim “Hip Hop” Hopkins really did a bang-up job on this song! I can not wait to hear your rip of this one too Paul. You really are so incredible with your talented ears, hands and mind!!!
My heart is palpitating with excitement!!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff 🙂
Oh Paul, after listening to the “Brand New Edit” of “Brand New Lover” I really, really miss the old Hot Tracks. Such great creativity, and really it was just a producer’s wild imagination with a razor blade. Just phenomenal. Love those backwards beats and re-arranged bits and pieces. Gosh, tape editing is amazing. Thanks for dusting this one off and giving it your incredible rip.
Adoration!!!
Jeff
Hello Jeff and Paul
I love the wild brand new edits as well 🙂 And then again, listening to this great song and the great remix edit makes me sad. Unbelievable that dear Pete is no longer with us. The last couple of years made music lovers suffer dearly. My goodness.
Love and hugs to both of you. Let us celebrate every day we are still allowed to walk our wonderful planet.
Right back at you Song_and_Dance!! We’ve lost so many wonderful artists over the last couple of years, but Pete’s death really affected me more than the others. I’m so glad we have Paul in our lives to pay tribute to Pete and his band Dead Or Alive with his stellar rips.
Love and Hugs!!
Jeff
Thanks Paul. You’re the best! Even though the DOA box set came out last year I’m hoping Sony will do the back catalogue justice and release a 2cd 12″ collection!
The box set was expensive and kind of a disappointment so many flaws and just bad quality control all the way around. DOA deserved better 🙂
Many thanks for this re-rip of the most supurb DOA who of course are one of the most frequented artists on your wonderful site. Looking forward to listening to this all over again!!
Thanks Neil I added a nice bonus track this time around. Enjoy! 🙂
Yes I meant to add I noticed the added bonus to the post!!