Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
NEW 2021 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Restoration!
Originally posted November 23, 2011
“Act Of War” is a duet from Elton John and soul singer Millie Jackson, written by Elton with lyricist Bernie Taupin, and released as a single in July 1985. Originally “Act Of War” was released only as a one-off single, but later it was added to Elton’s “Ice on Fire” CD, having been recorded the same year. The song also features guitar by Nik Kershaw. “Act Of War” was a top 40 hit in the UK reaching #32 but failed to chart in the US. The song’s music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
SIDE A:
Act Of War (Part 3) (Extended Version) 8:33
SIDE B:
Act Of War (Part 4) (Instrumental) 5:05
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20347
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Bass – Bass – Deon Estus
Drums – Mel Gaynor
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Guitar – Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Nik Kershaw
Piano – Elton John
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Bernie Taupin, Elton John
NOTES:
Sleeve states “Extended Remix”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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:
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
Password: burningtheground
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“I’m Tina Turner…basically.”
A comment from Ms. Jackson in a UK interview.
Thank you for this underrated rollicking number from Elton!!
Thank you Paul. Elton posts are always much appreciated. Hope we will also get your fresh remaster of “Nobody wins / J’veux d’la tendresse”. It seems that Elton’s record label is not interested of releasing his 12 inch mixes.
You’re welcome, Daniel 🙂
I was so hoping you’d get to re-rip this one Paul. It’s quite possibly my favorite Elton track. Millie Jackson, his singing/sparring partner, ferociously roars on this duet. The energy and effects add to their affect on me too!! Love! Love!! LOVE IT!!! Can’t thank you enough Paul.
Jeff
My favorite Elton remix 🙂
I love the fact that instead of listing “keyboards” or “synthesizer” they actually list the names of the instruments.
Me too sadly we lost bassist Deon Estus in October.