Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983
“Love Cares” was the fourth overall and second single on Virgin Records by Scottish pop band Endgames. The song was taken from their debut LP “Building Beauty” (1983).
“Love Cares” charted on Billboard, reaching #47 on the Disco/Dance Chart, but MCA Records in the U.S. didn’t promote the band enough so the actual sales weren’t strong with the parent album failing to chart. Meanwhile, Endgames toured as a support act for Howard Jones during his sold-out first tour of the UK in March–April 1984. Shortly thereafter Virgin Records ended their contract and Endgames disbanded.
SIDE A:
Love Cares (Extended Version) 6:01
SIDE B:
Love Cares 3:20
Ready Or Not 3:47
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Love Cares | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #47 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 617-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave
CREDITS:
- Art Direction – Peter Hill (4)
- Engineer – Howard Gray (tracks: B2)
- Lacquer Cut By – Timtom* (tracks: A), TY* (tracks: B)
- Photography By – Jamie Morgan
- Producer – C. Campsie* (tracks: A, B1), Endgames (tracks: B2), G. McFarlane* (tracks: A, B1)
- Written-By – End Games*
NOTES:
From the LP “BUILDING BEAUTY”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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An all-time favorite! Thank you.
You’re welcome, VanceMan 🙂
Every time I see a new post here, I see the same Pet Shop Boys video instead of the correct video. 🙂 It reminds me of the Paul Rudd gag on Conan ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMkz3nPPKbA ). If you’ve never seen that gag, definitely check out the link! Thanks so much, Paul! Have a great day!
This is the best gag! I lost Conan when he left NBC and went to pay cable. I can’t believe the studios let him get away with this gag over and over for years.
Wow, that´s fantastic! So happy to get your meticulous remaster of “Love cares”. Endgames is a much underrated band and their brilliant LP “Building beauty” is still not available digitally or as an official CD. Thank you so much my hero. Once again you gift us with a hidden gem.
Thank you, Daniel 🙂
Thanks for the share DJ!
You’re welcome, Johnny 🙂
I find it so sad that when there is a great single, if promotion isn’t there, the record misses out. I’m so happy we have you Paul to remind us of great music that fell through the cracks. Thank you for this track. I love it!!
Jeff
I couldn’t agree more with you regarding Paul’s contribution to the music world. His “Totally Obscure 80s” series is my favorite, as it introduces overlooked 80s gems that clearly deserve to be known.
The obscure thing here is that they didn’t gain fame despite the perfect formula: A well-written, very well produced song, a major label (Virgin), and a sold-out tour opening for a very popular act at the time.
Some record label should hire Paul to releases a series of “Totally Obscure 80s” compilations.
I would be down for that Martika 🙂
Great idea. These are definitely some of my fave posts “for sure” (said with that Valley Girl type accent 😆). The cover art is very 80’s isn’t it???
not nearly as 80s as the video … lol
It is my hope too that Paul is sought out for his expertise and mission to create pristine rips of songs that haven’t been made available yet for CD release and/or download or for master tapes lost or destroyed. The man is an expert and deserves recognition for all he’s done. And I love your suggestion for him to oversee compilations of obscure 80’s music!!
Have a great day, Martika!
Jeff
Well, his entire back catalog (over 500GB) has been shared on multiple websites recently, so I guess people are recognizing the genius in his work, just not the right people yet … lol. It seems that he could maybe reach out to one of the labels and offer his services, so that they could in turn release his “remasters” on the various streaming services.
I second that. Thank you Paul!!
I love this band I have posted all but one of their singles over the years. Such an underrated band.
FINALLY! 🙂 What a nice surprise, Paul. I love that song almost as much as their only success “Waiting for another chance”. Both of my 12inches are quite worn so I´m looking forward to listening to this on in Paulian quality 😉
All the best.
s´n´d
I hope you enjoy it my friend 🙂