Eurythmics – Shame (UK 12″) (Limited Edition)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Shame” is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song appears on the duo’s sixth studio album Savage and was released as the second single in the UK. “Shame” was not released in the United States.

The track is a synthpop ballad in which the protagonist expresses regret and disdain for excessive and shallow lifestyles led by those who frequent nightclubs, bars, parties, and the like. The lyrics namecheck The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and mentions the song “All You Need is Love”.

“Shame” stalled at number forty-one in the UK singles chart, the first Eurythmics single to miss the UK Top 40 since “Julia” in 1985.

SIDE A:
Shame (Dance Mix) 5:40
Edited By [Additional Edits] – Manu Guiot
Mixed By – Fred Defaye

SIDE B:
I’ve Got A Lover (Back In Japan) 4:26
Mixed By – David A. StewartManu Guiot
Mixed By [Assistant] –  Serge Pauchard

Shame 4:23
Mixed By – avid A. StewartFred Defaye
Mixed By [Assistant] – Claude Pons

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– DAT 14P
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Sleeve Design] – Laurence Stevens
Engineer – Fred Defaye
Photography By – Alistair Thaine*
Producer – David A. Stewart
Programmed By – Olle Romo
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Includes Limited Edition Numbered Print.

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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Grant
Grant
August 6, 2020 11:58 am

Thank you for these wonderful “Savage” posts – one of my favorite LPs of the 80s!!!

Christopher
Christopher
July 7, 2020 10:45 pm

Thank you for these great mixes!

MusicMan3
MusicMan3
July 1, 2020 5:42 pm

I am just getting caught up with your posts. Wow, what a great song and mix. I love Eurythmics and Annie Lennox. This is such an under-rated song. Annie’s voice is truly heavenly. Thank you for sharing this. I will be playing this one A LOT.

Marco
Marco
June 30, 2020 3:17 am

Cool to see another Eurythmics post. I thought this should of been a Top 40 hit here in the UK.

Thanks Paul 🙂

OMAR
OMAR
June 29, 2020 9:55 pm

Thanks Paul. Your Eurythmics rips are superb.

mothloop
mothloop
June 29, 2020 4:06 pm

I know this LP was not necessarily well loved by fans , but I like it a whole lot. Thank you for it. Annie looked great in that wig!

janick
janick
June 29, 2020 3:00 pm

thanks so much really great album savage and i love the remixes thanks you again.

Song And Dance
Song And Dance
June 29, 2020 2:25 pm

Only a minor hit and quite forgotten compared to Beethoven and Chill from the same album, Shame is one of my all-time favourite singles by the Eurythmics. I totally fell in love when I heard it for the first time. Well, I was 19 and life was almost PERFECT….

David
June 29, 2020 2:04 pm

Love this song. I wish the 7″ edit was on this release instead of the LP version, that version is one of Eurythmics’ MANY vinyl-only tracks that deserve a digital upgrade.

Anthony
Anthony
Reply to  David
June 30, 2020 5:09 am

The 7″ edit was released on ‘Pump It Up 88’, a various artist compilation CD from Australia. It’s 3:48.

dugn
dugn
June 29, 2020 1:11 pm

Checking this out now since I’m not familiar with this mix. Thanks for the awesome upload, Paul! I got a little TOO excited since I saw “Shame” before I saw “Eurythmics” and was hoping that this was going to be a long-missed Xymox release from The Master DJPaulT! Cheers – and thank you!

Daniel
Daniel
June 29, 2020 12:44 pm

Thank you Paul. I love this song and remix. “Shame” does not belong to the best known Eurythmics songs but it’s one of my favorites.