BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981
-DjPaulT Recommended 7″
“Make Room” is a 1981 one-off single on Mute Records, by British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop-structured songs mixed with mechanized experimentation.
The b-side “Lady Shave”, went on to become “one of his most iconic tracks”.
SIDE A:
Make Room 4:04
Bass Guitar – Pete Balmer
Drums – Robert Gotobed
Vocals [Extra] – B.J. Frost, Pete Balmer*, Sarah Pirozek
Written-By – Fad Gadget, PBalmer*
SIDE B:
Lady Shave 5:48
Synthesizer, Electronic Drums [Drum Machine] – Daniel Miller
Written-By – D Miller*, Fad Gadget
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mute – MUTE 012
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
Photography By – B.J. Frost*
Plated By – Max*
Synthesizer – David Simmonds
Vocals – Fad Gadget
NOTES:
Recorded at Blackwing Studios All Hallows Church, London 1981.
Studio: Fad Gadget, D. Miller
Distributed by Rough Trade & Spartan
Find the 7″ 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
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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
An OG KROQ of the ’80s classic track!
I’m a big collector of Mute releases, but i have never heard this rarity before.
Looking forward to checking this out.
Cheers Paul 🙂
Love the Fad Gadget period of Frank Tovey’s too-short career! Thanks so much for posting.
Both sides of this 7″ are amazing. Thanks Paul!
Awesome DJPual, I can’t tell you how much I love this Fad Gadget single and I very appreciate this post.
My appreciation would be complete if you’ll Post Luxury By Frank Tovey AKA Fad Gadget, Please man and thank you in advance.
Burning the Ground rules thanks, Paul!!
Hugo
Hey you’re welcome Hugo I will see what I can do 🙂
I’ve always heard the name but didn’t really hear anything until, “Lady Shave.” Karen and I are always quoting the song: “You don’t have to shave it, shave it, shave it!” I’m all for “man-scaping”, but I really do love this tune. Paul, so excited to have a rarity (and another song to boot besides)from you. Like Walter C states up above: “…there are always some surprises in a vinyl rip from DjPaulT!” You’re always amazing Paul. I so love the depths your music collection has. It’s so educational and has the best songs showcased. I love all your surprises… Read more »
So happy you know “Lady Shave” Jeff this is one of my ultimate favorite records 🙂
A godlike creature for depeche mode fans. It was to great to see him accompanying depeche on their 2001/2002 Exciter tour. It really rounded things up after dM accompanied him back then in the dark distant ages. He was one of the few peoüle giving dM a chance. What a shock when he suddenly dies!
I think he was about to embark on a sort of comeback during the exciter time just before he passed away. Such an outstanding artist. 🙂
An icon. Unknown to many, he was one of the artists who, since the creation of MUTE, shaped what we know today as classic synthpop. I have all his CDs, but I just downloaded it because there are always some surprises in a vinyl rip from DjPaulT!
I am so glad that so many of you actually know who Fad Gadget is 🙂
Thanks Paul for this rarity.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂