BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Originally posted September 13, 2011
“Breathless” is a single by American new wave band Figures On A Beach.
Produced by Don Was of Was Not Was and remixed by Ivan Ivan, “Breathless” was released in 1984 on Metro America Records. The single debuted on the US Billboard Dance Chart on August 18, 1984, peaking at #31 after spending seven weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
Breathless (Remix) 5:45
SIDE B:
Breathless+ 4:28
B2 Breathless Beats 2:08
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Breathless | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #31 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metro-America – MA1004
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – Al Brandtner
Backing Vocals [Background] – Carol Hall, Kathy Kosins
Co-producer – Jack Tann, John Lewis
Drums – M. Smith*
Engineer – Steve “Dr. Ching” King*
Executive Producer – Scott Forman
Guitar – Ricci Ara
Mastered By – Herbie Jr*
Mixed By – Ivan Ivan
Producer – Don Was
Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards [Keyboard Percussion] – Ewen*
Voice, Bass, Strings – Anthony Kaczynski
Written-By – Figures On A Beach
NOTES:
Produced in Detroit at Sound Suite.
Mixed in New York.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York.
Management by Ceremony Inc.
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Hi sir Paul, thanks so very much for this Audio
thanks so very much <3
best regards from Perú!
linda musica
Figures On A Beach – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
esa tambien es buenisima, si necesitas el Maxi single, te lo puedo enviar saludos!
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Another welcome re-rip from you.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re very welcome Junior 🙂
Love this! More Figures on a Beach would be awesome. The 12-inch singles for “Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” are in serious need of a decent vinyl rip. 🙂
You’re welcome don I will see what I can do 🙂
Don’t forget my fav from 1987 “No Stars”!
This is excellent Paul. Thank you .
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Another obscure single by an obscure artists. Jeff stole my line…”breathless”!
Totally agree MillCity9 🙂
It’s so rewarding when you do a re-rip for us Paul. Thanks so much for all this work you do. I love this song!! I love Ivan Ivan (or I Squared) and I think his mixes are great. And again, what’s so great about you is that you give us the other versions that go ignored, like the “Breathless Beats” mix. I can’t help but rejoice over these extra mixes and such. You’re the coolest Paul. You do keep us breathless!!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff. Thought you might enjoy the edits on this one 🙂
Oh Paul!! Yes, the edits on this track are FIERCE!! It still boggles my mind that these were done the old fashioned way with tape and razorblades. Unbelievable artwork that these guys did when producing dance mixes/remixes of the past!!
Jeff