BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Ever Fallen in Love” is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and originally performed by his group Buzzcocks.
In 1986 UK band Fine Young Cannibals had a #9 UK hit with their cover version, recorded for the soundtrack of the 1986 film Something Wild starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, and Ray Liotta. The song was later included on the band’s album The Raw & the Cooked.
On February 7, 1987, the single peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart after spending eleven weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
Ever Fallen In Love (Extended Version) 6:20
SIDE B:
Ever Fallen In Love (Single Version) 4:10
Ever Fallen In Love (Dub Version) 4:46
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ever Fallen In Love | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #11 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23707
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Jonathan Demme
Mixed By – John “Tokes” Potoker*
Producer – Fine Young Cannibals, Jerry Harrison
Producer [Additional Production] – John “Tokes” Potoker*
Producer [Associative] – Edward Saxon
Songwriter – Pete Shelley
NOTES:
From the Motion Picture Soundtrack “SOMETHING WILD”
Find the 12″ on 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: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold 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
After spending an long holiday in Italy in the summer of 1985, I returned finding almost all of my friends hooked on the first single surfacing via the semi-underground, Johnny Come Home. From then on Fine Young Cannibals never left the pre-made playlists for parties and mixtapes for holidays, and with this Ever-Fallen-song some scores for weddings – up to this day. Not even Madonna reached that..not even with Holliday :-0
Terrific find! I had forgotten these mixes existed.
Hello Paul,
Haven’t written in the comments in a while but always catch up with your site as often as possible. Have loved many recent posts but the inclusion of rare FYC mixes has prompted me to write.
Thanks again, so many times, for all you do to preserve these bits of culture for us. FYC in their heyday remind me of my transition from junior high school to high school — such a weird and awkward time for so many of us.
Best wishes from STL,
CakeSaint
OMG I remember this! Thanks for reminding me of this lost gem.
You’re welcome Cindy 🙂
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Finally! I’ve been waiting ages for some FYC to show up here! And to top it off you start with one I only have a poor copy of, so thank you for that!
Hope to seeing more in the months ahead. 🙂
Of course, there will be more Paul 🙂
Thanks Paul. Another great Potoker remix. I also love all the FYC stuff. Have a great weekend
Have a great weekend Daniel 🙂
I love the cover art. Can you tell me who did it?
I like it too Timothy. It doesn’t give any art credits so I am not sure.
Absolutely love this version…one of the best songs from the 80’s…it should have been a HUGE hit.
Agree love it too :0
What a voice. Unmistakable, unmissable. Loved the Fine Young Cannibals although EFIL was not my favourite song. I especially loved “I´m Not The Man I Used To Be” and its remix.
Oh, I nearly forgot: HINT HINT 🙂
Have a nice weekend, dear Paul.
s´n´d
Have a perfect weekend Song and Dance 🙂
The cover art is ugly AF. I love it! Thank you.
You’re welcome, Matt. 🙂
Regarding the cover art it looked alot like Talking Heads “Little Creatures”… a little googling and it seems that was painted by Howard Finster (cant post wiki link here)
And yep It seems Howard Finster did the cover for REM’s “Reckoning” on IRS Records. I see an IRS records badge on the rear of this album so it has to be him. Interesting guy.
I’ve got the Something Wild soundtrack on vinyl, there are a few great tracks on there including this one. Look forward to hearing the extended mix when I get home.
Have a nice weekend Jon.
You too Paul. The new site banner and logo looks great by the way!
Hey Jon if audiofu is good enough you should do a rip and put it on a public tracker ! That soundtrack is pretty rare and all i have ever been able to find over the years online is an unnoficial mp3 version. I have posted a few 24 rips myself and its a very satisfying experience to contribute something back. That is providing your rig is good enough. Surface noise, hums, clicks and pops can drive you nuts if you are a perfectionist. Thats just why i cant speak high enough of DJ Pauls rips. They are truely flawless… Read more »
Hi Kaex,
I’ll look up audiofu, I’ve not heard of that site before. I uploaded the album to mixcloud as two mp3s a while ago:
https://www.mixcloud.com/NiceLPs/something-wild-side-one/
https://www.mixcloud.com/NiceLPs/something-wild-side-two/
Unfortunately I don’t have the software or hardware Paul has — those two mixcloud recordings were done by recording onto a USB plugged into a Teac amplifier unit — but if the LP is hard to find then maybe I should put it on something like audiofu. Sounds like a cool thing to do.
I guess it’s not available because I imagine that you can get most of the tracks elsewhere, though.
Lol Jon ! Audiofu is not a site. Its a way of saying “Audio engineering skills”. Its a portmanteau of Audio and Kung-Fu. I upload all of my 24bit Vinyl Rips to rutracker. It seems to be the internet’s music repository since what.cd got shut down. I had a listen to your mixcloud recording and its not too bad at all ! Its worth noting your mp3 file got recompressed by mixcloud further down into a 74kbps mp4 file. Still got the original lossless recordings ? its all down to bit-depth. If you are capturing recordings in 16bit you might… Read more »
Haha, ok I get audiofu now. It’s funny because there is a music publishing site/app out there called audiofu!
I do record and mix my own music, but my vinyl ripping ability is non existent really. The amp/hi-fi that I use to rip vinyl creates (if I recall correctly) 192kbs mp3 files only. Pretty basic. I don’t really have a big enough vinyl collection to justify upgrading.
Man, it’s been so cold here in New Jersey and thankfully, Burning The Ground really warms up my spirits!! You’re better than a hot cider or mulled wine or cocoa Paul!! Hey, this is just another instance of synchronicity on your site. Just the other day, I heard FYC’s “Good Thing” and started to think about other tracks by them. Also, Pete Shelley’s work has been going through my head. Well, here you go posting something written by Mr. Shelley and done by Fine Young Cannibals. I love these psychic moments Paul that I have concerning you and the music… Read more »
You are psychic, Jeff! Really love this band can’t believe they are making they are Burning The Ground debut today. I do hope you get your computer working so that you can get caught up. Stay warm and have a great weekend. 🙂
Loved Fine Young Cannibals in the 80’s, Johnny Come Home, Ever Fallen In Love, She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing being my favourites. Ever Fallen in Love was a good cover of punk band Buzzcocks, FYC also covered Elvis Suspicious Minds in 1985, both covers did well in the UK charts. Andy Cox and David Steele were originally from SKA band The Beat. I remember in 1989 watching their lead singer Roland Gift acting in the film Scandal (about the Profumo Affair), Roland played Christine Keeler’s boyfriend Johnny Edgecombe. The theme song to the film Scandal was “Nothing Has… Read more »
Another Great post Paul.
Thank you, John 🙂 Have a great weekend!
John,
I loved that song from the film Scandal. I have that soundtrack and that Dusty Springfield song is a favorite of mine. I forgot that Roland Gift was in the movie too. So great you brought it up!!
Have a nice weekend!
Jeff