BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Midnight Man” is a 1985 single by Australian new wave group Flash And The Pan. The song was taken from the album Early Morning Wake Up Call. “Midnight Man” reached #66 on the Australian singles chart and #23 in Netherlands. In the United States “Midnight Man” reached #19 on the Billboard Dance chart on March 23, 1985 after spending nine weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
Midnight Man (Extended Remix Version) 7:00
Mixed By – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain
SIDE B:
Midnight Man (Instrumental) 6:01
Mixed By – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain
Fat Night 3:56
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Midnight Man | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #19 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – Epic – EPCA 12-4847, Epic – A 12-4847
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New wave
CREDITS:
Producer – Vanda & Young
Written-By – H. Vanda – G. Young*
NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 mixed at Right Track, N.Y.
Made in Holland
The Album “Early Morning Wake Up Call” EPC 26215
Also available on chrome cassette
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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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
10 days after this great post, we had the sad news of the death of George Young, voice, producer and writer of Flash And The Pan (and brother of the other ‘Youngs’ from AC/DC).
One of the most hypnotic 80s extended versions. Fantastic build-up starting with that Linn drum. It was huge in Germany, peaking at no.7, staying in the charts for 18 weeks. Excellente
choice and in BTG HQ. Precious.
So finally the iconic Australian band makes its debut in BTG! Thank you very much Paul, I hope that in your huge collection you also have “Ayla (Disco Mix)”.
Thanks my Vinyl Master 🙂
You’re welcome pjanus 🙂
Great post. The extended is widely issued on cd but not the instrumental, so a nice addition!
You’re welcome Martijn 🙂
of course it is!https://www.discogs.com/fr/Flash-The-Pan-The-12Inch-Mixes/release/4085079
I love me some classic New Wave Paul!! You always bring the old classics back into the light of day and this makes me forever grateful! PLUS!!! We can always rest assured that the quality will be stellar. You are like this sonic jeweler in that you “mine” all these gems, and “polish” them to perfection. There’s so much beauty in the beats with you DjPaulT!!!!!
Sigh,
Jeff
Thanks so much Jeff 🙂
Thanks Paul. I love this song. Do also own this 12″. It’s good to get the Instrumental Remix in pristine sound.
You’re welcome Daniel 🙂