BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!
Originally posted August 19, 2011
“Reaction to Action” was the third single taken from the album Agent Provocateur by the band Foreigner, in the U.S. only. This song was remixed for this release. The song was written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The single peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 6, 1985.
SIDE A:
Reaction To Action (Vocal/Long Version) 7:17
SIDE B:
Reaction To Action (Instrumental) 5:45
Reaction To Action (Vocal Edit) 4:54
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Reaction To Action | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #54 |
| 1985 | Reaction To Action | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #44 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86880
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Mick Jones (2)
Written-By – L. Gramm*, M. Jones*
NOTES:
Special versions taken from the Atlantic album “Agent Provocateur”
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 Removeal: 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
Any chance of a re-up?
thanks, say you will 12″ by the way Paul…and Bryan Ferry – Kiss And Tell with that “dub” version….great right?…thanks
Aloha Paul… I’m having a bit of a problem opening this one.
I’ve tried 3 different de-compressors.
Tried re-downloading both flac versions and the mp3 version.
And have tried both typing in and pasting the password.
Also, tried shutting the computer down and restart, just in case it was a problem with the machine (you never know)
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Randy
Randy the only suggestion I have is to make sure you let the file download completely before trying to extract it. Seems like it’s just on your end have not had any other people with issues.
Hmmm… not sure what is going on. I know from my download monitor that the file for the mp3 is supposed to be 42.8MB… but when it downloads it’s only 3KB. I even went back re-downloaded the other 2 by Foreigner and they did the same thing, when I downloaded ’em the other day they came in fine.
I’ll see what I can do, since it’s on my end.
Thanks.
Ah Paul, it’s almost more than I can bear. You re-ripped all the previous Foreigner 12 inches which were on my re-rip wishlist + all that Pat Benatar (too on my wishlist). Leaves me longing for ‘Promises’ (but that’s no news) and those excellent Elton John 12 inches, which deserve an upgrade from OM10 to OM30.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart (and I ain’t quoting Stevie Wonder).
You’re very welcome Stefano. I promise you “Promises” at some point.
Thank you, Paul, for another forgotten gem, one that was truly never given the chance on the charts and pop radio.
Will you be ripping any other Foreigner 12-inch singles, Paul? Please “say you will”. 😉
Thank you Paul!!! Love this.
You’re welcome Guss 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
You’re welcome woz 🙂
These 12-inch rock mixes are pure gold Paul. I can’t help but rejoice because you have so much passion for the extended rock mix. Remixing was so much better back then. Today, it’s more like acapellas thrown over a new rhythm track with no integrity whatsoever to the artists’ vision. Ah, those were the days. Thanks for your continued crusade to bring these great records back into the light of day. PLEASE keep doing all you can to make our audio dreams a reality. You rock pal!!!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff. I agree with you about today’s remixes they all sound the same to me boring with no creativity. I miss the days when a remix was really something to look forward to 🙂
That makes three of us. I blame easily accessible loop libraries and VSTs – and tonedeaf artless record company marketing gurus.
Prefer this to the album version.
Thanks as always for the rip, Paul! 🙂
Me too Ex15 🙂