BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Precious Little Diamond” is a 1984 single by Dutch synth-pop/funk band Fox The Fox, formed in 1981 by Bert Tamaela and Sylhoutte Musmin. While Tamaela was the band’s singer, Musmin wrote his lyrics and Tamaela the music. “Precious Little Diamond” was the bands only hit reaching #18 on the US Billboard dance chart. Fox The Fox only released two albums then split in 1990.
SIDE A:
Precious Little Diamond (Special Remix)
Remix – Ben Liebrand
SIDE B:
Man On The Run 3:56
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Precious Little Diamond | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #18 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – CBSA 12.3858, CBS – CBS 12.3858
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Funk
CREDITS:
Engineer – Ronald Prent
Management – Jac. Bolhuis*
Photography By – Govert de Roos
Producer – Willem Ennes
Written-By – Berth Tamaela*, Sylhouette Musmin*
NOTES:
Printed in Holland. Distribué en France par CBS Disques.
Made in Holland.
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
Although this song or band was not really my thing, it was good to hear this song played a lot abroad on holiday at the mediteranean. There were quite a few disco/soul/popfunk-1or2-hit-wonder-bands around in the 80’s in Holland, to be honest. And almost always with the easygoing postordercatalog-styling. A look only needed an extra lick of hairgel and their sisters carmen-set. The music production was a lot of the times ignored, but it had a typical dutch style, broader than labels or gimmicks. (Spargo is a good example here?) This song was ultra catchy and got its hook in more… Read more »
( You do understand that I use the gays as in the gays. Generalizing old style, like back in the days.. when it wasn’t well known to the general public that they come in just as many styles colours and height of platform-gogo-boots or plaid flanel shirts. 😉
What a Club Classic!!!!!!
There’s nothing wrong with the Shep Pettibone mix, but the Ben Liebrand remix is a Precious Diamond!
LOVE THIS SONG! Thank you so much!
A one hit wonder from the Netherlands. Great choice. Would be nice if you could post the US Pettibone version too. Thanks Paul.
Thank you Paul for this evergreen..
Listening to the B side track one again i must notice how often there’s a huge difference between main songs and the B side songs. Most of the times they sounds like demos or something.
Many thanks DJ Paul,
this is another great song.
I agree with Song_And_Dance,
the Ben Liebrand remix is much better of the Shep Pettibone version,
but I’am still waiting the same for that version!
(very interesting the B-side of this maxi-single that I didn’t know).
It’s funny the Shep Pettibone mix was released in the US but I never bought it.
All-time classic. I still love that song, and the standard 12inch from the hands of Mastermixer (and producer) Ben Liebrand is much much better than the Shep Pettibone remix.
You’re welcome Song And Dance 🙂
Now, this is a great classic. I’m very familiar with the song, however, I really am excited about the Ben Liebrand remix. Thanks Paul for yet another cool slice of vinyl. So looking forward to this one.
Jeff
You’re welcome Jeff 🙂