BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
Originally posted September 6, 2011
About the Re-Rip:
This is a brand new 2015 transfer using the Ortofon OM Super 30 stylus. The original transfer released in 2011 used the Ortofon 20 stylus. Although the 20 is a good stylus it does not have near the dynamics or tracking of the OM 30, thus providing better sound quality. Of note in 2011 I was using click repair on all of my transfers I have since abandoned that technique and now only manually remove all clicks and pops. It is a more tedious and time-consuming method, but the results are better. I also now use iZotope RX for all resampling. No processing or EQ is added to my transfers. Since 2011 my equipment has also been upgraded to a new pro-ject carbon turntable and higher quality tube for the Bellari pre-amp. If you grabbed the original 2011 release I hope that you will give this new transfer a listen I think you will find greatly improved. Enjoy!
“Living on My Own” is a song by Freddie Mercury, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy. It was released as a single in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50. In the US the single was released in July 1985 but failed to chart.
The remixes included here are exclusive to the US and Brazilian 12″ singles.
SIDE A:
Living On My Own (Extended Mix) 6:42
Mixed By – Ed Stasium
SIDE B:
Living On My Own (Single Mix) 3:04
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05314
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Producer – Freddie Mercury, Mack (2)
Written-By, Composed By – F. Mercury*
NOTES:
Special Versions from the Columbia Lp: “MR. BAD GUY”
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
I would like to know what it means to manually remove a click, because I use ClickRepair with automatic turned off. What kind of software do you use to remove clicks if ClickRepair isn’t what you use anymore? Just curious. And thanks for posting this 12″. 🙂
I use Adobe Audition.
Thank you very much Paul
thank you, great song
It’s worth mentioning that the subsequent re-release / remix version of this single (1993 I think) did considerably better in the UK, reaching number one. Do you have those mixes on your schedule?
Beautiful set of Freddie Mercury 12″ singles Paul 🙂
Loving each and every one. Thanks again
Ray xox
Nice re-rip of another powerful Freddie song. Also a very good job by the producer on the Extended Mix, but still doesn’t come close to the monster huge ’93 mixes which took Living On My Own to UK’s No.1 !
Paul, your painstaking efforts are very much appreciated — not just with this current upload but with all of the music you preserve so lovingly. Thanks very much!
Thank you Paul!! Nice to see this!
This is a nice treat paul. I was hoping you might re-post this one again.
Thanks in abundance 🙂
Funnily enough with both the recent Freddie posts i was listening to this one last night! Didn’t hear anything wrong with it – there again i never do! Always appreciate a 2015 over a 2011 one as i’m sure you’re improved and learnt a lot since then (not to mention better equipment). Thanks for this i’ll happy download this new rip right now. Any more, new (to this blog) Freddie planned?
I think you will prefer the 2015 transfer Neil. I do have a few mor Queen singles that I hope to do in the future and I am working on getting some more solo Freddie Mercury singles too. But for now gotta move on to some other things that I have planned for October 🙂
Can’t wait for Queen and hopefully some more Freddie! And for what you have planned for this month. As ever, it’s a pure delight!
Wow! what lovely words jeff x
Paul does certainly do this for love x
Thank you Wolfie 🙂
Thanks for your comment Wolfie. Paul absolutely brings out the best in everyone touched by his musicality. His readers are some of the nicest people in Cyberspace. Great Karma here on Burning The Ground. Like attracts like and Paul has one of the best personalities around!!
Have a very nice day Wolfie!!
Jeff
Hey Paul, I’m so happy when you go into detail about your process to bring these tracks up to outstanding quality. It’s all very humbling since you do this for the love of music and for the people who hold you in high respect, reverence and love. Your generosity knows no bounds and your achievements are heart and soul warming. So many lost classics you’ve brought back from oblivion. This archive here is priceless and so valuable on so many levels. Yes, I do tend to say the same things over and over…and OVER AGAIN and AGAIN, but please know… Read more »
Thank you so much Jeff I don’t mind hearing your praises I appreciate them very much. I just couldn’t leave this 12″ sitting along with all of the others with a transfer that I was not happy with. Now all of the Freddie Mercury singles have been updated. Hope that you have a wonderful day.