Glass Tiger – Thin Red Line (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Thin Red Line” was the second single released by Canadian band Glass Tiger from their debut album The Thin Red Line. The song which is about the battle of Balaclava in the Crimean war in 1854 did not do as well as the band’s previous Canadian #1 hit and U.S. #2 “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone). “Thin Red Line” was not released in the United States as a single and did not chart the song reached #19 in Canada and #91 in Australia.

SIDE A:
Thin Red Line (Rather Red Mix) 6:11
Remix – Michael H. Brauer, Sam Reid

SIDE B:
Thin Red Line (Really Red Mix) 6:07
Remix – Michael H. Brauer, Sam Reid

Thin Red Line (Album Version) 4:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 1A K060-20 1648 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design – Heather Brown (2)
Design [Logo] – Shoot That Tiger!
Photography – Steve Rapport
Producer – Jim Vallance
Written-By – Glass Tiger

NOTES:
From the LP “THE THIN RED LINE”

Find the 12″ at 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:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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

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Marc from Nova Scotia
Marc from Nova Scotia
September 12, 2018 11:18 pm

Awesome post! I’ve loved this song ever since it was released back in 1986 and always wished it had been a bigger hit. Not many pop/rock songs can claim to be inspired by the Crimean War, yet somehow they make it work. Great video too – check it out if you haven’t seen it. Thanks for posting. 🙂

Richard
Richard
September 12, 2018 9:07 am

A Canadian double (with Corey Hart yesterday). Love this track from a great debut album.

Thanks Paul.

Stefano
Stefano
September 12, 2018 2:17 am

Great share Paul. Glass Tiger is always welcome! ‘Someday’ is also a killer track.

Daniel
Daniel
September 11, 2018 1:29 pm

Thanks a lot Paul. I love Glass Tiger and “The thin red line” is my favourite album by them. The remixes of the title song are really awesome and it’s fine to get them in your usual crystal clean sound quality. Thanks also for yesterday’s great post of Corey Hart. Seems that this week is going to be very special…

Song And Dance
Song And Dance
September 11, 2018 1:27 pm

YEEEESSSS, I´ve waited for a long time for this 12inch in DJ Paulian quality 🙂 Thank you thank you thank you, Paul. My 12inch record is totally worn as Thin Red Line is on the short list of my very very favourite songs from the eighties. I found “Don´t Forget Me When I´m Gone” an ok song, the much less successful Someday ten times better, and then along came Thin Red Line. Gosh, I love it. Love the song, love the remix versions. This will be some tough days for Myriam as I will listen to your rips from dusk… Read more »

Jeff
Jeff
September 11, 2018 1:18 pm

Gosh, I just love your choices Paul!! No body can pick the surprises better than you. I’ve been thinking of Glass Tiger for the past two days and then, here you go, you present a new 12-inch. I love you Paul and your work. On so many levels you have inspired me, cheered me up on countless occasions and have educated me on lost 80’s classics and the obscure. You’re a godsend, a kindred spirit and a wonderful friend who I feel very blessed to have. You’re perfect!!

Jeff

Fred
Fred
September 11, 2018 12:42 pm

Hi and thanks, Paul! I remember this song and it is very reminiscent of In A Big Country with those guitar riffs/licks and style of vocals.

I bet if this song had produced differently, it could have been a bigger hit.

Thanks for the flashback!

Martijn
Martijn
September 11, 2018 12:38 pm

I only had the album version until now, curious how this 12 inch will be.
Thanks a lot!