Golden Earring – Clear Night Moonlight (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Clear Night Moonlight” is a 1984 song by Dutch band Golden Earring. It was the second single from their album N.E.W.S. (NorthEastWestSouth). The single was only released in Europe where it peaked at #6 Nederlandse Top 40 and #13 on the Belgian Ultrtop chert.

SIDE A:
Clear Night Moonlight (12″ Version) 4:48

SIDE B:
Fist In Glove 3:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: 21 Records ‎– 2.122, 21 Records ‎– 2122
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer –John Kriek
Producer – Shell Schellekens
Written-By – B. Hay*, G. Kooymans*

NOTES:
From the video of the same name: Clear Night Moonlight

℗ 1984 Red Bullet Productions, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Made in Holland

From the Album N.E.W.S.

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Froggy
Froggy
October 30, 2020 12:15 am

This song really needed a rip like this. Always loved the song itself, but disliked how it sounded on streaming/CDs.

Jeff
Jeff
October 29, 2020 8:37 am

So sorry I didn’t comment yesterday, but had to today. Paul, you really choose fantastic songs that deserve another listen. Golden Earring is a great rock act! Thanks Paul for doing it again.

Jeff

Grant
Grant
October 28, 2020 6:15 pm

Looking forward to hearing this!

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
October 28, 2020 3:38 pm

What a fantastic surprise, thanks so much Paul!! Highly underrated rock band Golden Earring had some great 12″ singles. Thanks for shining the light on this rarity.

Stefano
Stefano
October 28, 2020 10:29 am

Hi Paul, nice to see you have some interest in the Dutch group Golden Earring. Their 12 inches (not that many) are still not available in master quality, so awesome you took this one today. Thanks!