Grace Jones – Re-Mix Re-Mask (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

  • NEW 2022 Transfer!
  • NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!
  • Originally posted October 5, 2011

“Re-mix Re-mask” is a UK only Limited Edition 12″ released in 1986. The A-side is a Grace Jones Megamix backed with My Jamaican Guy & the Paul ‘Groucho remix of Private Life. This single was released to promote the Island Life greatest hits compilation.

SIDE A:
Re-Mix Re-Mask 5:56
Edited By [Re-edit] – FroggyK.C. (3)Simon Harris

a)Slave To The Rhythm
b)My Jamaican Guy
c)La Vie En Rose
d)Private Life

SIDE B:
Private Life (Paul ‘Groucho’ Smykle Remix) 7:01
Remix – Paul “Groucho” Smykle

My Jamaican Guy 5:58
Mixed By –Steven Stanley

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – 12 ISX 273
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – GD*

NOTES:
Track A – A Froggy Production, edited by Froggy, Simon Harris, K.C.
Track B1 – remixed by Paul ‘Groucho’ Smykle at the Fallout Shelter.

Matrix Runout: ‘GD’ is etched. The rest is stamped.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
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:
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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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ToxicAudio
ToxicAudio
July 23, 2022 1:13 pm

Back from vacation and a lot fantastic stuff here. Private Life was missing in my collection. Thx Paul.

UweB
UweB
July 18, 2022 6:34 am

I love Grace. Waiting for her long announced “new” Album SHE.
Thanks.

Martin
Martin
July 16, 2022 11:34 am

Thanks for sharing these pearls Paul, as always you are the best!!! A huge hug

Craig
July 16, 2022 8:52 am

So nice to see a Froggy rarity on BTG !

He was one of a handful of UK DJs that pioneered the art of ‘megamixing’ in the early 80s here. On this one, he’s alongside Music of Life Records founder Simon Harris [Another UK Hip-Hop/ club scene legend], this is a classic, and thoroughly welcomed, thanks Paul !

Craig

Marco
Marco
July 15, 2022 9:52 am

Cool to see more Grace Jones on here. Your previous postings of her are some of my favourite 12”s.

I missed the Slave To The Rhythm post some years ago though.

Cheers Paul 🙂

dj xrey
July 14, 2022 9:27 pm

With the upcoming L.A. inside mask mandate, I want to wear this one!
Keep up the megamixes, Paul! This release is a total surprise. I thought I knew all her 12-inchers by now.

Christian Fex
Christian Fex
July 14, 2022 1:24 pm

Amazing Grace … ’nuff said!

Jeff
Jeff
July 14, 2022 9:53 am

I was always wondering when you’d might get around to posting more Grace Jones and I see that today is the day!! Love this artist so much. Her talents and her beauty; she is fierce in every way!!! Thank you ever so much Paul for bringing this back with a new rip to our ears!!!

Jeff

Konstantinos
Konstantinos
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 19, 2022 6:11 am

Hi DjPaulT would be interesting for us more technically-oriented people to know what changed between the transfers, except personal time spent 🙂 I mean a short paragraph from you comparing the two audio results? That would be great. Thanks again for your work, I am really envious of this! Konstantinos

Konstantinos
Konstantinos
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 19, 2022 8:25 am

Thanks DjPaulT

dj xrey
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 19, 2022 2:25 pm

I agree Paul. For me, manual click repair is the only way to go at this time. In the ’80s, Burwin made a wideband box that had clipper diodes that took out pops and clicks if used sparingly. Unfortunately if you had a noisy disc you’d have to turn it up higher, which clipped all the audio into nastiness. It’s all about starting with the cleanest source material in the first place.

Dean
Dean
July 14, 2022 9:50 am

Wow, another one I never knew existed. While I’m not generally fond of megamixes, I love Grace Jones and especially look forward to hearing the Private Life remix. Thank you!

dj xrey
Reply to  Dean
July 19, 2022 2:45 pm

With the right crowd, megamixes have always been outstanding floor-fillers for me. Plus they work well for radio and passive listening as well.

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  dj xrey
July 20, 2022 11:24 am

I agree. Long live the Megamix!!! Especially the vintage ones with mad-capped Edits!!!!!

Jeff