BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Beat The Wall” is a 1986 single by Canadian new wave band Great Nation released on Wide Angle Records. This is the only single released by the band and there is really no other information about them. It’s a shame really because this record really is pretty good and they could have gone further. But for whatever reason, they disappeared into obscurity.
SIDE A:
Beat The Wall (Dance Mix) 6:38
SIDE B:
Beat The Wall 3:45
Criminal 3:24
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Wide Angle – TTW 8672
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Canada
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals – John Schech
Drums, Percussion – Robert Browne
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Paul Aaron (3)
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Michael Ross Shephard
Mixed By – David Rivkin
Producer – Dale Goulet, Great Nation
NOTES:
Jacket printed in Canada
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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I am glad you like it 🙂
Another great rip Paul, many thanks! Your obscure 80s selections are perfect, I am happy I am still discovering underrated non-european 80s synth-pop groups, I too love the sounds of the DX7, M1, Juno and all the legendary synthesizers of the 80s. Series like Miami Vice have inspired me to search for more unknown artists/producers of the 80s, the results are amazing and seem to never end…
You’re welcome Kosta there is more to come 🙂
16-bit 24-bit sources are inverted (16-bit in MEGA, 24-bit in burningtheground.net)
Thank you Walter I have corrected it 🙂
Paul I love that your Totally Obscure 80s are always so genuinely obscure.
As usual, I don’t know this. 😀 His voice has a bit of a Seona Dancing vibe to it.
Thank you Jermajesty now that you mention it their voices do sound similiar 🙂
Totally unknown to me so I´m looking forward to listening to it. Thank you, Paul.
Happy Birthday to you, Paul. “Aquarius” is “Wassermann” in German, the direct translation would be “Waterman”. This equals “Aquaman”, so you definitely are a superhero. But we knew that all along, didn´t we? 😉
Celebrate, Paul, as all us us should celebrate life every day. I raise my glass to you, to Jeff and to all all our friends from this lovely community.
Thank you so much, Song And Dance 🙂
This song was remixed by David Rivkin better known as Minneapolis producer David Z and brother to Prince’s drummer, Bobby Z. He produced hits like Kiss, which was originally given to a new Paisley Park band “Mazarati” but was taken back by Prince at the last minute. Great Nation’s lead singer Paul Aaron was tapped by David Z to be in Mazarati, where he went by Aaron Paul Keith “Ace”. I guess that answers why Great Nation never went any farther. I mean, who would have passed up a chance to be in a Prince project in the ’80s? Mazarati… Read more »
I appreciate the info 🙂
Love these 80s gems, thanks
I believe the 16 and 24 bit downloads options are reversed ♫
Thank you, Dan, I corrected the links 🙂
Wow Paul! That’s a pure gem! What a great find for me. The more I listen to that song the more I love it. These are the posts I love the most. Thank you so much Paul for bringing this single out of the dark. It was a wonderful week with my favourite series and I made some great discoveries. Enjoy your special day tomorrow and have a great weekend.
Thank you, Daniel 🙂
This is a novelty for me, I had nowhere in my musical mind one of the many groups that were a meteor in the musical sky.
Thank you
You’re welcome 🙂
Really looking forward to hearing this Paul. Thanks for the share, as always!
Hey, I want to wish you a very Happy Birthday for tomorrow, the 8th of February. Hope your special day is awesome, just like you. Celebrate BIG TIME!!
Cheers!
Jeff
Thank you, Jeff! I hope that you like this record it has become a favorite for me.