Howard Jones – All I Want (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A. Front

REQUEST

“All I Want” is a single taken from Howard Jones’s third studio album.

Released in October 1986 in the UK as the lead single from the album One to One, it reached #35 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it was the third single from the album, and reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
All I Want (Extended Version) 6:26
Producer – Arif Mardin

SIDE B:
Roll Right Up 4:47
Mixed By – Mike Roarty
Producer – Howard Jones

Don’t Want To Fight Anymore 4:34
Producer – Arif Mardin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 All I Want U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #76

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA Records Ltd ‎– how10t
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, With Poster
Country: UK
Released: 04 Oct 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Kevin Killen
Music By, Lyrics By – Howard Jones
Photography – Simon Fowler

NOTES:
This issue comes with a large foldout poster.
Mastered at Sterling.

Original version appears on the album:
“ONE TO ONE”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Wolfie
Wolfie
August 28, 2013 3:27 am

I was a huge Hojo fan up until this single – it took ages to grow on me and didn’t do too well here in the UK. I hunted everywhere for the limited 7” gatefold with booklet at the time and found it months later in a bargain bucket for 20p lol It’s great his music new and old is still so popular. Thanks again Paul for making wolfie howl with delight!

DJ BIFFY
DJ BIFFY
August 27, 2013 11:40 pm

Excellent choice Paul. Keep up the good work.

ric
ric
August 27, 2013 10:15 pm

Oooh Yeah! So happy that you posted this because this is one 12″ that is unavailable on CD. Thanks Paul. I love the culture back then that record company in each country has a say in their choice as a single. Everything is so homogenized now. Brings the world together, but making music over saturated and less exciting in the process. This was the time when the big three – Paul Young, Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones all returned with their respective third studio albums. Expectations were high because they all ruled the charts from 1983-1985. Yet, the lead-off singles… Read more »

Stefano
Stefano
Reply to  ric
August 28, 2013 2:48 am

You’re absolutely right Ric! I was always very fascinated by the different single choices worldwide. And sometimes the record companies in the different territories made different single edits too.
Those were the days….

Nice post Paul, again.

ex15
ex15
Reply to  ric
August 28, 2013 7:43 am

This is actually available on CD now..

The Howard Jones “Remaster Box” released in 2012

ex15

Dan
Dan
August 27, 2013 5:05 pm

Excellent song Paul. Good choice! Thank you so much.

dazz22
dazz22
August 27, 2013 4:08 pm

cant remmber this one although i do the sleeve i think must grab cheers

omar
omar
August 27, 2013 1:43 pm

Excellent single. Thanks Paul.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
August 27, 2013 1:22 pm

Awesome. HoJo is always a welcome treat! 🙂

Thank you DJPaulT.

ex15
ex15
August 27, 2013 12:20 pm

Another great upload!!

Paul, any chance of “Eddy & The Soul Band – Theme From Shaft 1985”

SimonP
SimonP
Reply to  DjPaulT
August 29, 2013 2:38 am

I do! 🙂