Kajagoogoo – Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Ooh to Be Ah” is a song by English band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983 as the second single from their debut album White Feathers, and was produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and producer Colin Thurston. It was the band’s second-biggest hit, peaking for two weeks at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the follow-up single to “Too Shy” and describes the fact that the clothes you wear do not make you famous.

SIDE A:
Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix) 6:38
Lyrics By – Limahl

SIDE B:
Ooh To Be Ah 3:36
Lyrics By – Limahl

Interview Rooms 3:23
Lyrics By – Nick Beggs

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12 EMI 5383, EMI ‎– 12EMI 5383
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover] – Nick BeggsShoot That Tiger!
Engineer –  Colin Thurston
Lacquer Cut By –Jeff*
Music By, Arranged By, Written-By – Kajagoogoo
Producer – Colin ThurstonNick Rhodes

NOTES:
A side dead wax says “Concrete Mix”.
B side dead wax says “Kaja Mix”.
Tritec Music Ltd.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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


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Ingmar
Ingmar
March 21, 2021 12:07 pm

Ooh To Be Ah [versions I know so far] Album Version [from ‘White Feathers’] (3’12) Single Version = Kaja Mix? [from Single & Maxi] (3’35) // extended album version. From 2’40 additional 13 seconds inserted and at the end approx. 7 seconds later outro Unknown Version [from unknown source] (3’54) // similar to the single version plus an additional approx. 5 seconds later outro (ie approx. 12 seconds later compared to the album version) The Construction Mix (only Spinout = Concrete Mix) [Maxi] (6’38) // Newly arranged intro. First vocals only from 2’14. 3’07 – 5’35 identical to the album… Read more »

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Kosta
Kosta
March 21, 2021 6:15 am

Another great quality rip of this great maxi single. I used to play this a lot back in 1985 Thank you Paul for being the best!

80spornstar
80spornstar
March 20, 2021 7:08 pm

Thank you for this awesome quality upload. I noticed a minor error 45 seconds before the end of the tune. It sounds like one of the group members hits the microphone.

Muff Diver
Muff Diver
March 20, 2021 5:55 pm

Thanks Paul 🙂

Todd
Todd
March 20, 2021 1:21 pm

Thank you Paul! I always loved this single. Even the B-Side is a really fun song. I didn’t realize it was their second biggest hit. I would have thought Hang On Now was bigger than this one.

jsd
jsd
March 19, 2021 9:48 pm

Amazing, I was just listening to this earlier today. What a great single.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
March 19, 2021 5:45 pm

There’s about a minute’s footage of the band recording this track at 2:10 in this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI-yk22Ttd4

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
March 19, 2021 4:52 pm

Great minds think alike – I was playing this a couple of days ago! Thanks for the download Paul.

The shot of old Vegas on the cover seems a bit unconnected to anything?! 😀

dugn
dugn
March 19, 2021 12:59 pm

What fun! This track and Hang On Now are overlooked gems from Limahl/Kajagoogoo. Really love that you have and showcased this great track!

You’re awesome, Paul! Thanks for the classic preservations of these early 80’s era hits! And have a great weekend!

OMAR
OMAR
March 19, 2021 12:10 pm

Wow. Love this single by them. Thanks Paul.

Jeff
Jeff
March 19, 2021 11:57 am

I was so hoping that one day you’d get to posting this one (You see, good things do come to those who wait!). Paul, I am so thrilled that you’ve decided to showcase this dynamite track. I have so many memories of watching this on video music shows. Truth be told, I never had “My MTV” as my Dad didn’t think it was worth getting cable for.

Thanks for a great week as usual Paul. I hope you have a tremendous weekend! Happy weekend too, to the BTG community.

Jeff