King – Alone Without You (Scorcher Mix) (Japan 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Alone Without You” is a song by English band King, released as the first single from their second studio album Bitter Sweet.

The single was the second of the band’s only two top ten hits, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1985, and remaining there for nine weeks.

SIDE A:
Alone Without You (Scorcher Mix) 4:33
Remix – Groucho*

SIDE B:
Love & Pride (U.S.A. Summer Mix) 6:14
Remix – Richard James Burgess
Written-By – M. Roberts*

I Kissed The Spikey Fridge (Rock Hard Mix) 3:59
Remix – Richard James Burgess

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mear Mint
OBI: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 12•3P-719
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: Mar 21, 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By –Simon Fowler (2)
Producer – Richard James Burgess
Written-By – P. King*

NOTES:
Issued with OBI and one sided insert.
Label side A is a picture label, label side B carries all the credits.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL 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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Stevo
Stevo
February 10, 2022 6:27 am

Thanks Paul for the King, not seen this one before. I Live in Coventry, UK (home to The Specials, The Selecter & The Primitives amongst others) & had the pleasure of seeing these quite a few times before they made it big, I kissed the spikey fridge is a particular favourite of mine so good to see it on this release. I can say they were a great band live & got to play football with the band (minus Paul King) several times.

Dejan
Dejan
February 3, 2022 4:11 pm

Well if “news” are being deleted. Than those I don’t need to read and write comments. They will get deleted anyway. Just making a point.

Dejan
Dejan
February 2, 2022 11:14 am

Why did you pull down the post when people wished you and your mom good recovery ?

MCD
MCD
Reply to  Dejan
February 3, 2022 7:51 am

This is nothing new. Paul usually does this with “news” posts.

Dejan
Dejan
Reply to  MCD
February 3, 2022 8:34 am

I still thinks it’s a little bit off to remove it. IT brings an unexplainable gap of the posting timeline.

MCD
MCD
Reply to  Dejan
February 3, 2022 8:37 am

I would imagine it is to keep the music posts separate one after another?

Dejan
Dejan
Reply to  DjPaulT
February 3, 2022 10:53 am

It gives gaps in the timeline.
Just wanted to point it out.
No more replies are wanted.

cdmaniac
February 2, 2022 12:09 am

Thanks Paul! I absolutely love King!

Corey
Corey
February 1, 2022 10:51 pm

Welcome back Paul! I hope your mom is doing well after her tumble last month 🙂

Retro Hound
Retro Hound
February 1, 2022 6:49 pm

Welcome back and thanks for the post!! Hope your mom is doing better.

Nubben
Nubben
February 1, 2022 2:47 pm

Welcome back Paul! And what a great way to start posting again! Hope your Mom is doing better.

TMT
TMT
February 1, 2022 1:21 pm

Hey Paul. Great to see you back in the swing of things. Hope everything is ok for you and your mom. Take care.

Last edited 2 years ago by TMT
Bob
Bob
February 1, 2022 12:43 pm

This 7 day thing on 24-bit FLAC is just no good. I’m only able to download occasionally. If you shop around and are willing to run your own server, you can get storage for a little as $5/TB.

Doug
Doug
Reply to  Bob
February 1, 2022 3:16 pm

Just go with the 16 bit. There really is no advantage in 24 bit for playback.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
February 1, 2022 12:28 pm

Paul, just wondering if you guys knew Paul King went on to be a VJ when MTV Europe first launched? He was realitely big in the early to mid 90s. I used to watch him every Sunday presenting 120 Minutes and interviewing obscure indie bands. I think he possibly had a financial stake in MTV/VH1, but I could be wrong. Then he pretty much vanished.

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
February 1, 2022 11:55 am

Hope all is well with you and your mother Paul. x
And wow – while you were away I had myself a King Disco just this weekend, both albums full blast! So what a great surprise this is, and I love seeing the Japanese releases, as you know. This is a great single, thank you.

DJ Mike Brady
February 1, 2022 11:21 am

Being in the US, I haven’t heard this before, but I LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing it!!

Christian Fex
Christian Fex
February 1, 2022 10:59 am

First things first: Also having a mother with severe health problems
myself I hope that yours is better right now!
And having you and your musical work back is of course brilliant!

DJBD
DJBD
February 1, 2022 10:18 am

Hi Paul.Welcome back.I hope your mom and yourself doing well.Thanks for your hard work and dedicaton,very much appreciated.Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday,go well Stay Safe.

Tata
Tata
February 1, 2022 10:00 am

Excelente!!, sería genial que publicaras “Follow my heart” de Paul King. Thanks in advance.

hato
hato
February 1, 2022 9:54 am

me too
Flac > niteromantics16.rar > Duran Duran – Nite Romatics )Japan 12” EP) (1981) [DjPaulT FLAC]

24BIT was the right archive
thanks

hato
hato
Reply to  DjPaulT
February 1, 2022 6:02 pm

thank you

Jeff
Jeff
February 1, 2022 9:50 am

Very terrific Paul. Thanks for posting this!! Hope things are better on your end with your Mom and all.

Have a nice day!

Jeff

Robert
February 1, 2022 9:40 am

Thanks, I hardly recall KING sounding that much like Duran².

Robert
Reply to  DjPaulT
February 1, 2022 9:47 am

You uploaded Duran instead of King, Sir