BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“The Taste Of Your Tears” was the second single released from the second and final album by English band King Bitter Sweet. The single debuted on the U.K. singles chart on October 19, 1985 peaking at #11.
The 2007 Cherry Red remastered CD edition of “Bitter Sweet” did not contain the original 12″ “Breaker Heart Mix” of “The Taste Of Your Tears” instead a 5:42 CD Mix.
This particular U.K. 12″ is housed in a limited edition poster bag.
SIDE A:
The Taste Of Your Tears (Breaker Heart Mix) 6:20
SIDE B:
Crazy Party 3:25
Alone Without You (The Reprise) 3:21
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:CBS – QTA 6618
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Poster
Country:UK
Released:1985
Genre:Electronic
Style:Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Richard James Burgess
NOTES:
From the LP “BITTER SWEET”
Comes in a poster bag.
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Love King!! Thanks for sharing Paul!!
You’re welcome Cory 🙂
Where Cherry Red fail, you succeed. Talking of concerts i was at Tears for fears (ridiculously) first UK gig in 11 years last night. Wonderful!!
There were amazing last night. Hard to believe it was back in 2005 they last played here.
They are great! I saw them last year here in Tulsa. They were scheduled to perform about a month or so but cancelled for an un known reason.
Family reasons was what i heard!
Thanks so much for sharing this one. As a side note, I saw King open for Nona Hendryx on July 4, 1984, in London. (I remember the date for obvious American reasons.) They were an exceptional live band.
You’re welcome VanceMan. Wow that must have been a great show 🙂
Hi Paul & folks, I just wanted to tell you that the full length “(Breaker Heart Mix)” can also be found on the 1998 CD “The Best Of King – Love & Pride”.
The question is if we do need this as we have it in excellent “DjPaulT quality”! 😉
You’re welcome Christian 🙂
Indeed it does feature on that CD. There is a shorter version called The Taste Of Your Tears [Breaker Heart CD Mix] on the Bitter Sweet reissue running at 5:43.
Thanks Paul. Glad to know you enjoyed CC. I always liked King. Hope you could post Won’t You Hold My Hand Now or Paul King’s Follow My Heart next .
You’re welcome Omar. I have it planned to post at some point 🙂
First things first: How was the Culture Club Show? I was so excited for you guys!! Hopefully, it was really, really fabulous!! I love when you share with us about the shows you go to. I positively L-O-V-E the music that moves you Paul!! You have superb taste, that’s for sure!! Thank you for this King single. I feel so fortunate to have you as a guide through the 12-inches of the 1980’s and the ’90’s. So much I haven’t heard and/or missed purchasing, but because of you dear DjPaulT, I am in such a precious place in my life.… Read more »
Had a blast last night at the Culture Club concert, the band played at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel/Casino in Tulsa. Boy George and the rest of the original line up John Moss, Mikey Craig and Roy Hay performed a two hour set of their most iconic songs and then some. This was the first time Culture Club had ever been to Tulsa Boy George commented on how he always wanted to come here because he loved the Gene Pitney song “24 Hours To Tulsa”. Culture Club is currently touring the USA so get tickets if you can. Set… Read more »
Sounds AWESOME Paul!! Great set list. I love their “Victims” song so much. Boy George has one of the best voices in the Biz!! Gives me chills, it’s just so beautiful.
Jeff
I can’t beleive they played The War Song! Fabulous. I hope you did a dance?
What a brilliant set list. God I’d love to hear Time (Clock of the Heart) live, it’s one of my favourites by them?
What sort of capacity was the venue Paul? Was it seated or standing?
Jermajesty from the venue web site:
The Joint: Tulsa is unlike any entertainment venue in the area. The 45,000-square-foot room offers amphitheater-style seating with excellent sightlines to watch top acts burn up the stage. Combine that with a state-of-the-art light and sound system within an intimate 2,700-seat setting, and you have a one-of-a-kind experience you’ll only find at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
Thank you for this post. Great song and great mix.
You’re welcome Daniel 🙂