BURNING THE GROUND EXLUSIVE1984
“Tar Beach” was the fourth single taken from the debut solo album Don’t Suppose by English pop singer and former Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl.
“Tar Beach” was only released in Germany where it peaked at #30.
The b-side “The Greenhouse Effect” was a track recorded live in 1983 and included on the first pressings of the album “Don’t Suppose”, on later pressings the song was replaced with the international hit “The Never Ending Story”.
SIDE A:
Tar Beach (The City Blues Mix) 6:00
SIDE B:
Tar Beach 3:49
The Greenhouse Effect 4:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 1C K 062 20 0393 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – De Harris, Tim Palmer
Written-By – Limahl
NOTES:
“TAR BEACH” taken from the LP “DON’T SUPPOSE”
Find the 12″ on 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
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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
Was unaware of this release Paul – thank you!
🙂
Sitting at a fake beach in the middle of the city on 34 degree celsius Australian summer day and it just seems so so appropriate.
Nice Selection, i had heard it before but never picked the lyrics as “tar” always thought it was something else. Funny now it makes sense.
I have to be honest here…he looks a lot like the dragon from the movie The Never Ending Story ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/ ).
Even more oddly, the movie title is the same name as the track on his full cd AND the movie and this cd were released in 1984.
Coincidence? More like, bizarre!
that’s because the song was the theme to the movie. no coincidence.
I was mainly joking that he looks just like the dragon. 🙂
Paul your vinyl transfers sound amazing! Cherry Red/Strike Force Entertainment did an awful remastering job on “Don’t Suppose”. Cherry Red has a track record of releasing sub-par content. You, my friend, are a master at work. Thank you.
Thank you for your comment RecordExec I appreciate it so much. 🙂
Gosh, I love his hair!!! Thank you Paul for another one of Limahl’s 12-inch singles. As always, your time and trouble is so much appreciated. Excellent work!
Jeff
You’re welcome Jeff 🙂
One of my most favorite Limahl songs. Just a note though, “The Greenhouse Effect” is available on the Deluxe Edition of Limahl’s Don’t Suppose Album.
I think this is my favorite Limahl song. It’s got such a happy vibe 🙂
Thanks Paul. I love the solo stuff of Limahl. I have this remix on the remastered 2CD-edition of “Don´t suppose” from 2014. The song “The greenhouse effect” is also included there. But your rip sounds better (like usually).
I did not realize “The Greenhouse Effect” was on CD because I did not buy Cherry Red’s remaster. Thanks for clearing that up for me 🙂
Paul , you’ve done it again. Thanks for these gorgeous 12″ mixes.
Thank you Omar 🙂