Living In A Box – Scales Of Justice (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

A. Front

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

Originally posted July 5, 2010

“Scales Of Justice” was the second single released from the eponymous debut album from British pop group Living In A Box. The song peaked at #30 on the UK singles chart in June, 1987.

SIDE A:
Scales Of Justice (Vocal) 7:44
Edited By – Junior Vasquez
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Producer – Living In A Box, Tom Lord Alge*

Ecstasy (12″ Version) 4:28
Producer – Richard James Burgess

SIDE B:
Scales Of Justice (Groove Mix) 7:35
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Producer – Living In A Box, Tom Lord Alge*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 609 215
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Robin Derrick
Photography – Mark Mattock
Written-By – M. Vere*, R. Darbyshire*

NOTES:
From the LP “LIVING IN A BOX”

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B. Back

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 Removeal: 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

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woz
woz
March 26, 2015 11:45 am

Thanks!

Stefano
Stefano
February 12, 2015 2:39 am

I like these kind of series!
Thanks Paul.

Dan
Dan
February 11, 2015 7:48 pm

For years I’ve only had this remix on scratched vinyl or in lossy 256 mp3, so it’s great to have it in 24-bit FLAC. Thanks again Paul.

ric
ric
February 11, 2015 7:23 pm

When Scales Of Justice was released as the follow-up, seemed like the record company wanted to repeat a winnning formula. However, I wasn’t impressed at all. Ex15 said it sounded too much like Living In A Box, I’d say more like its poor cousin. This broke the momentum created and So The Story Goes suffered as a result. On the bright side, thank goodness for this thing called remix, and a remixer like Arthur Baker, who improved the original by miles! And that’s what we get here! Thanks for the LIAB 12” rip, Paul! BTW, what’s this rule of two… Read more »

ric
ric
Reply to  DjPaulT
February 11, 2015 10:14 pm

Totally!!!

ex15
ex15
February 11, 2015 4:24 pm

I should of said “Living In A Box!” 🙂

ex15
ex15
February 11, 2015 4:23 pm

Excellent, the album version sounds too much like “Bring The House Down” the mixes here help to “differentiate” from the a fore mentioned and make for a more enjoyable sound..

Thanks as always for the rip Paul! 🙂

NKelly
NKelly
February 11, 2015 12:45 pm

Have this and a few other LIAB singles on 7″ since the 80’s. Great singles

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
February 11, 2015 12:31 pm

Lol, had totally forgotten about this. I couldn’t even hum it to you, but I know I’ll recognise it as soon as I play it. 🙂

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
Reply to  DjPaulT
April 24, 2015 2:47 pm

Paul, I’ve only just caught up with this – Jesus Christ I don’t think I’ve heard it in 30 years!! But yes, I knew it instantly. Thanks for always chasing after those follow up singles. 🙂

Piffard
Piffard
February 11, 2015 11:36 am

I had this back when I was a deejay.

Of course,there was no “groove mix” [almost a rule in italian copies: be printed with the minimum wage of versions 🙂 ]

So thanks also for this.

Thanks Paul, good memories arises,as always.

I’m happy knowing people like you shares his cherished vinyl on the ‘net!

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Piffard
February 11, 2015 12:09 pm

Paul’s just the greatest. His generosity of sharing his AWESOME collection with the world and rescuing dance records from oblivion is unmatched.

Jeff

omar
omar
February 11, 2015 11:14 am

Thanks Paul once again. Forgot about this single. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Groove Mix before.

Jeff
Jeff
February 11, 2015 11:07 am

Paul, I am all for an Arthur Baker remix! Looking so forward to this one. Thank you for filling me in on Living In The Box’s dance discography.

Jeff