BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“Happiness” is a 1987 single by German band Madison Square. This single is truly one of those obscure 80’s records I could not find any information about this band anywhere on the internet. According to Discogs they never released a full album and this was their only single release. Kind of a shame because this record is really pretty good. I hope you give it a listen and like it too.
SIDE A:
Happiness 6:21
Written-By – P. Fallenstein*, Steve Single
SIDE B:
Only You 3:03
Written-By – Chris Simath
Sometime 4:20
Written-By – Chris Simath
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Snowbird Records – 609 325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Emile Flash
NOTES:
Produced for Snowbird Records.
Recorded and Mixed at Paradise Studios, Munich.
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
Password: burningtheground
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Thanks for this rarity, Paul. Enjoy your vaycay!
Tried clearing browser cache. That logged me out of all sites I stay logged into. Logged back into all of them. Then redownloaded this from the ‘flac’ button. Still getting 16 bit wav not 16 bit flac…?
Try again Ian it should be FLAC now. Sorry for the trouble.
It’s not bad … it just sounds a bit … errr … ‘continental heterosexual’. LOLz! 🤣 I like the artwork. 🤷🏻♂️ Of the three tracks, I prefer “Only You” — jazzy R&B-twinged pop — it’s very When In Rome, Johnny Hates Jazz, Level 42, etc. But even that one is pop-song-by-numbers. It’s not bad. It’s just not exciting. Thanks for sharing! I’ve never heard of them … so it’s something new. 🥳
Please more obscure German synth-pop Paul! Could you rip stuff from the Blow Up label?
Gosh, it’s not even on YouTube! That’s how rare this record is! Thanks. Can’t wait to listen to it.
All is groovy! 24 bit appearing now. Thank you ever so very much! 🙂
It is working now 🙂
Great record Paul, and thank you for sharing joy! I grabbed the 16 bit version. Yeah, the 24 bit is gone.
24bit link not working for me. Anybody else have any luck?
It is working now
Thanks so much!
.wav?
I fixed it they are now FLAC files clear your browser cache and download again.
WOOOW PAUL!! How happy you make me with this post. I’ve been waiting for this for such a long time. The song got some airplay in Germany but didn’t chart and I remember buying the 12″ single. Christian Simath is a singer born in Berlin and is behind this project called “Madison Square”. The single was produced by sound engineer Juergen Koppers and Peter Luedemann. That’s all I know about Madison Square. Paul I’m so glad you like the record. I hope others will like it too. Without you this project would never get a chance to be discovered and… Read more »
You’re very welcome, Daniel 🙂
As always, I trust your ears Paul and I have a feeling I think I will like this one. Thanks for your dedication to the obscure and forgotten music of the 80’s and 90’s.
Have a nice day!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂