BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982
“Cold Life” was the debut single by American industrial band Ministry which, at the time, was a synthpop band. Released as a one off single in March 1982 “Cold Life” did not appear on any official studio album. The song debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on May 22, 1982 spending thiteen weeks on the survey peaking at #45.
SIDE A:
Cold Life 6:17
SIDE B:
I’m Falling 4:03
Cold Life Dub 6:26
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Cold Life | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #45 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Situation Two – SIT17T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By [Vinyl Cut] – Bilbo (3)
Photography [Photo] – Contemporary Films
Producer – Al Jaurgensen*, Ian Burgess*
Sleeve – Loaded A.M.
Written-By – Al Jaurgensen*
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
Can u please repost thiz!!??
Thanks a lot for this great 12″.
“Cold Life” is the 1st track i’ve heard from Ministry in the early 80’s and it remains my favorite song from them!
AWESOME!!! I have pretty much everything else by them!
thank you for this rare treat!
Damn, those butts are hot. Heheh. 🙂 Very voluptuous.
I like Ministry’s later stuff better but am snagging a copy of this UK 12″ regardless.
Enjoy Jesse 🙂
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Hahah. Love it!
Know we know the soundtrack to you doing uhmm homework 🙂
Now that’s a cheeky cover if iI’ve ever seen one. And to be honest, I can’t say I have run across this one before. Very cool, or in this instance cold. The only thing from this era missing now is the 7″ b-side mix of “I wanted to tell her.” Great era for their music. Thanks Again.
Lol you’re very welcome Joey 🙂
Paul, once again, you strike with the unexpected classic. I too have this Situation 2 version, in addition to the Wax Trax one. Thank you!
You’re welcome Robert 🙂
Great selection. Thank you Paul.
You’re welcome Thomas 🙂
Thanks Paul. I loved Ministry’s early new wave stuff. Also wondering if there’s any more Yello stuff with Billy McKenzie?
Yes there is Omar just giving it a little break 🙂
Oh man Paul!! I really thought the Ministry postings were all done, and here you surprise us once again. And with a 12-inch with cool artwork. I have the Wax Trax single of this and it doesn’t have this nice cover. You are just too much. Thanks a trillion times over for this Ministry rush!! I love this band so much. Well, their earlier incarnation. Like mentioned previously by me, sure, there were singles I did like, but not like their early days. You are a champion of my favorites Paul. It really touches me on so many levels. Grateful,… Read more »
Thank you Jeff and there are some nice bums here too lol I specifically bought this version of the single just for this sleeve.
Paul, yet again, your superb taste is clearly on display here, and shining as bright as a beautiful full moon (or several)! I know my ex gives me much $#!# for my preference for early Ministry, but I’ve such fond memories of these early singles and my college roommate (R.I.P. – JJ Bender), who introduced them to me. And these days my 40-something yr old ears (and eyes) prefer the synthpoppin’ Al to the more metallic version. Thanks so much again for sharing your work and all the time and effort you put into it.
Best, Chad