BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“I Can’t Think About Dancin'” was the first single taken from the third studio album “Color in Your Life” by American new wave band Missing Persons. On September 6, 1986 the single peaked at #34 on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart after spending four weeks on the survey.
The record was produced by former Chic member Bernard Edwards who had also worked with Duran Duran at the time. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo would later become a member of Duran Duran.
SIDE A:
I Can’t Think About Dancin’ (Extended Version) 5:42
I Can’t Think About Dancin’ (Single Version) 4:15
SIDE B:
I Can’t Think About Dancin’ (Dub Version) 5:12
Face To Face 3:32
Mixed By – Bernard Edwards
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | I Can’t Think About Dancin’ | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #34 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Josh Abbey
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Bernard Edwards
Written-By – Missing Persons
NOTES:
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York.
From the LP “COLOR IN YOUR LIFE”
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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
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
Oh Paul, you know me so much!! I love those vocal edits. Really powerful!!
Jeff
Excellent! Thank you Paul!
Jesus, Paul – it´s always the same. I always thought I knew quite a lot about Eighties music but time and time again you show me that I know nothing 🙂
Never heard of the group or the song. Always great to learn new things. And for that, dearest Paul, I thank you very much.
s´n´d
Yep same here i know nothing ! We’re not worthy ! We’re not worthy !
I had listened to spring session M but had no idea Dale Bozzio had a go on her own. That Simon 12″ that Paul posted a while back is amazing ! It is one of the most dynamic punchy sparkly sounding rips i have ever heard and now use it as a test track.
http://burningtheground.net/2016/03/dale-simon-simon-us-12/
Going to enjoy this too as i am definately going to check “colour in your life”… cant find a hi-res unfortunately – can’t believe i missed that one.
Also just a heads up to anyone interested, “NoOneIsThere” recently posted a 24/96 of Spring Session M. First time i have seen it in the wild in 24bit. It sounds really good. Look on your favourite russian tracker !
Thank you guys I appreciate you all so much 🙂
Paul can i post links to a torrent ? If you wanna keep things above board i totally understand 😉
Hi Kaex thank you for asking. I would rather you not link to torrent sites. Thanks for understanding 🙂
I love Missing Person’s! Not sure I’ve ever heard this. Looking forward to it. Thanks Paul.
I have never heard this song…Thanks..what a fun song!
When I think of the band Missing Persons, I think of all their radio hits that were never really big club hits other than for Walking In L.A. This gem was an enjoyable dance in the clubs but was one I totally forgot about since it never got any air play that I can remember. Thanks for reviving this one.
You’re welcome DJVeteran 🙂
I get so worked up when I see favorite New Wave bands included on your site Paul. Gosh, what an extensive collection you have. It’s like you have vinyl rabbits that keep on multiplying like crazy. I can’t even begin to try and comprehend what you may and not have. You can honestly say, “I almost have everything!” I just love what happens here with the music I love so much. You rescue so many lost gems. Sometimes, hearing how good they are (the ones I don’t really know about) I wonder if they were released at a different date… Read more »
I appreciate you so much Jeff thanks for always commenting whether you know the artists/song or not. I have said it before it is always fun to find something new 🙂 This record sound a lot like The Power Station to me guess because of the Bernard Edwards production the drums and bass.
Nice track Paul, Warren Cuccurullo is a fantastic guitarist who as well as being in the band Missing Persons was later in Duran Duran, TV Mania and in earlier on with Frank Zappa. I’ve seen him perform many times with Duran Duran, The Wedding album was recorded in Warren’s home in London, and he was the drive of the band in the 90’s. I thought it was “Notorious” that he was excluded from Duran’s later projects. Many Duran fans have stated that Warren had taken over the band with Nick, and with too many egos clashing between Le Bon and… Read more »
Can’t believe it’s been 40 years! I remember my introduction to Duran Duran was a K-Tel compilation album of New wave artists called “Beat It: New Wave Classic” which included “Girls On Film” I played that record until it wore out. Warren was a great addition to the band it would be very cool if they could put ego aside and reunite 🙂
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂