BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982
New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!
Originally posted June 27, 2011
“Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” or “Cerezo Rosa” or “Ciliegi Rosa” or “Gummy Mambo”, is the English version of “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs”, a popular song with music by Louiguy written in 1950. French lyrics to the song by Jacques Larue and English lyrics by Mack David both exist, and recordings of both have been quite popular. However, Perez Prado’s recording of the song as an instrumental with his orchestra featuring trumpeter Billy Regis, whose trumpet sound would slide down and up before the melody would resume, was the most popular version in 1955, reaching number one for 10 weeks on the Billboard chart. Perez had first covered this title for the movie Underwater! (1955), where Jane Russell can be seen dancing to the song.[1] Billboard ranked this version as the No. 1 song of 1955. The most popular vocal version in the U.S. was by Alan Dale, reaching No. 14 on the chart in 1955
In 1982, the British pop group Modern Romance (featuring John Du Prez) had a UK Top 20 hit with the vocal version of the song. This single was also the last involvement of band member Geoff Deane who left the band to start a solo career.
SIDE A:
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Extended Remix) 5:16
Producer – Tony Visconti
SIDE B:
Who Is John Du Prez? 2:25
Composed By – David Jaymes, Geoffrey Deane
Composed By, Producer – John Du Prez
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA – K19245T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop
NOTES:
Special Remix
Manufactured in the UK.
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
Thank you!
thank you very much 🙂
I’m pleased you reposted this one. Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Don’t take my coconuts was a BIG hit in our country!!! Hope you can post someday! All the best my friend
I will see what I can do Cdman 🙂
Excelente Pault muchas gracias
Thank you Carlos 🙂
Awesome week so far…
Thanks for the time and effort Paul… 🙂
You’re welcome Ex15 🙂
Thank you for the re-upload! 🙂
You’re welcome Tony 🙂
Love this and Latin-funk-disco in general. Kid Creole is indeed a fine representation of the style, as pointed out by BE.D12” Thanks for this and also for Was (Not Was) yesterday!
You’re very welcome Mothloop 🙂
Hi Paul,
what incredible re-rip!!!
…for the choice and the sound-quality.
It’s possible to have (if you got it) Kid Creole & The Coconuts “My male curiosity” ?
many many thanks.
DJ Paul forever
Thank you BE.D12” I will see what I can do I think I have the US promo.
Hey Paul, I’m thrilled that you re-ripped this one. You see, growing up, my Mom and Dad loved the original hit instrumental to this song. I really did enjoy it myself too. Well, flash forward a couple of decades and Modern Romance came on the scene. I loved their “Can You Move” or “Everybody Salsa” which were HUGE on the dance radio station 92KTU out of New York. I never got to hear their other hits proper until a CD compilation came out a few years ago and here was this song. I had no idea it had lyrics, but… Read more »
Thank you Jeff. That was my goal when I decided to start ripping my vinyl and create BTG. I wanted to try to create the best possible rips I could from vinyl. I also wanted to be able to bring back memories for my readers. I love so much that I have people like you who love music as much as I do 🙂
AMEN!!!!
Jeff
Thanks Paul a million. Do you also have Walking In The Rain,Can You Move,Tonight and Burn It by Modern Romance?
Omar I think the only other single I have is “High Lofe”.
I have those. I plan to digitize them soon.
I seem to have hit ‘enter’ too quickly. Thanks much for posting this! I was fortunate enough to exchange an e-mail with Geoffrey Deane a number of years back. He told me that he was working as a writer for BBC TV and had had a TV film produced called ‘A Many Splintered Thing.’