KTP – Certain Things Are Likely (US 12″)

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“Certain Things Are Likely” is a song by English band Kissing the Pink, released as both a 7″ and 12″ single in March 1987 from their album of the same name. Produced by the band and Peter Walsh, “Certain Things Are Likely” was released as the third single from the album, and was the most successful of their three entries on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart, peaking at No. 1 for three weeks in May 1987. The song also made the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 97 on the 13th of June, 1987.

SIDE A:
Certain Things Are Likely (Garage Mix) 7:42
Certain Things Are Likely (Garage Dub) 5:06

SIDE B:
Certain Things Are Likely (Original Mix) 7:39
Certain Things Are Likely (Instrumental) 4:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Certain Things Are Likely	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#97
1987	Certain Things Are Likely	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 885 727-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, 53 – HRM Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Garage House

CREDITS:

Design – Laurence Stevens
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Phil Harding
Producer – KTP*, Peter Walsh
Written-By – J. Kingsley Hall*, N. Whitecross*, S. Aldridge*, S. Cusack*

NOTES:
Original version from the Mercury LP “Certain Things Are Likely”.

Mixed for PWL

Jacket identifies producer as Peter Walsh; center labels as KTP & Peter Walsh.

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August 1, 2024

Bryan Ferry – Limbo (US 12″)

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Limbo” is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released as the third and final single from his seventh album Bête Noire in 1988, and was his twenty-seventh single. The song failed to enjoy as much success as the two previous singles from the album; it peaked at No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart. It also appears in the ill-fated film Big Time, starring Paul Guilfoyle.

The song, like the other singles released from the album (“The Right Stuff” and “Kiss and Tell”), features The Smiths’ lead guitarist Johnny Marr.

The song was co-produced by Patrick Leonard, who was recognized as co-writer and producer of many of Madonna’s songs from the earlier half of her career.

The promotional video for the song was directed by style and fashion guru Michael Roberts, a longtime friend of Ferry. The models are Nathaly Coualy and Regina Monte.

SIDE A:
Limbo (Latin Mix) 6:38
Mixed By – Emilio Pasquez, Pascal Gabriel

SIDE B:
Bete Noire (Instrumental) 5:01
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson

Limbo (Brooklyn Mix) 8:38
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reprise Records – 0-20846, Reprise Records – 9 20846-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Artwork [Sleeve] – BPCC, Bryan Ferry, DKB (3)
Engineer – Alan Meyerson, Ian Eales, Kevin Killen, Steve Jackson (2)
Photography – Albert Sanchez
Producer [Produced By] – Bryan Ferry, Patrick Leonard
Written-By – Ferry*, Leonard*

NOTES:
From the Reprise album Bête Noire

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July 31, 2024

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Secret (Re-Mix) (US 12″)

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Originally posted November 18, 2014

“Secret” is a 1985 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their album Crush. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. It became their second US Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 63, and also made number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was featured in the 1988 movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks and its soundtrack album; it was also re-released to radio in the US as the follow-up to The Best of OMD track “Dreaming”, approximately one month before the movie’s premiere. The new 1988 remix received renewed airplay on several US contemporary hit stations, but it did not re-chart on the Hot 100.

The video for “Secret”, directed by Andy Morahan, shows various vintage black & white film clips, including footage of the Beatles, interspersed with new black & white footage of Humphreys and a woman processed to look like old home movies; additionally, there are color scenes of Humphreys singing. The theme is that a woman deserts her current love interest (McCluskey) to return to the arms of her true love (Humphreys). McCluskey’s character observes the two lovers together and, though sad, gallantly accepts that his love interest should instead be with Humphreys’ character, before walking into the distance along the shore. The clip was filmed at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.

The New 1988 Remixes were only released in the United States.

SIDE A:
Secret (New 12″ Remix) 5:52
Secret (New 7″ Remix) 3:47

SIDE B:
Secret (Old 12″ Remix) 6:13
Telegraph (Live) 3:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12272, Virgin – SP-12272
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Composed By – OMD*
Producer – OMD* (tracks: B2), Stephen Hague (tracks: A1 to B1)
Remix – OMD* (tracks: A1, A2)

NOTES:
“Secret” Original version appears on the A&M album “The Best Of O.M.D.” SP-5186
“Telegraph” Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1983. (Previously Unreleased).
This version of Telegraph had previously been released overseas on the Tesla Girls single in 1984.

Printed in the U.S.A.
114 BPM

Vinyl appears to be standard black, but is actually pressed on dark brown translucent vinyl, sometimes referred to as “audiophile” or “virgin vinyl”, possibly unstickered Quiex II pressing, which A&M often used in the 1980s.

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July 30, 2024

Sparks – So Important (US 12″)

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“So Important” was the first single taken from the fifteenth studio album Interior Design by the American rock band Sparks, the album did little to reverse the group’s commercial fortunes and did not appear on the album charts in the US or the UK. “So Important” did better reaching #8 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1988, after spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
So Important (Extremely Important Mix) 6:59

SIDE B:
So Important (Incredibly Important Mix) 6:51
So Important (Single Version) 4:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	So Important	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Fine Art (2) – RNTW 70410
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer, Remix– John Thomas (5)
Remix, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Ron Mael, Russell Mael

NOTES:
Digitally Recorded at the Pentagon Studio, Los Angeles
“Single Version” from the LP “Interior Design”

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