David Bowie – Day-In Day-Out (Groucho Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Day-In Day-Out” is the first track on David Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single in March 1987, ahead of the album’s release.

Bowie wrote the song out of concern for the treatment of the homeless in the US. The song’s R&B roots were reminiscent of some of Bowie’s R&B work in the 1970s with one author saying that the song is “an example of Bowie’s strength in the R&B genre.”

The single’s B-side, “Julie,” was described by one reviewer as the “catchiest” song of all the songs from Never Let Me Down, and lamented that the song was relegated to b-side status

This Limited Edition US 12″ contains the “Groucho Mix” remixed by Paul “Groucho” Smykle and is only commercially available on this 12″. It did also appear on a UK 12″ promo.

SIDE A:
Day-In Day-Out (Groucho Mix) 6:28
Remix – Paul “Groucho” Smykle

Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dance Mix) 7:15
Producer [Additional], Mixed By [Additional] – Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Mixing] – Steve Peck
Keyboards – David Cole

SIDE B:
Day-In Day-Out (Single Version) 4:11
Julie 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19239
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – David Richards
Producer, Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
From the LP “Never Let Me Down”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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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:
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February 2, 2016

David Bowie – Day-In Day-Out (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Day-In Day-Out” is the first track on David Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as a single in March 1987, ahead of the album’s release.

The song criticised the urban decay and deprivation in American cities at the time, concerned largely with the depths a young mother has to sink to feed her child, including attempting to shoplift and becoming a prostitute. The video was banned and censored as a result.

The single was modest hit, entering the top 10 charts in several countries worldwide.

This US 12″ promo contains special edits by Shep Pettibone exclusive to this release. The sleeve and labels also list track A2 incorrectly it is actually the “Extended Dub Mix”.

SIDE A:
Day-In Day-Out (7″ Dance Edit) 3:35
Day-In Day-Out (Extended Dub Mix) 7:17

SIDE B:
Day-In Day-Out (Edited Dance Mix) 4:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Day-In Day-Out	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#21
1987	Day-In Day-Out	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3
1987	Day-In Day-Out	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– SPRO 9996/9997
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Art, Set & Design] – Mick Haggerty
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Keyboards [Additional] – David Cole
Other [Set Construction] – Ron Oates
Photography – Greg Gorman
Producer – David Bowie, David Richards
Producer [Additional], Mixed By, Edited By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
From the LP “Never Let Me Down”
Label and sleeve list track A2 incorrectly.

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February 1, 2016

David Bowie – Time Will Crawl (Dance Crew Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Time Will Crawl” is the second track on David Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down and was issued as the second single from the album. The single was a minor hit, breaking into the top 10 charts in the US.

This is the UK release of the 12″ which includes European only mixes of “Time Will Crawl” by Chris Lord Alge. Rumour has it that this 12″ was deleted after five days of it’s initial release in 1987.

SIDE A:
Time Will Crawl (Dance Crew Mix) 5:34
Remix – Chris Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
Time Will Crawl (Dub) 5:15

Girls (Japanese Version) 4:01
Written-By – Erdal Kizilcay

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION
Label: EMI America ‎– 12EAX 237
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – David Bowie, David Richards
Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
Album version appears on “Never Let Me Down”

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January 29, 2016

David Bowie – Time Will Crawl (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

The song is generally considered the best song from an otherwise poorly received album, and in 2008 Bowie named the track as one of his favorites of his entire career.

The song was written about the pollution and destruction of the planet by industry (Bowie has cited hearing of the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986 as the genesis of the lyric). In an 1987 interview, Bowie said the song “deals with the idea that someone in one’s own community could be the one responsible for blowing up the world.” Bowie also stated at the time that it was his favorite song from the album, and later put the song on his list of all-time favorites by including a newly remixed version of the song (the “MM Remix”) on his iSelect album.

The b-sdie “Girls” is a non album track written by David Bowie and Erdal Kizilcay. The song was also recorded by Tina Turner for her album Break Every Rule.

SIDE A:
Time Will Crawl (Extended Dance Mix) 6:10
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Richards
Written-By – David Bowie

Time Will Crawl 4:18
Written-By – David Bowie

SIDE B:
Girls (Extended Edit) 5:35
Lyrics By – David Bowie
Music By – David Bowie, Erdal Kizilcay

Girls (Japanese Version) 4:01
Lyrics By – David Bowie
Music By – David Bowie, Erdal Kizilcay
Other [Japanese Coach] – Kiri Teshigahara
Translated By [Japanese Translation] – Hiro Hozumi

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Time Will Crawl	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19247
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design – Mick Haggerty
Photography By – Greg Gorman
Producer – David Bowie, David Richards

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on the LP, “Never Let Me Down”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi