Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Laced” is the debut EP by the American Synth-pop band from Philadelphia, Pretty Poison formed by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler. The EP is well before the band had their biggest hit in 1987 “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” which became a top-ten hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Laced” is a much less produced sound for the band with tracks like “Seal It With A Kiss” which sounds like a track that Company B would have recorded on their debut record, but Starling’s vocals bring it home as a Pretty Poison track. “Let Freedom Ring” was re-recorded for their debut album in 1987, it’s stripped to little more than Starling’s voice, a drum machine, and a warbly (but not overpowering) synth. “Expiration” is a cool Halloween song and sounds very 1983. “Temptest Nightmare” is the biggest shocker on the EP, an electronic new wave cut deeply rooted in goth rock, a sound which is nowhere to be found in the band’s later work.

SIDE A:
Seal It With A Kiss 4:03
Let Freedom Ring 6:11

SIDE B:
Expiration 4:01
Tempest Nightmare 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Svengali Records – SRPP 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork, Layout –  Cheryl Knowles
Bass – Patrick Callen (tracks: B2), Antonio Romeo*
Cover [Cover Concept] – Graham*
Drums – Bobby Correy*
Engineer – Larry Spivack
Guitar, Bass [Synthetic Bass], Synthesizer, Chimes – Whey Cooler
Mastered By [Digital] – Nimitr Sarikanarda*
Music By, Producer – Cooler*
Percussion – Kaya Pryor*
Photography By – Jim Graham
Producer, Cover [Cover Concept], Lyrics By – Starling*
Producer, Engineer – Spivack*
Programmed By [Rhythms], Synthesizer [Additional] –  David Lunt
Transferred By [Digital Transfer], Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Chas. Gerber*
Vocals – Jade Starling

NOTES:
Recorded January through March ’83

Find the EP at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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