Re-Flex – Hitline (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Hitline” was the second single and follow up to the smash hit “The Politics Of Dancing” by new wave/synth-pop band Re-Flex. “Hitline” did not meet the chart success of “The Politics Of Dancing” failing to chart.

SIDE A:
Hitline (Extended Mix) 4:59

SIDE B:
Flex It! (Extended Mix) 5:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– ED79
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Punter
Written By – Craig* (tracks: B), Fishman*

NOTES:
From the LP “THE POLITICS OF DANCING”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Andrew
Andrew
August 10, 2018 1:02 pm

Hi, for those interested, the A-side here is a shorter version of the 12″ Mix (5:31) of Hitline appearing on the Music Re-action CD, and the B-side here has already been posted in 2016 as the B-side of the US 12″ of The Politics Of Dancing.

negative1
negative1
July 30, 2018 11:54 am

paul,

thanks for putting up an underrated track. hitline is a catchy tune,
and while not quite up to ‘the politics of dancing’, it’s still very good.

the b-side remix of ‘flex it’, is also a good synthpop track. very upbeat,
and rhythmic.

this is a good look at tracks from a band that was overlooked due to their
other hit.

later
-1

Dave
Dave
July 28, 2018 9:16 pm

Thank you for this nice single, I didn’t know they had other singles.

I accidentally arrived here looking for Blue Zoo – Love moves in strange ways https://www.discogs.com/Blue-Zoo-Love-Moves-In-Strange-Ways/master/299714
But I didn’t find any Blue Zoo here (?) Well maybe next time.
Thanks, Dave.

Hugo
Hugo
July 28, 2018 8:01 pm

Xcellent choice, DJPaul, one of my favorite bands!
I’m with the others regard NEW WAVE posts, please keep them coming.

And thanks for this rare gem :-).

Hugo

Hugo
Hugo
Reply to  Hugo
July 28, 2018 11:14 pm

BTW there is another version to this 12″ which doesn’t appear on Discogs database as a 12″ and it’s called “Hitline 12″ Mix” it’s 5:31 long. It’s similar to the Hitline original version from 1982.
(this 12″ mix appears on their Re-Fuse Boxset: https://www.discogs.com/Re-Flex-Re-Fuse/release/2470953)

Mark
Mark
July 27, 2018 1:52 pm

A nice surprise to see this posted. I loved the last single you posted “Hurt” by Re-flex.

Cheers Paul 🙂

Jason
Jason
July 27, 2018 1:16 pm

Thank you for this. I forgot about this song. Brings back a lot of memories.

Walter C
Walter C
July 27, 2018 1:14 pm

Another Re-flex 12” version, very hard to find. Thank you, thank you, thank you soooo much, PaulT!

Guss
Guss
July 27, 2018 12:20 pm

What can I say, I love this band. Thank you so much Paul!!!

Jeff
Jeff
July 27, 2018 11:45 am

Like Omar above, I just love New Wave!! And Paul, your choices are incredible as you do focus on not the same old, same old. I wish you were given a few radio hours on 1st Wave Radio, because you would impress and educate the masses with your fantastic selections and remixes!! Absolutely awesome, Paul!!

Have a great weekend and again, so happy you’re back!!

Jeff

Mike.C.
Mike.C.
Reply to  DjPaulT
July 28, 2018 2:42 pm

Have you ever considered a podcast?

Omar
Omar
July 27, 2018 11:35 am

Thanks Paul. A rare choice I must say. Please keep the new wave coming!