BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)” is a 1985 single by British pop group Red Box.
In August 1985 the duo had their first UK hit single, “Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)”, a song which reached and stayed at number three in the UK Top 40 for over a month. It also reached number 1 in five countries and the top 5 in a further 12 giving worldwide exposure to the band. It was promoted with an unusual video (nominated for Best Video at the Brit Awards 1985) in which a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter provided a translation of the song’s lyrics, which led to a feature on BBC Two’s Newsweek programme.
The single was taken from their debut album The Circle & the Square.
SIDE A:
Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) (Dogmatix) 6:40
Engineer – David Bascombe, Trigger (6)
Mixed By – Red Box, Tony Richards
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion
Producer, Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Chris Hughes
SIDE B:
Stinging Bee (Catmatix) 4:36
Producer – Red Box
Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) 4:32
Engineer – Trigger (6)
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – Sire – W 8926T, Sire – W8926(T), Sire – 920344-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By – Arun*
Written-By – Julian Close (tracks: B1), Simon Toulson Clarke*
NOTES:
From the LP “The Circle & the Square”
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
Ooh … one of my favorites from way back when. 🙂
I’m hoping, that you will be able to post ‘For America’ too .. and perhaps both the 12″ and the 10″ mixes?
Thanks for another classic post!
“From the very very young to the very very old
Everybody now say aye.
From the center of the earth to the corners of the globe
Everyone of you say aye
Nobody better let me down
Gotta run from the other side
.. Lean on me”
Thank you Paul!
Love it, Paul! Wow, when the vocals came in, I was SURE I was hearing some side project of Colin Moulding from XTC. But I guess not. Terrific track, can’t wait to play it on my 12″ remix radio show next week (with credit to your skills, of course). 🙂
Absolutely LOVE Red Box! Thanks for this Paul!!
You’re welcome Cory 🙂
Thanks Paul. Never heard this song before. I checked it out on youtube and instantly like it.
Thanks again. 🙂
kent
You’re welcome Kent I am happy you like this one 🙂
It will be cool to re-visit this track again and with your dedicated skills.
Thanks indeed Paul 🙂
You’re welcome Junior 🙂
Thank you Paul for this rip. I love this song and especially this Extended Remix.
You’re welcome Daniel 🙂
You always deliver Paul, every single bloomin’ time!!! This song is certainly, by far one of the very best from the eighties. How I been longing to get this rare mix uploaded and you’ve done it for us. A million thanks over and over dear matey.
“From the centre of the Earth, to the corners of the globe. Everybody here say aye”
You’re welcome matey 🙂
Love this, so many thanks. I’ve been toying with the idea of buying the deluxe of their album for over a year! One day…
You’re welcome Neil. I don’t think the Cherry Pop reissue has the remix on it.
No indeed it doesn’t! Seems to have the other two tracks though. Poor omission from Cherry Pop TBH
Paul, we love you. This is definitely one of the best singles from the 80’s, especially the ext. mix. Could you post all that you have from Red Box please?
I will do my best Omar 🙂
Oh how you make my heart soar Paul!! This is another track I first heard on the “Living In Oblivion” series and I am positively THRILLED that you have the 12-inch mix. Boy, you really dazzle my senses with what you have in your already MASSIVE collection!! Ooh, I hope the twelve gives the song justice. Thanks again for all you have given Paul. Today, alone, I just went through your posts and am amazed at the bounty of phenomenal dance mixes you have amassed over the years. It’s humbling to receive all these sonic goodies from you. Once again,… Read more »
You’re welcome Jeff 🙂