BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
“If I Ever” is a song by the American synthpop band Red Flag. It was released in 1989 as the third single from their debut album “Naive Art”. The song charted highly on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #12. The song was remixed by Razormaid Remix Service founders Joseph watt and Art Maharg.
SIDE A:
If I Ever (12″ Dance Mix) 6:50
If I Ever (LP Version) 3:40
SIDE B:
If I Ever (Instrumental) 4:43
If I Ever (Dub Mix) 6:38
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | If I Ever | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #12 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Enigma Records (3) – 7 75527-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer, Mixed By – Joseph Watt
Producer – Paul Robb
Remix – Art Maharg
Written-By – Reynolds*, Reynolds*
NOTES:
Taken From The Enigma Release “Naive Art”
East engraved clockwise in the spindle area on the B side (as shown) <=E ^=A >=S v=T
Mastered by Capitol.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Happy New Year Paul! Thanks for this post – love Red Flag’s early material. As -1 mentioned above, Pylon Records is reissuing “Naive Art” as an expanded 2CD edition, which includes most of “Naive Dance” as well:
http://pylonrecords.com/DetailRedflagCD.html
A rep at the label confirmed that the release has been pushed back to March.
hi paul, happy new year, and great to see some of these titles coming off to start the year with a bang. i like red flag, and have all their singles, and most of the promos too. there is a deluxe edition of naive art coming out later this year, but i don’t know if there is anything new on it, maybe some tracks on cd. i really like ‘if i ever’, and am pretty tired of ‘russian radio’, although thats what got them their start. it’s an ok song, but i like this song better. they are one of… Read more »
Fantastic post! Love Red Flag. Thanks for adding this one, Paul.
Hi Paul I was looking to purchase Novation AudioHub 2X4 Recording Interface does $199.00 sound like the right price. Checked Amazon and other sites and they are all out of stock. I found one place with the $199 price tag is that about what you paid. Not sure if they jacked up the price.
Mine was $119 and I bought it from Focusrite https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb but it looks like they no longer have it.
You got me there, Paul (and Jeff 🙂 ). Never heard of Red Flag, at least not to my active knowledge. I´ve just learned an Wiki that Mark Reynolds killed himself in 2003. That´s really sad. I like If I Ever very much, I must say. Just listening to the great dub mix, the dance mix will follow.
Thank you for enlightening me, Paul. Again 🙂 Looking forward to more from Red Flag.
It is very sad that Mark killed himself. His brother Chris the other half of Red Flag still records under the band’s name. I still have a couple more of their singles to post. 🙂
Thanks Paul. I like the song and the Razormaid mixes are awesome. I discovered Red Flag in 2016 when you posted their single Russian radio. Have a great weekend.
You’re welcome Daniel I am so happy that you like Red Flag they are a favorite of mine. Have a great weekend 🙂
The band Red Flag and their debut album, “Naïve Art” is one of my ultimate favorite compact discs in my collection. I first heard of them through the Razormaid! remix service and Joseph and Art really did a phenomenal job producing their first LP. Razormaid! always strived for perfection with their mixes, from sound quality to artistic representation and I owe them such a debt of gratitude for introducing me to so many of my beloved artists. I loved each single culled from this album and Paul, I am eternally grateful that you are preserving their 12-inch singles. I am… Read more »
Almost forgot to mention that Information Society’s Paul Robb produced most of the album with input from Joseph and Art. All these great individuals added up to a phenomenal record!
Jeff
You’re welcome Jeff I do have more singles from this album 🙂 Have a great weekend.