BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
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“Human Touch” is a 1983 single by Australian singer Rick Springfield from his album Living in Oz. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It was also his most successful hit in the UK, peaking at number 23; this also led to a performance on Top of the Pops. Because of this being Springfield’s only top 40 single in the UK, he is considered a one-hit wonder in England, despite the fact that Jessie’s Girl is his biggest hit world wide. However, that song only peaked at 43 in 1984 for Springfield, 3 years after its release in the UK.
This Mexican 12″ is pressed on yellow translucent vinyl and has a picture sleeve unique to this release.
SIDE A:
Human Touch (New Mix) 7:17
Remix – John Luongo
SIDE B:
Human Touch (Instrumental) 5:04
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Human Touch | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #18 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – DISCO – TEC 132
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Yellow Translucent
Country: Mexico
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Written-By – Rick Springfield
NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “LIVING IN OZ”
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
Great track. Nice to have the instrumental. Thanks for this post.
Thank you very much Paul
!! Wooooow!! Pault muchas gracias
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Rick is one of the most underrated pop/rock songwriters of his era.
I totally agree Frank and he is till going strong recording and touring. He also has a new movie out now with Meryl Streep called “Ricki and the Flash”.
i didn’t know about this new mix. the only thing i heard was the long version..thanks for posting this.
You’re welcome Ross. Pretty sure the “New Mix” is the same as the “Long Version” they just titled if different on this release.
There is a “long version” of ‘Human Touch’ on the ‘Best of Rick Springfield’ CD, which is just a kind of longer album version, whereas the “new mix” seems to be identical to the “extended remix” by John Luongo. The remixed and the instrumental version both can also be found on the ’12inch Collection’ CD (only released in Japan).
Yeah this is the same mix found on all other 12″ releases by John Luongo.
Yea! What a fun song. RS was SO hot back in the day. Thanks!
I agree John. Enjoy!
Love it! Thank you 😎
You’re welcome Woz 🙂
This is a fantastic 12-inch Paul! I love it when you post dance rock twelves!! You have the best tastes in music and you constantly surprise me with your choices everyday!
Many Thanks!
Jeff
Thank you Jeff 🙂
Hot dog!
Enjoy Scott! 🙂