BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Absolute” was the second single taken from the album Cupid & Psyche 85 by British/American synthpop group Scritti Politti. The single reached #26 in New Zealand and #17 in the UK in June 1984.
SIDE A:
Absolute 4:18
SIDE B:
Absolute (Version) 6:10
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 680-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Arranged By – David Gamson, Green*
Backing Vocals – B.J. Nelson, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee*
Bass – Will Lee
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Engineer [Recording] – Jason Corsaro, Lew Hahn
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jnr.*
Other [Thanks To] – Annabelle + Arnold, Fred Maher, Matthew Kay
Producer – Arif Mardin
Remix – Gary Langan
Synthesizer [Fairlight Assistance] – Ned EBN*, J.J.*
Synthesizer, Piano – David Frank, David Gamson, Green*, Robbie Buchanan
Vocals, Written-By – Green*
NOTES:
Recorded at: Power Station & Atlantic Studios, New York.
Remixed at Sarm Studios, London.
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
Thank you very much Paul.
Thanks!
“Cupid & Psyche 85” was one of the best albums of the 80s and this was one of the standout tracks. Such an incredible record.
Fab 12” frtom one of my all time fave bands! Thanks for makin wolfie howl again xxx
Thanks Paul! 🙂
Wow !
I have never heard of this song or this artist !
It is an instant classic to me 😀
Thanks Paul for introducing someone like me who missed the best decade of pop music , the 1980’s 🙂
“Version” is one of the best dub version in 80’s music.
The incredible thing about this track is how fresh it still sounds. It’s one of those timeless tracks which could pass as a new release even today, thirty years later. A bright production, mixing lots of high frequency detail with deeper ambient reverbs and Green’s sweet vocals, its energy and dynamic range always felt like a workout for my hi-fi speakers. It was one of the first charting hits to incorporate sequencers. Due to Arif Mardin’s production abilities this and Word Girl from Cupid & Psyche ’85 are still regarded by UK vinyl audiophile magazines as being in the top… Read more »
Beautifully put Steve! And Paul’s rip is class all the way! “Cabaret Time” for sure!
Jeff
Another great. Cheers
Missing from my archive in vinyl, but not now!
Excellent choice, thanks Paul 🙂
Although I have the versions from cd’s, still thanks for uploading. My favorite is The World Girl/Flesh & Blood
PS any chance for a reupp of Stir It Up by Patti Labelle? I guess you still have the files somewhere?
Continuing the love for Scritti Politti and for this blog! The recent runs of Tracey Ullman and Karen Finley were great. Don’t suppose you have any more Swing Out Sister gems….?
Fantastic post! I love Scritti Politti. He sounds so adorable when he sings and there’s great production. An absolute winner Paul!
Thanks!
Jeff
you’re welcome Jeff 🙂
I love this track! That hypnotic beat, and that full production. Very pleasant. One of my favorite tracks of the 80’s (although Foreigner’s ‘That Was Yesterday’ is still my number one).
Scritti Politti is always welcome. Thanks for this post Paul. Just great!
you’re welcome Stefano 🙂
Thanks Paul. This and Oh Patti are my favorite SP singles!
you’re welcome Omar 🙂