BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“More To Lose” was the debut single by British new wave group Seona Dancing, best known for providing comedian Ricky Gervais with his first experiences as a public performer. In June 1982, in his final year as a student at University College London, Ricky Gervais and his friend Bill Macrae formed Seona Dancing, with Macrae writing the songs and playing keyboards and Gervais writing and singing the lyrics. After recording a sixteen-song demo tape, they were signed by London Records. In June 1983, the duo performed “More to Lose” on the ITV syndicated children’s television show Razzmatazz. Yet, despite the promotion of the song “More To Lode” failed to break the top 40 only peaking at #117 on the UK singles chart.
The song, which utilizes an opening piano riff to convey the sound of falling teardrops, became a major radio and club hit as well as a favorite at high-school dances during the 1980s and beyond. Allmusic critic Michael Sutton wrote that the track was “the theme song of angst-ridden New Wave youths in the Philippines” and “an ’80s anthem as ubiquitous as Peter Gabriel’s ‘In Your Eyes’, but with the eternal hipster cool of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’.”
This Japan 7″ pressing features the 7″ version housed in a unique picture sleeve. This edition also comes with a glossy 5″x6″ black and white promo photo.
SIDE A:
More To Lose (7″ Version) 3:48
SIDE B:
You’re On My Side 3:06
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – S07P1042
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: Oct 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Mike Thorne
Written-By – MacRae*, Gervais*
Find the 7″ 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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
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
Hi Paul! Please, can you re-up this song. Thank you..
EXCELLENT! Thank you for this single from this underrated band now they have a chance of new exposure. While listening to this excellent rip (I have the CD too) I have remembered The Light/Box of Toys which are very similar in many ways.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1358470-The-Light-6
Thank you very much for this DJPaul, you’re the man!
Just had a listen. They are very similar, especially the voice!
Very cool to see you posted the Japan pressing of “More To Lose.” Looking forward to hearing these.
Cheers Paul 🙂
Cheers Mark! 🙂
I was/am a huge fan of 80s synthpop & new wave..
But I never knew anything about this band !!
Such a great record 🙂 Many, many thanks for introducing me Paul 🙂
(Also hoping you’re feeling much better. I know you’ve had health issues recently.
No fun at all I know. Take good care and stay well my friend x)
Feeling much better Jay. Thank you. They really are a underrated band there are so many of those in the 80s my goal is to give them a new audience 🙂
Fun!
I knew about this but certainly didn’t have it.
🙂
Thank you.
You’re welcome Richard 🙂
You’re such a man of you word Paul! Thanks so much for ripping this single. And the artwork is stupendous, like on all your other records. You’re such a class act who I get more impressed with as time goes on. We are truly blessed by you in everyway.
Jeff
Thank you Jeff I do hope you end up liking these records 🙂
Thank you for this one. The 7″ version of “More to Lose” was on The Singles Collection CD with brighter EQ, but they had it playing slightly slow and the intro sounds a little processed (some kind of noise reduction). Your rip, of course, is exactly how it should be! OK, and I say this teasingly, you cheated a little and used the same rip for the B-side in the 7″ and 12″ posts. I don’t have a problem with it, but I am curious just so I can get the tags right on my end: is it safe to… Read more »
It probably sounds brighter because the CD was mastered extremely loud. They did use noise reduction on the CD to hide the vinyl noise. You will never find noise reduction used at BTG. I did use the 12″ for the b-side but the mix is the same and the pressings both sound good just a bit more fidelity from the spread out grooves of the 12″. I wonder which one the CD used?
It’s shocking how bad the vinyl rips are on so many reissue CDs. You’d think the major labels would just buy a couple of mint copies from private collectors and ship them to a professional mastering house for proper transfer. But in reality they are getting rips from pirate blogs and file sharing services, running them through filters they don’t know how to use properly, and calling it done. I’ve heard stories that at major labels back in the ’70s and ’80s, security was lax, everyone was always on some kind of bender, and quite a few master tapes would… Read more »
Thanks Paul. I loved everything they did. Bitter Heart was my favorite single by them.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
So cool Paul, I can’t tell you how happy and excited I am for this Japanese 7″! Your care and attention to the artwork as much as the music is much appreciated.
Thank you so much.
But hang on…. a 16 track demo tape???? That means there’s an unheard Seona Dancing album out there somewhere!!!! :-O
You’re welcome Jermajesty 🙂 It would be interesting to hear those lost tracks. I love the artwork for the Japan 7″ singles very cool UK and the rest of the world just used the 12″ art. 🙂