BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“Soviet Snow” is a 1987 single by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. The song was taken from the album “South” her most commercially successful release to date. It was released twice; in 1987 as a worldwide release, and again in 1988 in the United States. “Soviet Snow” peaked at #32 on November 5th, 1988 after spending six weeks on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart.
SIDE A:
Soviet Snow (Popstand Remix) 6:41
Soviet Snow (Popstand 7″) 4:00
SIDE B:
Soviet Snow (Meltdown Dub) 6:23
Soviet Snow (Instrumental) 4:28
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Soviet Snow | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #32 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TVT Records – TVT 2495
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design], Art Direction – Beth Cumber
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Remix] – Tom Vercillo
Lacquer Cut By – PF*, Pa*
Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Miguel Kertsman
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
NOTES:
From the LP “SOUTH”
Additional Production and Remix for Popstand Productions.
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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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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Great stuff! May I have this great song ? I dont know how to do it ! display me this message “Oops! That page can’t be found” Regards Paul you have good music !
What a great find, Paul! I absolutely love it. Don´t think I´ve ever heard it before.
Feet tapping, body moving. Great song, and a great popstand remix. The synthetic bass together with the drums remind me of the Pet Shop Boys and their early albums Please and Actually. But maybe that´s only me.
Awesome, Paul. Thank you.
Omgggg, it’s finally here!!! Been begging Justin Strauss to release the lossless format on his Soundcloud account but sadly just he lossy format! Super rare since there was never a maxi CD single of this, just the vinyl! Thank you again DJ Paul for another rarity!
You’re welcome Gilbert 🙂
Gilbert,Justin seems to have uploaded some lossless rips of other stuff he mixed, but sadly not this. Glad for some of the others though!
@Goodguy Indeed he had some really cool lossless files uploaded. I just love his mixes!
Terrific! Thanks for this one Paul.
You’re welcome Thomas 🙂
Wow, thanks so much for posting this! Shona Laing’s “South” is my biggest discovery of recent months, and these tracks will make a great addition to the album in my iTunes. I love this sound so much.
(I also heard the rips on Soundcloud and wasn’t that impressed with the quality).
EG.
Thank you Eric 🙂
Justin did upload other stuff in lossless formats though. Not sure why not this.
Wow Paul! What a fantastic post! But first so glad to see that you are safe after the tornado has passed through your city. I saw some pictures and videos. Really scary.
Didn’t know about this single by Shona Laing. I love it so this is another great find for me. The only song I knew about her is the one you posted recently “Glad I’m not a Kennedy”. Also so happy to see my favourite series going on. Thank you so much Paul.
Thank you Daniel 🙂
Awesome! Thanks.
You’re welcome ozzmosis 🙂
Another pearl in my collection. Thank you, Paul!
You’re welcome S.corpion 🙂
Thanks for filling my request Paul! 🙂
I just found that Mr. Strauss himself made 320k mp3s available of these for download on Soundcloud. I had a listen and STILL think Paul’s rip is better. 🙂
You’re welcome Goodguy 🙂
I’m really excited to hear this one Paul. I loved her “Glad I’m Not A Kennedy” and so many responded to you about this record, so I am really jazzed to hear this one. I love the music you post, the familiar and the not so familiar. I guess that’s why I love dance music so much because all the cool trends and sounds seem to get tested first in the clubs. You are my go-to spot for exciting music Paul. I so love what you do. Everything sounds so pristine and AWESOME!! I will never stop adoring you and… Read more »
Thank you so much, Jeff. You’ll love this one. 🙂