Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987
“American Dream” was the first single taken from the second studio LP “Never Never Land” by British musician Simon Fellowes (Simon F) on Reprise Records in 1987. “American Dream” made a short two-week run on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #91 before disappearing. The single was co-produced by Phil Thornalley (Johnny Hates Jazz, The Cure), and Tom Lord-Alge.
The “Extended Version” was only released on 12″ single in Australia.
The video for “American Dream” was directed by Peter Care and was banned by MTV for its portrayal of an interracial romance.
SIDE A:
American Dream (Extended Version) 8:47
Producer, Engineer – Philip Thornalley*
SIDE B:
Love Bomb 4:03
American Dream (7″ Version) 4:53
Producer – Simon F.*
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | American Dream | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #91 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reprise Records – 0-20800
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Written-By –Simon F.*
NOTES:
From the LP “NEVER NEVER LAND”
Housed in a Reprise Records sleeve.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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hello there,
sorry my late for getting the 24bit flac ver, can someone re-post or transfer to me again 🙁
Wow Paul! That’s another fantastic obscure 80s post! Never heard about Simon F. I do love both songs on here and the exclusive 12″ mix is awesome. Will have to purchase the album too. Thank you so much for introducing me to Simon F. 🙂
You’re very welcome, Daniel 🙂
Simon F is also the lead singer of the group Intaferon which I have posted several of their singles in the past.
Thanks for letting me know. I have overlooked that. I discovered Intaferon here on BTG and Baby pain is my favourite 🙂
Thank you so much for this Paul. I loved this song when it was first released. It got absolutely nowhere near the charts here in New Zealand (I think I only ever heard it twice on radio). I have an Australian promo of this 12”, with the same track listing, but haven’t got around to transferring it yet, so thanks again!
You’re welcome D Pounder 🙂
Many many thank you for both of Simon F rips! It was late 80s when I heard the New York Girl by Simon Fellowes and got impressed when noticed that Steve Stevens was playing the electric guitar! I was (and still am) a big fan of Billy Idol at that time, and I liked that song very much (I make a wish for a future rip!)
Thanks again Paul for your great work!!
You’re welcome, Dino 🙂
This a new find for me and i love it. The Extended Version is my favourite as it lets the track build-up.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
WOW! MTV was really hip … lol … seriously?! They banned a video in 1987 for portraying an interracial romance?!?! How is that possible! Why are humans still so stupid!!! Didn’t we allegedly reach “enlightenment” in the 17th century?
Thank you for sharing such amazing music! Have a great weekend!
I agree with you, Martika. Stupidity and bigotry are still running rampant. Will we ever wake up? Have a lovely weekend 🙂
We are declaring frozen embryos to be children, so I guess we are not waking up anytime soon …
Wow, icing on the cake!! I echo Jeff’s sentiment, I can’t thank you enough for these gems. They are so deserving of the renewed attention and the ‘shine & polish’ you give them! If Simon F is viewing this blog he must be quite pleased! I’m so looking forward to these mixes as a follow up to yesterday. Have a dreamy weekend, and you too Jeff, Martika, Fred and everyone else here!
You’re welcome, Retro Hound. I hope you enjoy this one. Have a great weekend 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Thrilled to see a follow-up to yesterday’s Simon F post!! I can’t wait to hear the 12-inch version!! This is so great!!
Thank you again Paul for the outstanding music you share!! I can’t express in how grateful I am!! I hope you have a fantastic weekend, Paul. You certainly deserve it!!!
Have a great weekend to everybody here in cyberspace, including Song And Dance, Retro Hound, Martika, Fred, ING, Daniel and Tom!! Thanks for making this a great place!!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff. Have a nice weekend 🙂
I hope you, and every one else, have a fantastic weekend!
I just mixed myself a perfect whisky Sour with egg white foam, so my weekend is already pretty good! Cheers!
Cheers, Martika!! Sounds delicious 😋 !!!
Jeff
Cheers!
I completely agree Jeff. Paul shares such outstanding music. Simon F is one of so many great founds I made here on BTG. I’m very grateful to him. I’m a little late with my comment. Have a great day my friend!
Hi Daniel,
I love when you comment here! Have a great day and week!
Jeff
the video got banned. 🤨
Wow.
Thanks again for another rare gem!
You’re welcome, ING. 🙂
great one! extended is better than original
I agree 🙂