Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
“Breakout” is a song by British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1986 as the second single from their debut album It’s Better to Travel.
The single reached the number four position in the UK in the autumn of 1986, and rose to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number one on the Adult Contemporary in the US in 1987. The song also resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
**I believe the 7″ Mix and Extended Remix are exclusive to this USA Promo.
SIDE A:
Breakout (Extended Remix) 5:43
Breakout (Horn-A-Mental) 4:13
SIDE B:
Breakout (Carnival Mix) 5:44
Breakout (7″ Mix) 4:16
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Breakout | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #6 |
| 1987 | Breakout | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #1 |
| 1987 | Breakout | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #12 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – PRO 515-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy, Swing Out Sister
Remix – Michael Hutchinson
NOTES:
Original version on the Mercury LP “IT’S BETTER TO TRAVEL”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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!
Password: burningtheground
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I always liked this track and band (probably Miss Fisher Muder Mysteries were inspired by her look?), reminiscent to the cheerful jazzy sound of Matt Bianco. To my pleasant surprise there were a few versions on this promo that I did not have on other sources!
Strange, I usually check here daily, but I somehow missed the hi-res one too…. But nice to have an excellent DJPaulT 16bit.
Well, I missed the 24Bit download by a couple of hours, and I’m brokenhearted! It would mean so much to me to have this one in 24Bit. If anyone can help out, I would truly appreciate it. Thank you! And of course, thank you, Paul, for the amazing work you do! You’re fantastic!
Fantastic! The just-released 8-disc SOS box set with remixes and b-sides from their first three albums does not include the two exclusive remixes. Very happy to have them digitally! Thanks, Paul.
Wow. Just wow. I did not know these remixes existed. The SOS collections from over the years always featured the same remixes from the commercial 12″ singles, so to hear these promo mixes is quite incredible. Love it. Excellent job on this one, Paul. Appreciate it very much!
Exclusive & excellent!
An extra big THANK YOU!!!
Kind regards
Christian
More Swing Out Sister please! Thanks for the great work!
Soooo happy to see this pop up! I loved this song immediately when it came out – it was one of the first CD’s I ever got, after years of buying vinyl – CDs were new then. Thank you so much – I’d never heard these remixes !!!!!
One of my favourite SOS singles. Surrender was another 12” I remember from them.
Cheers Paul 🙂
Amazing Song TYVM”
Thank you, Paul.
Probably my favourite intro to a song ever. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
This was a very unique song. Fine, discretely happy and beautifully sung.
Sounds very good, good recording, thanks paul, great!
I remember when this came out that it stood apart from the other songs on the radio as something special and unique!
Thanks Paul! This is a longtime favorite!
Corinne is still rocking that french bob haircut by the way!
You’re welcome Goodguy 🙂
voice of an angel
Gosh, I love this song. It has that classic sound to it, like a great music standard that is timeless. Thank you, Paul, for a record that still sounds fresh today as it did back then.
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂