Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration
Originally posted May 20, 2012
“Surrender” is a 1987 single released by British pop act Swing Out Sister from their debut album, It’s Better to Travel. It was issued as the follow-up to the successful single, “Breakout”. The song peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 and logged four weeks in the top ten.
Over a year after its initial release, remixes of “Surrender” reached the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #22 in May 1988.
SIDE A:
Surrender (Stuff Gun Mix) 6:38
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Remix – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Surrender (7″ Version) 3:45
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
SIDE B:
Who’s To Blame 5:09
Producer – Swing Out Sister
Surrender (Pop Stand Remix) 7:05
Edited By – Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Producer [Additional], Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Surrender | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #22 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 270-1, PolyGram – 870 270-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Art Direction – Michael Bays, Pat Drosins*
- Design – Christine Chagnon
- Management – Matthew Sztumpf
- Written-By – Swing Out Sister
NOTES:
From the Mercury album, “IT’S BETTER TO TRAVEL”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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!
Password: burningtheground
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Such an exquisite song. I love the Pop Stand Remix and the edited single remix. SOS really delivered on their 12″ singles. I am still over the moon with the U.S. 12″ Promo of Breakout that you posted not too long ago. Thank you for uncovering and sharing such great moments in pop history.
AMAZING! I loved this band when this song came out – it was one of the first CD’s I ever bought, of that new era after it had been all vinyl and tapes before then. Thank you SO MUCH for these mixes that I’ve never heard!
Big thanks for this memory jog, Paul. SoS are a somewhat forgotten band here in the UK, best known for Breakout. This is such a classy single with its brass instrumentation, superb to hear it again after all these years.
Thank you so much for this👍👍❤️❤️
I missed this original vinyl transfer, so this is a nice surprise to hear this 2024 remastered transfer.
This was a great follow up single for SOS with great mixes.
Thanks Paul 🙂
You’re welcome, Marco 🙂
This proves that Swing Out Sister were more than just Breakout! New to me, and thank you Paul for opening our eyes and ears to lost hit singles!!
You’re welcome, Retro Hound. 🙂
Thanks so much, Paul! This is indeed a favorite record of mine! I love that you decided to give it a re-rip. Nothing better than sophisticated pop!
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂
Thanks Paul ,,,Great Job ¡¡
You’re welcome, Eduardo 🙂