Tag: 1982

August 14, 2013

Q-Feel – Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (Mexico 12″)

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Q-Feel was a British synthpop group. They released their self-titled album in 1982, which included their only hit single, “Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop).”

“Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)” was an entry in the 1982 A Song For Europe, the UK’s pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It finished sixth (out of eight) behind eventual winners Bardo. The song was also featured in the 1985 dance film, Girls Just Want to Have Fun.

The somg charted twice on the Billboard charts first in 1982 peaking at #110 and again in 1989 peaking at #75. The song did much better on the US dance charts peaking at #18 in June of 1982.

Group frontman Martin Page went on to achieve success as a songwriter and solo artist. His highly successful debut solo album, 1994’s In the House of Stone and Light featured contributions from former Q-Feel bandmates Trevor Thornton and Brian Fairweather.

SIDE A:
Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) 6:34

SIDE B:
Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (Dub Version) 6:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Bubbling UnderHot 100	#115
1982	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#18
1989	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#44
1989	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Ariola ‎– SL-7076
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Mexico
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Mike Shipley
Producer – Brian Fairweather, Martin Page
Written-By – Fairweather*, Page*

NOTES:
From the album:
“Q-FEEL”

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July 23, 2013

Visage – Pleasure Boys (UK 12″)

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“Pleasure Boys” is a single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in October 1982.

Initially a non-album single, “Pleasure Boys” was included on the Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection compilation album in 1983. As well as the standard 7″ and 12″ formats, the single was also released as a limited edition 7″ picture disc. It was the first release by Visage after the departure of Midge Ure, who had left the group due to creative differences with Steve Strange and also to concentrate on his role in Ultravox. Possibly due to Ure’s absence, “Pleasure Boys” was the first Visage single to miss the UK Top 40 peaking at #44 after a string of five hits during the 1981-82 period.

The music video for “Pleasure Boys” was directed by Tim Pope. The black and white clip pictures Steve Strange recreating Marlon Brando’s look from his 1953 film The Wild One, riding a Harley-Davidson motorbike. The clip was included on band’s 1986 video release, Visage.

Although it makes no mention of the fact on either the sleeve or the label, this 12″ release was limited to only 800 copies.

SIDE A:
Pleasure Boys (Dance Mix) 6:58
Bass – Steve Barnacle
Mixed By – Visage
Mixed By [In Association With] – John Luongo
Written-By – B. Currie*, D. Formula*, R. Egan*, S. Barnacle*, S. Strange*

SIDE B:
The Anvil (Dance Mix) 6:14
Remix – Visage
Remix [In Association With] – John Luongo
Written-By – Visage

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPX 523, Polydor ‎– 2141 659
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Electro, Synth-pop
Credits: Design [Sleeve] – Alwyn Clayden, Green Ink
Illustration – Mark Wardel
Mastered By – RAYS*
Other [Clothes] – PX
Other [Make-up] – Phyllis Cohen
Photography By – Robyn Beeche
Producer – Visage
Recorded By – John Luongo, Visage

NOTES:
A: Recorded and Mixed at Trident Studios
Special thanks: Steve Short, Flood and Craig Millner. A Morrison O’Donnell Production.

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July 15, 2013

Queen – Back Chat (UK 12″)

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“Back Chat”, written by the bass guitarist John Deacon, is the track most influenced by black music on the 1982 Queen album Hot Space. Deacon (who differed from his band-mates, in that he was the only one raised on soul instead of rock and roll) had chosen a no-compromise method of eliminating any rock elements from his songs for Hot Space. This act of defiance caused friction amongst fellow band members, particularly Brian May, who fought to retain at least some rock sensibilities in their funk diversions. After heated debate, the band finally decided to include a guitar solo on “Back Chat”. It reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was performed on the Hot Space tour at a faster tempo, with a more rock-orientated arrangement. “Back Chat”, the title, is an English idiom referring to a “impertinent or impudent replies, especially to a superior”. In a Rolling Stone magazine album review, the critic John Milward described the musical style of the song as: “a hot rock-funk tune, with guitar tracks as slick as an icy dance floor.”

SIDE A:
Back Chat (Re-Mix) 6:54
Written-By – Deacon*

SIDE B:
Staying Power 4:12
Arranged By [Horns] – Arif Mardin
Written-By – Mercury*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12EMI 5325, EMI ‎– 12 EMI 5325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 09 Aug 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Funk
Credits: Producer – Mack (2), Queen

NOTES:
Taken from the album “HOT SPACE”

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April 16, 2013

Frank & Moon Zappa – Valley Girl (US 12″ Promo)

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“Valley Girl” is a song by the musician Frank Zappa and his then 14-year-old daughter, Moon Unit Zappa. It was released on Zappa’s 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Moon supplied Frank with much of the content, speaking typical “Valley girl” or “Valspeak” phrases she heard at “parties, bar mitzvahs, and the Galleria”. Zappa intended to lampoon the image, but the single popularized the Valley Girl stereotype nationwide. There was a significant increase in “Valspeak” slang usage, whether ironically spoken or not (not the least of which was the film, Valley Girl).

The song was Zappa’s only top 40 single in the United States, peaking at #32 in the Billboard Hot 100, although he had charted hits in other parts of the world.

The single had varying B-sides. Two of them were from the same album as “Valley Girl:” “No Not Now” and “Teen-Age Prostitute.” Another B-side was “You Are What You Is.” One of the versions of the single had “Valley Girl” on both sides: the A-Side had the full version, while the B-Side had a fade-out version.

SIDE A:
Valley Girl (Full Version)

SIDE B:
Valley Girl (Single Version)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Valley Girl	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#32
1982	Valley Girl	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Barking Pumpkin Records ‎– AS 1485
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Novelty
Credits: Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Frank Zappa
Written-By – Moon Zappa

NOTES:
Special promotional copy

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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ClickRepair
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi