Tag: 1982

April 12, 2022

Thompson Twins – Extra-special Tuneful Twosome! (US 12″ Promo)

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“Extra-special Tuneful Twosome” is a rare 1982 pre-trio Thompson Twins USA 12″ promo. The single contains two as far as I know US only mixes of “Make Believe” and “Good Gosh”. “Runaway” and “Bouncing” were both included on the “Runaway” UK 12″ that I poste earlier this year.

IDENTICAL TWIN SIDE:
Make Believe (Special Extended Version) 5:05
Producer – Dennis Bovell
Written-By – C. Bell, J. Shorter, J. Leeway, J. Roog, P. Dodd, T. Bailey

Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By –T. Bailey*

FRATERNAL TWIN SIDE:
Bouncing (Special Remix) 4:56
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

Good Gosh (Remix) 3:10
Producer –Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Arista – SP 137
Format:
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

NOTES:
For Promotional Use Only Not For Sale

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VINYL TRABSFER & RESTORATION:
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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!

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March 24, 2022

Soft Cell – What (Germany 12″)

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“What” is a song written by H. B. Barnum, originally performed by Melinda Marx and released in 1965.

British synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell released a cover of the song in July 1982 as the only single from their remix EP Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing. It became their fifth UK top-ten chart hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
What 6:10
Engineer – Don Wershba
Mixed By – Harvey Goldberg
Performer [Instruments] – Dave Ball
Vocals – Marc Almond
Written-By – H.B. Barnum

SIDE B:
So 8:48
Engineer – Bill Clarke
Producer, Performer, Written-By – Dave Ball

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vertigo – 6400 674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design], Artwork [Hand Colouring] – Huw Feather

Photography By [Front Cover] – Eugine Adebari*

NOTES:
H.B. Barnum (as credited on the sleeve) is credited as H.P. Barnum on the label.
Dave Ball (as credited on the sleeve) is credited as David Ball on the label.

Track A recorded at The Camden Cell
Track B recorded in The Box, West Yorks

Front cover taken from the forthcoming “Non-Stop Exotic Video Show”
One nice pop song – from two nice people

Made in West Germany

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VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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February 4, 2022

Thompson Twins – Runaway (UK 12″)

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“Runaway” is a 1982 single by British band Thompson Twins taken from their second studio LP “Set” which was released in the USA as “In The Name Of Love”. The single was a commercial failure and did not chart. The record was only released in UK and European markets.

Although not an official member of the band, Thomas Dolby was also on hand to play additional keyboards on the track.

SIDE A:
Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesiser] – Tom Dolby
Written-By – T. Bailey

SIDE B:
Bouncing (Extended Remix) 4:56
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T Records (2) – TEE 125
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: May 1982
Genre: Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design, Photography [Photo Illustration] – Thomi Wroblewski
Lacquer Cut By – timtom (tracks: A), TY (tracks: B)
Music By –Thompson Twins
Producer –Steve Lillywhite

NOTES:
Remixed from the album “Set”.

Marketed by Arista
Manufactured and Distributed by Polygram Record Operations Ltd.

Tom Dolby appears courtesy of Venice-In-Peril/EMI Records.

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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December 2, 2021

C-Bank – One More Shot (US 12″)

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“One More Shot” is a 1982 single by Freestyle/electro studio project C-Bank helmed by various producers including John Robie. The song includes lead vocals by American R&B singer Jenny Burton. “One More Shot”, is notable for record producer John Robie’s use of a “non-linear” approach to its production. the song is often refered to as the first Freestyle jam.

“One More Shot”, would later resurface in a reworked form as “Shellshock”, a non-album track by New Order that John Robie produced, which appears on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. This followed his work with Arthur Baker and Jellybean Benitez on the New Order song “Confusion” in 1983.

“One More Shot” dubeted on the US Billboard Dance Chart on January 23, 1983 peaking at #5 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
One More Shot 8:18
Vocals [Uncredited] – Jenny Burton

SIDE B:
One More Shot (Instrumental) 7:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	One More Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. – NP 50011
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andy Wallace, Mark Berry
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Written-By – John Robie

NOTES:
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY QUALITY RECORDS

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Password: burningtheground

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