Tag: 1983

May 19, 2021

Spandau Ballet – Gold (UK 12″)

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“Gold” is a 1983 single by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, taken from their third album True.

The song is Spandau Ballet’s second-highest charting single in both the United Kingdom and the United States, behind their previous release, “True”, reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart (KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Give It Up” held it off the top of that chart), and reaching #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As a bonus, I have added the “Instrumental” which I transferred from the US 12″ single.

SIDE A:
Gold (Extended Version) 7:12

SIDE B:
Foundation (Live) 3:55

BONUS TRACK:
Gold (Instrumental) 2:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Gold	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#23
1984	Gold	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#17
1984	Gold	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reformation ‎– SPANX 2, Chrysalis ‎– SPANX 2, Reformation ‎– Spanx 2, Chrysalis ‎– Spanx 2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Poster edition
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Pop
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – David Band
Lacquer Cut By – timtom* (tracks: A), TY* (tracks: B)
Producer – Spandau Ballet, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Written-By – Gary Kemp

NOTES:
“Foundation” recorded live at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 1 May 1983.

Sticker on Sleeve – Special Low Price Limited Edition Includes Free Poster
Comes with Poster

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VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

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May 18, 2021

INXS – Dance (Australia 12″)

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“Dance” is a 1983 Australia only 12″ released by Australian new wave band INXS. The 12″ includes an extended version of the single “Black And White” from the LP “Shabooh Shoobah” the song reached #24 on the Australian singles chart. Also included is “Long In Tooth” which appeared as the b-side of the North American release of the single “Don’t Change”.

The stand out for this release is “Any Day But Sunday” which is exclusive to this 12″.

In the US a similar release was issued titled “Dekadance” which included an alternate tracklist. “Dance” is by far the harder to find since it was only issued in Australia.

SIDE A:
Black And White (Extended Version) 4:54
Engineer – David Nicholas, Mark Opitz
Engineer [Remix], Edited By – Jerry Nixon*
Written-By, Producer [Remix] – A. Farriss, M. Hutchence

SIDE B:
Long In Tooth 3:39
Engineer – David Nicholas, John Zulaikha
Engineer [Remix] – Andrew Scott, Jim Taig
Written-By, Producer – A. Farriss*

Any Day But Sunday 4:23
Engineer – John Zulaikha
Engineer [Mix] – Andrew Scott
Producer – James Lee Farriss
Written-By – T. Farriss*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– XS3, WEA ‎– XS 3
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: Jun 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork [Front Cover Art] – Sabotage (20)
Photography By – Grant Matthews (2)

NOTES:
Track A Recorded at Rhinoceros Recordings
Remix Produced at EMI Studio 301

Track B1 Recorded at Emerald City Studios
Remixed at EMI Studio 301

Track B2 Recorded at Emerald City Studios
Mix Down at Rhinoceros Recordings

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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May 3, 2021

The Rolling Stones – Undercover Of The Night (US 12″)

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“Undercover of the Night” is the lead track and first single from English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones’ 1983 album Undercover.

“Undercover of the Night” was released as the first single taken from the album on 1 November 1983. The initial reception was warm with the song reaching number 9 in the US and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, though the violent depictions spelled out by Jagger were believed to be why its popularity quickly waned. Jagger in Jump Back’s liner notes: “I think it’s really good but it wasn’t particularly successful at the time because songs that deal overtly with politics never are that successful, for some reason.” Richards countered: “There were a lot more overlays on this track because there was a lot more separation in the way we were recording at that time. Mick and I were starting to come to loggerheads.”

A music video was made in Mexico City for the song, featuring Jagger as a detective helping a woman (played by Elpidia Carrillo) follow her boyfriend’s (also played by Jagger) kidnappers and Richards as the leader of the kidnappers, who eventually shoots Jagger. The music video, directed by Julien Temple, was considered to be too violent for MTV (they did eventually air an edited version, but not before 9 PM due to the violent imagery). An uncensored version of the video was included in the band’s Video Rewind compilation.

SIDE A:
Undercover Of The Night (Extended Version) 6:23

SIDE B:
Feel On Baby (Instrumental) 6:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Undercover Of The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rolling Stones Records ‎– 0-96978
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Dub, Disco

CREDITS:
Art Direction [& Sticker Concept] – Peter Corriston
Cover [Art] – Hubert Kretzschmar
Edited By – Brian McGee (3)
Mastered By –George Marino
Producer – Chris Kimsey, The Glimmer Twins
Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris Kimsey
Written-By – Jagger-Richards

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March 26, 2021

Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling (US 12″ Promo)

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“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by “Every Breath You Take” by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard’s All-Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind “Baby Jane” by Rod Stewart.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#4
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#2
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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

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

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