Tag: 1983

October 21, 2016

Ozzy Osbourne – Bark At The Moon (UK 12″)

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“Bark at the Moon” is a song by heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. It was the first single released from his 1983 album of the same name. The music video produced for the song was Osbourne’s first.

Though officially credited solely to Osbourne, “Bark at the Moon” was co-written with guitarist Jake E. Lee and bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley. Lee claims he was threatened with firing by Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon if he refused to sign a 1983 contract stating that he would relinquish his claims to writing and publishing. In 2003, Daisley filed a lawsuit against the Osbournes, claiming lost royalties for his significant songwriting contributions.

Lyrically, the song deals with a creature of some sort who once terrorized a town, was killed, and later mysteriously returned to once again wreak havoc upon the villagers. The music video, however, borrows heavily from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, depicting Osbourne as a “mad scientist” who ingests a substance in his laboratory which causes him to transform into the werewolf depicted on the Bark at the Moon album cover. Thought to be insane, he is subsequently committed to a mental institution.

The music video for the song was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanatorium, outside London, England. In the early 1980s infancy of the music video medium, the video, which was the first Osbourne had made, was highly anticipated due to his outrageous image. Drummer Tommy Aldridge played on the studio recording of the track, but the video features his replacement in the band, Carmine Appice.

In the UK the single peaked at #21 while in the US it barely reached the Billboard Hot 100 only peaking at #109.

The sleeve states that the b-side tracks are exclusive releases they did not appear on the album upon the intial release.

SIDE A:
Bark At The Moon 4:15

SIDE B:
One Up The “B” Side (Exclusive Release) 3:26
Slow Down (Exclusive Release) 4:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– TA 3915
Format: Vinyl, 45 RPM, Single, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal

CREDITS:
Producer – Daisley*, Norman*, Osbourne*
Written-By – Ozzy Osbourne

NOTES:
Track A: Taken from the EPIC LP “BARK AT THE MOON”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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October 19, 2016

Dead Or Alive – I’d Do Anything (Megamix) (UK 12″)

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“I’d Do Anything” is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in January 1984 as the third single from Dead or Alive’s debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

The song was the third consecutive single by Dead or Alive to miss the UK Top 75, hitting number seventy-nine in the UK Singles Chart. The band’s fortunes would reverse with the release of their next single, a cover version of “That’s the Way (I Like It)”.

Of note “Anything Dub” will not appear on the forthcoming Dead Or Alive box set “Sophisticatred Boom Box”.

SIDE A:
I’d Do Anything (Megamix) 5:23

SIDE B:
Anything (Dub) 4:24
Give It To Me 3:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– TA 4069
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Photography] – Jill Furmanovsky
Design – Martyn Atkins
Management – Francesco Mellina
Producer – John Porter (tracks: B2), Zeus B. Held (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1), Pursey* (tracks: B2), Burns* (tracks: B2), Hussey* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming album.
Management 11 Lancaster Avenue, Liverpool 17.

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October 17, 2016

Haysi Fantayzee – Shiny Shiny (UK 12″)

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“Shiny Shiny” is a song written by, and recorded by the British pop band Haysi Fantayzee. It was their third single taken from the groups only album Battle Hymns for Children Singing. The single was the band’s second top twenty hit in the UK peaking at #16 and #74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 their only US entry.

SIDE A:
Shiny Shiny (Dance) 4:25
Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley

SIDE B:
Shiny Shiny 3:43
Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley

Shiny Shiny (Bon Temps) 3:23
Producer – Paul Caplin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Shiny Shiny	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#74

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Regard Records ‎– RGT 106
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Graphics] – Graham Smith
Artwork By [Photography] – Simon Fowler
Written-By – Healy*, Garner*, Caplin*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Battle Hymns for Children Singing”

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October 5, 2016

The Cure – The Love Cats (US 12″)

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“The Love Cats” (sometimes rendered as “The Lovecats”) is a song by English band The Cure, released as a stand-alone single in October 1983.

It was the band’s first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7, and number 6 in Australia. It later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers.

At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author Patrick White. According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write “The Love Cats” after reading White’s novel The Vivisector (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify. In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover’s husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolize the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.

SIDE A:
The Love Cats (Extended Version) 4:38
Written-By – Smith*

SIDE B:
Speak My Language 2:41
Written-By – Tolhurst*, Smith*

Mr. Pink Eyes 2:44
Written-By – Tolhurst*, Smith*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20161, Sire ‎– 20161-0A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: Oct, 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Bass [Double] – Phil Thornally*
Cover – Parched Art
Drums – Andy Anderson
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Engineer [Assistant] – Jean Yres*
Producer – Chris Parry, Phil Thornalley, The Cure
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Laurence Tolhurst
Voice, Guitar, Piano – Robert Smith

NOTES:
Made in USA

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi