Tag: 1983

Tears For Fears – Change (Canada 12″)

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“Change” is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band’s fourth single release. It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP The Hurting (1983) and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of “Mad World”. The song also gave Tears for Fears their first charting single in America when it cracked the Billboard Top 75 in August 1983. “Change” was also a big international success, reaching the Top 40 in several countries around the world.

The 7″ version of “Change” is the same mix of the song found on The Hurting, albeit in a slightly edited form. An extended version of the song is showcased as the lead track on the 12″ single. While many copies of the 12″ single use the 7″ mix of the song as one of the b-sides, the Canadian pressing feature’s an altogether different recording. Although uncredited on the single itself, this mix is labeled the “New Version” on the UK cassette release of The Hurting, where it was included as a bonus track. Featuring an alternate set of lyrics, this version actually predates the 7″ mix, despite its title.

SIDE A:
Change (Extended Version) 5:57
Engineer, Producer – Ross Cullum
Producer – Chris Hughes
Written-By – R. Orzabal*

SIDE B:
Change (New Version) 5:14
Producer – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum
Written-By – R. Orzabal*

The Conflict 4:03
Producer – Ian Stanley, TFF*
Written-By – C. Smith*, I. Stanley*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Change U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #73

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vertigo – SOVX 2322, PolyGram Inc. – SOVX 2322
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Canada
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: A&r [A&r Co-ordination] – Grave Doubts
Design – JB*, TFF*
Mastered By – SNB*
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)

NOTES:
This pressing features an alternative version of “Change” on Side B instead of the 7″ version which appears on other countries versions of this release.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Spandau Ballet – Gold (Special Extended Remix) (US 12″)

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“Gold” is a 1983 single by the British New Wave band Spandau Ballet from their flagship third album True.

The song is Spandau Ballet’s 2nd best-charting single behind their previous release “True”, reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart (being held off the top by KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Give It Up”), and #29 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart. A music video was created for the single, which contains the longest-held note by any male artist in any song released during the 1980s.

The music video was directed by Brian Duffy and filmed on location in Carmona, Spain. The video featured Sadie Frost as a gold-painted nymph in one of her earlier roles.

SIDE A:
Gold (Special Extended Remix) 7:12

SIDE B:
Gold (Instrumental) 2:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Gold U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #29
1983 Gold U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 42740
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Spandau Ballet, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Written-By – G. Kemp*

NOTES:
From the breakthrough album “TRUE”

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
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Bow Wow Wow – Love, Peace And Harmony (US 12″ Promo)

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I Want Candy, and to a lesser extent Go Wild in the Country!, and Do You Wanna Hold Me? may be well known singles among new wave fans, but Bow Wow Wow’s 1983 single “Love, Peace and Harmony” is a bit more obscure. In fact, I the single only made it to the promo satge and did not have any chart impact.

“Love, Peace And Harmony” was taken from the bands third and final album “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.

SIDE A:
Love, Peace And Harmony  4:21

SIDE B:
Love, Peace And Harmony 2:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – JD-13595
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave
Credits: Remix – Ivan Ivan, Kurt Munkacsi
Producer – Mike Chapman

NOTES:
From the “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going” album.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
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Mel Brooks ‎– To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Pts. 1&2) (UK 12″)

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R E Q U E S T

This is Mel Brooks at his bad taste worst relating the short but spectacular history of the Third Reich. The title is of course lifted from the Shakespeare play Hamlet; it is also the title of the 1983 film which Brooks produced and starred in with his wife, Anne Bancroft. It is actually a remake of a 1942 comedy, which did not of course include a rapping Führer, and neither did the Mel Brooks version; the song did though appear on the soundtrack, and was released as a single with a video reaching number 12 in the UK charts. It includes snatches of the melody of “Deutschland Ueber Alles”, the German national anthem, and the same couplet Brooks contributed to his earlier “Springtime For Hitler”.

Brooks co-wrote the song with the British musician, music journalist and producer Pete Wingfield.

SIDE A:
To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Part 1) 7:43

SIDE B:
To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Instrumental Mix) (Part 2) 7:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – 12 IS 158
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Stage & Screen
Style: Parody, Pop Rap, Disco
Credits: Engineer – Chris Birkett
Illustration – Graham Humphreys
Photography By – Stephen Vaughan (2)
Producer, Arranged By – Pete Wingfield
Written-By – Mel Brooks, Pete Wingfield

NOTES:
Inspired by the film “To Be Or Not To Be”

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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