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The Sisters Of Mercy – Temple Of Love (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic Rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company. Currently, the band is a touring outfit only.

On 15th October 1983 Temple Of Love entered the UK Independent Charts peaking at #1. After the success of “Temple of Love”, the band signed a contract with major record label WEA.

This 7″ contains the original 1983 version of “Temple Of Love” which has not been released on CD.

SIDE A:
Temple Of Love 3:52

SIDE B:
Heartland 4:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Merciful Release – MR 027
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Goth Rock
Credits: Producer – Andrew Eldritch
Recorded By – Chris Nagle, Richard Scott (2)

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Adobe Photoshop CS5
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Adam Ant – Puss’N Boots (UK 12″)

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Recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm in the late summer of 1983 with Phil Collins as both drummer and producer, “Puss ‘N’ Boots” was released as a single in October of 1983. It was backed by “Kiss The Drummer”. The A side appeared on his second solo album, Strip. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #5 spot on the U.K. singles chart.

SIDE A:
Puss’N Boots (Extended Version) 5:04
Bass, Vocals, Guitar – Adam*
Drums, Percussion – Phil Collins
Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Guitar – Marco*
Producer – Phil Collins

SIDE B:
Kiss The Drummer (Extended Version) 5:25
Drums – Paris
Engineer – Paris
Guitar, Keyboards – Marco*
Producer – Ant*, Marco*
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion – Adam*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – TA3614
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 24 Oct 1983
Genre: electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Adam Ant, J.B. (19)
Photography By – Alan Ballard*
Written-By – Ant*, Marco*

NOTES:
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin Records
“Puss’N Boots” taken from the forthcoming album “Strip”
“Antmusic For Sex People”

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Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
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
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Trans-X – Living On Video (UK 12″)

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Trans-X is a Canadian 1980s synth band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are known for their hit song “Living on Video” which charted world wide.

“Living on Video” is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.

SIDE A:
Living On Video (Long Version) 5:55

SIDE B:
Digital World 3:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Living On Video U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #61

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – POSPX 650
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Daniel Bernier
Written-By – Pascal Languirand, Steve Wyatt (tracks: B)

NOTES:
Made in England.
Original sound recording made by Polydor Int. GmbH (Hamburg).

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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
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The Coconuts – If I Only Had A Brain (US 12″)

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Remember KId Creole & The Coconuts? In 1983, these lovely trio of Coconuts released a dance version of “If I Only Had A Brain” from the classic movie, “The Wizard Of Oz”.

This song was produced by Kid Creole himself, August Darnell.

Unfortunately, their version failed to enter Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, settling for a peak position at #108 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under chart.

This was their 2nd single from their album, “Don’t Take My Coconuts”. Their 1st single, “Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did”, never charted in the US, but did peak at #60 on the UK charts.

SIDE A:
If I Only Had A Brain (Extended Version) 5:04
Remix – John Luongo
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson

SIDE B:
Indiscreet (Extended Version) 5:04
Remix – John Luongo
Engineer – Jay Mark

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 If I Only Had A Brain U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles #108

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – 7810-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Disco
Credits: Producer – August Darnell

NOTES:
From the LP “Don’t Take My Coconuts” ST-1097

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
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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