Tag: 1986

September 22, 2022

New Order – Shellshock (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted April 11, 2012

“Shellshock” is a single released by British group New Order in March 1986. The song originally appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Pretty in Pink one month prior to its single release. Production is credited to New Order and John Robie, and is loosely inspired by the 1983 Robie-produced R&B club hit, “One More Shot” – a studio project where Robie performed under the band name, C-Bank, and featuring vocals by Jenny Burton.

The single had differing B-sides; in the UK the 7″ came with the recycled “Thieves Like Us Instrumental” which also turned up in the movie Pretty in Pink (although not on the soundtrack), while the US 12″ promo included a “Dub Mix”.

“Shellshock” was an international hit, making the mainstream chart in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The 12-inch boasts an extended remix of the song running nearly ten minutes, New Order’s longest single not based on a track from one of their studio albums (discounting remixes of legacy songs) behind the 22.5-minute uncut release of “Video 5 8 6”. For the release of the popular singles compilation Substance, the original Pretty in Pink soundtrack version was not used, as is widely believed, but an edited version of the 12-inch remix cut down to six-and-a-half minutes, omitting an entire verse of vocals. It is this version that appears most often on CD. The 9:41 single remix does not appear on any subsequent New Order compilations.

SIDE A:
Shellshock (Extended Version) 9:41

SIDE B:
Shellshock (Dub Version) 7:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Shellshock	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#14
1986	Shellshock	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:A&M Records – SP-12174
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Robie
Written-By – John Robie, New Order

NOTES:
Promotion Copy – Not For Sale
(Original version appears on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Pretty In Pink” SP-5113)
New Order courtesy of Factory Records.

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September 13, 2022

Swing Out Sister – Breakout (US 12″ Promo)

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“Breakout” is a song by British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1986 as the second single from their debut album It’s Better to Travel.

The single reached the number four position in the UK in the autumn of 1986, and rose to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number one on the Adult Contemporary in the US in 1987. The song also resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

**I believe the 7″ Mix and Extended Remix are exclusive to this USA Promo.

SIDE A:
Breakout (Extended Remix) 5:43
Breakout (Horn-A-Mental) 4:13

SIDE B:
Breakout (Carnival Mix) 5:44
Breakout (7″ Mix) 4:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Breakout	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6
1987	Breakout	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#1
1987	Breakout	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – PRO 515-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy, Swing Out Sister
Remix – Michael Hutchinson

NOTES:
Original version on the Mercury LP “IT’S BETTER TO TRAVEL”

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September 6, 2022

Space Monkey – One More Shot (US 12″)

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“One More Shot” was the third single taken fom the debut album “On The Beam” by British pop act Space Monkey. Written in 1981 but released in 1985 “One More Shot” peaked at #39 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. The US 12″ was remixed by Mark Kamins with edits by The Latin Rascals.

Space Monkey was led by the singer–songwriter guitarist Paul Goodchild who passed away in October, 2020.

SIDE A:
One More Shot (Extended Version) 6:45

SIDE B:
One More Shot (Dub Version) 4:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	One More Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23610
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Adrian Lee
Remix – Mark Kamins, The Latin Rascals
Written-By – P. Goodchild*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Space Monkey album, “On The Beam”

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August 4, 2022

Run-DMC – Walk This Way (Japan 12″)

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“Walk This Way” is a song originally recorded by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album Toys in the Attic (1975) from their LP Toys in the Attic.

In 1986, the hip hop group Run-DMC covered “Walk This Way”, in collaboration with Aerosmith (with its leaders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on vocals and guitars, respectively). While working on Raising Hell, Rick Rubin pulled out Toys in the Attic. At shows, Run-DMC had freestyled over the first few seconds of the song on a loop, not knowing what the full song sounded like, or even hearing the lyrics. While Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels had no idea who Aerosmith were at that time, Rubin suggested remaking the song. Neither Simmons nor McDaniels liked the idea, though Jam Master Jay was open to it. They didn’t want the record to be released as a single even after recording with Tyler and Perry, and were shocked when it was played on both urban and rock radio stations. “I never even thought ‘Walk This Way’ would be a single,” Rubin recalled. “Not that I didn’t like it, but I didn’t think in those terms.” DMC called it “a beautiful thing” in a trailer for Guitar Hero (This later appeared in a scene from the 2011 film The Smurfs). This version of “Walk This Way” charted higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than the original, peaking at number 4. It was also one of the first big hip hop singles in the UK, peaking at number 8.

The song marked a major comeback for Aerosmith, as they had been largely out of mainstream pop culture for several years while Tyler battled addiction and Perry and Brad Whitford were out of the band. Their 1985 comeback album, Done with Mirrors, had also not met commercial expectations. Aerosmith followed “Walk This Way” with multi-platinum albums and Top 40 hits, starting with Permanent Vacation and its hit “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” in 1987.

In 2008, “Walk This Way” was ranked number 4 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop”. This version of the song is currently ranked as the 148th greatest song of all time, as well as the second best song of 1986, by Acclaimed Music.

The chorus of Run-DMC’s cover contains a pitch alternation that Aerosmith adopted in most future live performances. In collaborations, the other singer often says “talk this way” every alternate line of the chorus. This rap-style delivery may explain why the song worked so well as a hip hop song when it was covered eleven years later.

SIDE A:
Walk This Way 5:09
Featuring – Aerosmith

SIDE B:
Walk This Way (Instrumental) 3:36
My Adidas 2:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Walk This Way	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1986	Walk This Way	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#13
1986	Walk This Way	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#8
1986	Walk This Way	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Profile Records – L13P 7117
Format:
Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1986
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Hip Hop

CREDITS:
Cover [Photo] – Glen E. Friedman
Producer –Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons
Written-By – J. Perry, S. Tyler

NOTES:
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry appear courtesy of Geffen Records

Taken from the L.P./Cassette Raising Hell.

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