Tag: 1987

January 26, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Listening (US 12″ Promo)

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Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Listening” is the debut single from Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was originally released in November 1983 as the lead single from their debut album Autumnal Park (1984). The song peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Following the international success of “Funky Town”, a remixed version of “Listening” was released in 1987 for the movie “North Shore” starring Nia Peeples.

Additionally, the remixed 1987 version was not included on the Australian release of the album Love An Adventure but on the U.S. release.

++The remixes here are exclusive to the United States, and the “Dancing Berry Mix” is exclusive to this promo. I have posted the U.S. 12″ of “Listening” in the past (2017) which included all of the mixes here except the “Dancing Berry Mix” These are all 2024 new transfers.

The labels incorrectly say Side A and C.

SIDE A:
Listening (Dancing Koala Bear Mix) 4:21
Mixed By – Pseudo Echo

Listening (7″ Edit) 3:13
Remix – William Wittman

SIDE B:
Listening (Dancing Berry Mix) 5:13
Edited By [Additional] – Mark Berry
Mixed By – Pseudo Echo

Listening (Instrumental) 3:06
Remix – William Wittman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – 6619-1-RD, RCA – 6619-1-RDAC
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Brian Canham, Mark S. Berry*
Written-By – B. Canham*, T. Lugton*

NOTES:
Not For sale

Original version on the “Love An Adventure” album

Produced for MSB Records, Ltd.
Tracks A2 & B2 Remixed for Weedy Wet Productions.

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January 25, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Living In A Dream (US 12″)

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Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Living in a Dream” is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in April 1986 as the third single from their second studio album, Love an Adventure (1985). The song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

In America, the song was remixed and released as a single for the U.S. release of the LP Love An Adventure (1987). The single reached number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 9, 1987, after spending nine weeks on the survey becoming the band’s second charting single in the United States.

The b-side John Potoker mixes are exclusive to the U.S. and European 12″ singles. The “OZ Mix” on the A-side is also known as “Metal Mix” on the Australian 12″ single.

SIDE A:
Living In A Dream (Oz Mix) 5:40
Engineer – Ian “Mack” McKenzie*
Remix – Jim Taig

SIDE B:
Living In A Dream (Dance Mix) 5:13
Remix – John Potoker

Living In A Dream (7″ Mix) 3:29
Remix – John Potoker

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Living In A Dream	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#57

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – 6302-1-RD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Mark S. Berry*
Written-By – B. Canham*

NOTES:
From the “Love An Adventure” album

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Track A: Remixed at Studios 301. Recorded at Platinum Studios, Australia.

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January 24, 2024

Pseudo Echo – A Beat For You (US12″)

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Artist spotlight Pseudo Echo!

In 1987 “A Beat For You” was re-recorded, and remixed for inclusion on Pseudo Echo’s second studio LP “Love An Adventure” The song was co-produced by Brian Canham and Mark S. Berry. The track “Try” was also released in Australia as the fourth single from the album.

This 12″ includes U.S.-only remixes by Mark S. Berry.

SIDE A:
A Beat For You (Remix) 5:14
Engineer [Remix] – Kennan Keating
Remix – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham

A Beat For You (7″ Mix) 3:39
Engineer [Remix] – Kennan Keating
Remix – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham

SIDE B:
A Beat For You (Dub Version) 5:40
Engineer [Remix] – Kennan Keating
Remix – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham

Try 4:18
Written-By – B. Canham, J. Leigh

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – 6763-1-RD
Format: Vinyl, 12″,33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Ross Fraser
Engineer – Doug Brady
Producer – Brian Canham, Mark S. Berry*

NOTES:
Comes in a stickered, generic label sleeve.

Although label copyrights show 1985, the catalog number sequence and mention of the 1987 LP indicate this is a 1987 release.

Original version from the “LOVE AN ADVENTURE” album

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January 17, 2024

John Adams – Strip This Heart (US 12″)

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“Strip This Heart” was the second solo single released by British former Private Lives lead vocalist John Adams from his only studio LP “Strong”. The sophist-pop track was released by A&M Records in the USA but failed to chart. Adams released one more single after “Strip This Heart” before disappearing into music obscurity.

David Cole of C + C Music Factory plays keyboards on the track with Frank Heller, and Bruce Forest on Engineer/Remix duty.

SIDE A:
Strip This Heart (12″ Version) 8:10
Strip This Heart (Bonus Beat) 4:13

SIDE B:
Strip This Heart (7″ Version Edit) 3:28
Strip This Heart (LA 7″ Version) 3:45
Strip This Heart (Dub) 4:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12241
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Downtempo

CREDITS:

Engineer – Frank Heller
Keyboards [Additional] – David Cole
Mixed By, Producer [Additional] – Bruce Forest
Producer – Frankie Blue, Les Pierce
Written-By – John Adams (3)

NOTES:
Different tracklist between labels and rear cover: track Precious One’, displayed on cover, is not available on record.

From the LP “STRONG”

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