Tag: 1988

February 28, 2024

Voyou – Houseman/Germany Calling (US 12″)

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“Houseman/Germany Calling” is a New Beat single by the pioneering German trio Voyou consisting of Andreas Dux, Thomas Althen, and Udo Niebergal. The single was mixed by Alexander Henninger (Moskwa TV). “Hoseman/Germany Calling” was released in the USA on the Dallas, Texas-based label Oaklawn Records.

The record was very popular in U.S. dance clubs debuting on the Billboard Dance Chart on August 13, 1988, peaking at #46 after spending five weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Houseman 5:52
Germany Calling 5:56

SIDE B:
Houseman (The Razormaid Mix) 6:52
Edited By [Re-edited] – Art Maharg
Remix –Razormaid

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Houseman/Germany Calling	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#46

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Oak Lawn Records – OLR-130
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Electro, New Beat, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Mixed By, Recorded By – Alexander Henninger, Voyou
Written-By – Andreas Dux*, Thomas Althen, Udo Niebergall

NOTES:
122 BPM
Recorded and mixed at Dynation Studio.
Side-A mastered at A&R record and tape Mfg., Dallas, Texas.
Side-B mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

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FLAC (Level Eight)
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February 6, 2024

Billy Idol – Catch My Fall (Re-Mix Fix) (UK 12″)

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“Catch My Fall” is a song by Billy Idol from his 1983 studio album Rebel Yell. It became the album’s fourth and final single (released in 1984). It was written by Idol and produced by Keith Forsey. In December 1984 the song reached #50 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1988 the song was re-released as a single in the UK to promote the Billy Idol hits package “Idol Songs”, “Catch My Fall” was also remixed for inclusion on the remix album “Vital Idol” The 1988 re-release reached #63 in the UK.

David Mallet directed the song’s original 1984 music video.

SIDE A:
Catch My Fall (The Remix Fix) 4:56
Remix [Uncredited] – Billy Idol, Steve Stevens

SIDE B:
All Summer Single 4:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Catch My Fall	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#50
1984	Catch My Fall	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – IDOLX 13
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Aug 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Composed By – Idol*
Photography By [Back Photo] – Albert Sanchez
Photography By [Front Photo] – Timothy White (3)
Producer – Keith Forsey

NOTES:
Track A is printed on the back sleeve as “Catch My Fall (Re-Mix Fix)”.

“IDOL SONGS” – 11 Of The Best available on album, CD, and cassette.

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December 14, 2023

Huey Lewis & The News – Small World (US 12″)

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“Small World” was the second single released, and title track of the fifth studio LP by American Pop/Rock band Huey Lewis & The News. The single debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 8, 1988, peaking at #25 on November 26, 1988, after spending eleven weeks on the survey.

Although it reached the top 20 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the album did not sell as well as the band’s previous albums, Sports and Fore!. However, Lewis himself stated in a Behind the Music interview that the recording process for Small World had the most favorable working conditions.

SIDE A:
Small World (Extended Dance Mix) 7:11
Engineer [Remix Assistant] – Bridgett Daily
Engineer [Remix] – Gary Hellman
Remix, Edited By – John Luongo
Written-By – Hayes, Lewis*

SIDE B:
Small World (Part One & Two) 7:39
Written-By – Hayes, Lewis

Perfect World 4:05
Written-By – A. Call*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Small World Pt. 1	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#25

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 43308
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Producer – Huey Lewis And The News*

NOTES:
Mastered at Masterdisk.
Side A remixed and edited for “The Office, Inc.”.

From the LP “SMALL WORLD”

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November 29, 2023

Ecco Homo – Motorcycle Baby (Australia 12″)

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“Motorcycle Baby” is a 1988 electro-punk single released in Australia by Ecco Homo. The band was founded by Australian artist, singer, and musician “Troy” Davies (1960–2007), sometimes known as Ecco Homo or Vanessa.

Under the stage name Ecco Homo, Troy signed a record deal with RooArt. He released two singles, “Motorcycle Baby” and “New York, New York”. In the video clip for “Motorcycle Baby,” he’s wrapped around INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, wearing a blonde wig and winged shades. Davies was known as a pioneer of sexual expression.
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Producers and musicians who worked on the singles include Ollie Olsen, Gus Till, Michael Sheridan, Bill McDonald (all from Max Q), and Big Pig’s Sherine Abeyratne who provided female vocals.

SIDE A:
Motorcycle Baby (Psycho Petro Mix) 7:58

SIDE B:
Motorcycle Baby (Single Mix) 4:14
Motorcycle Baby (The Word Mix) 7:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: rooArt – 872 261-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australasia
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Concept By [Original Concept] – John Clifforth*, Troy Davies (2)
Engineer – Ross Cockle
Executive-Producer – Bruno Charlesworth, Richard Lowenstein
Mixed By [Overhauled By] – Nick Launay
Musician – Bill McDonald, Michael Sheridan, Ollie Olsen
Producer – Ollie Olsen
Vocals – Eccohomo*
Vocals [Additional] – Sherine
Written By – Clifford/Davies
Written-By – Clifford*, Davies*

NOTES:
Listed as Eccohomo on labels
Sherine appears courtesy of the White Label.
Made in Australia

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