Tag: Blancmange

Blancmange – Waves (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Waves” is a song by English synthpop duo Blancmange, released in 1983 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album Happy Families. It was written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, and produced by Mike Howlett. “Waves” reached No. 19 in the UK and remained on the charts for nine weeks.

SIDE A:
Waves 4:06
Arranged By [Strings] – Linton Naiff*
Backing Vocals – Madeline Bell, Stevie Lange
Producer – Mike Howlett
Remix – Dennis Weinreich, John Owen Williams*

Business Steps 4:26
Producer – Stephen Luscombe

SIDE B:
Game Above My Head (Extended Mix) 7:17
Bass – Bobby Collins
Producer – John Owen Williams*, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– BLANX 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Feb 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Blancmange, Keith Breeden
Photography By – Helen Turner (3)
Photography By [Portraits] – Peter Ashworth
Written-By – Arthur*, Luscombe*

NOTES:
“Game Above My Head” is an extended mix but this is not indicated on the release.

Track A2: Excerpt from the score “Pick Up”
Commissioned by Micha Bergese for the Mantis Dance Company, as part of “Dance Umbrella 1982″

Find the 12” at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Blancmange – That’s Love, That It Is (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“That’s Love, That It Is” is a song by British synthpop band Blancmange. It was released as the band’s sixth single in 1983, taken from their second album Mange Tout. The song peaked at #33 on the UK singles chart and #16 on the US dance chart.

SIDE A:
That’s Love, That It Is 6:56

SIDE B:
Vishnu 5:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1982 That’s Love, That It Is U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #16

 

RELEASE INFOTMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– 6.20262 AE, London Records ‎– 6.20 262
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Guitar – David Rhodes
Photography By [Back] – Sukita*
Producer – John Luongo
Written-By – Arthur*, Luscombe*

NOTES:
Recorded at Marcus Music London & Sigma Sound New York.

Teldec Schallplatten GmbH, 2000 Hamburg 19
Made in Germany

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi