Blue Mercedes – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Love Is The Gun” is the third single released by Blue Mercedes a pop music duo from London, England, comprising David Titlow and Duncan Millar. Produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow for PWL the single was taken from the duo’s debut LP “Rich and Famous”. “Love Is The Gun” peaked at #5 on the US Dance chart , in the UK the single reached #46 on the UK singles chart. The song would become their last charting single.

STREET SIDE
Love Is The Gun (Street Latin Wolff 3) 8:27
Love Is The Gun (Street Latin Wolff 3 Dub) 5:10

MIAMI SIDE
Love Is The Gun (Miami 5-0 Mix) 6:57
Love Is The Gun (Miami Instrumental Mix) 5:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Love Is The Gun	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23879
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Phil Harding (tracks: B1, B2)
Producer – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Remix – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (tracks: A1, A2)
Written-By – David Titlow, Duncan Millar

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, MCA-42143, “Rich & Famous”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

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