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August 27, 2024

Limahl – Only For Love (12″ Mix When She Moves In Close) (UK 12″)

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“Only for Love” is the debut solo single by former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl, following being fired from the group by his bandmates in 1983. Limahl’s 1984 debut solo album, Don’t Suppose, included the song. The song became his first UK top 20 hit, peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains his second most popular single in the UK as a solo act (the first being “The Neverending Story”).

Limahl performed the song with Beth Anderson on the TV show American Bandstand on March 9, 1985.

The song also played a part in the singer meeting producer Giorgio Moroder, while he was performing the song at a rock festival in Tokyo the following year. Moroder would help Limahl reach greater international success later in his career.

+There were two music videos shot for the song one for the USA market and another for the international market.

++The remix on the A-side “12” Mix When She Moves In Close” did not appear on the 2014 re-issue of the album “Don’t Suppose”. This mix is vinyl-only. The single version is also exclusive to vinyl.

SIDE A:
Only For Love (12″ Mix When She Moves In Close) 5:43

SIDE B:
Only For Love (Single Version) 3:51
O.T.T. (Over The Top) 1:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Only For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#51

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12 LML 1, EMI – 12LML 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Jon Holness
Engineer [Engineered By] – Tim Palmer
Lacquer Cut By – JEFF*
Other [Hair By] – MichaelJohn
Photography By – Brian Aris
Producer [Produced By] – De Harris, Tim Palmer
Sleeve [Sleeve Produced By] – Assorted Images, KB*
Words By, Music By – Limahl

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.

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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

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

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July 30, 2024

Sparks – So Important (US 12″)

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“So Important” was the first single taken from the fifteenth studio album Interior Design by the American rock band Sparks, the album did little to reverse the group’s commercial fortunes and did not appear on the album charts in the US or the UK. “So Important” did better reaching #8 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1988, after spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
So Important (Extremely Important Mix) 6:59

SIDE B:
So Important (Incredibly Important Mix) 6:51
So Important (Single Version) 4:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	So Important	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Fine Art (2) – RNTW 70410
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer, Remix– John Thomas (5)
Remix, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Ron Mael, Russell Mael

NOTES:
Digitally Recorded at the Pentagon Studio, Los Angeles
“Single Version” from the LP “Interior Design”

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July 18, 2024

Andy Summers – 2010 (US 12″)

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“2010” is a 1984 single released by the guitarist for the band The Police, Andy Summers for the soundtrack of the film 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

“2010” was a modern new-wave pop version of Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra (the main theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey). Though Summers’ recording was included on the soundtrack album and released as a single, it was not used in the film. For the B-side to the single, Summers recorded another 2010-based track entitled “To Hal and Back”, though this appeared in neither the film nor the soundtrack album.

SIDE A:
2010 5:16
Adapted By – Andy Summers
Arranged By – Andy Summers, Tony Humecke
Composed By – Richard Strauss
Producer – Richard Rudolph

SIDE B:
To Hal And Back 3:20
Producer, Written-By – Andy Summers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12119
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Bass – Chris Childs
Electronic Drums [Simmons Drums] – Jahmun Arran*
Engineer – Geoff Emerick
Engineer [Assistant] – Stewart Breed*
Keyboards, Drum Programming [Linn] – Tony Humecke
Photography By – Clare Muller

NOTES:
“2010” is based on “Also Sprach Zarathustra” composed by Richard Strauss.
From the A&M album “2010” SP-5038

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July 17, 2024

Mark Holden – Who Do You Love? (Japan 7″ Promo)

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“Who Do You Love?” was the second single taken from the self-titled fourth studio LP by Australian singer-songwriter Mark Holden. The album would also be his first release on American label Casablanca Records. “Who Do You Love?” was co-written by Holden, and only released as a single in Australia, and Japan failing to chart. Richard Carpenter covered the song for his solo album “Time” (1987).

Holden was a pop star in the 1970s and had four top 20 hit singles, “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” (May 1976), “I Wanna Make You My Lady” (September), “Last Romance” (November) and “Reach Out for the One Who Loves You” (October 1977). Holden regularly appeared on the national pop music show, Countdown. Holden is remembered for his good looks and clean-cut image.

In the 1980s he worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles providing material recorded by Meat Loaf, Joe Cocker, Gladys Knight, Bob Welch, and Steve Jones. He was one of three original judges on the television series Australian Idol (2003–07) and the first season (2005) of The X Factor. In 2023, Holden voiced “The Old Man” in the narrative video game RoboCop: Rogue City.

After the lack of success of Mark Holden (LP), Holden focused on becoming a songwriter and music producer. He formed a company called Multimedia with Anthony Curtis and Dan Wilson and over the next decade co-wrote two top ten hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the Temptations, “Lady Soul” (June 1986) and “Look What You Started” (1987). There were also hits with Tracie Spencer, Joey Lawrence, Will Downing, a #1 dance hit with Kathy Sledge, and over 50 cover recordings of his songs from artists as varied as Belinda Carlisle, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, The Manhattans, Donny Osmond, José Feliciano, Fleetwood Mac, David Hasselhoff, Scarlett and Black and Branford Marsalis.

SIDE A:
Who Do You Love? 3:36
Written-By – Gary Pickus, Mark Holden, Peter Hamilton (8)

SIDE B:
Hey Little Girl 1:55
Written-By – Mark Holden, Peter Hamilton (8)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – 7S-100
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: Japan
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Pop

CREDITS:

Mastered By – Ken Perry
Producer – Mark Holden, Peter Hamilton (8)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Chris Brunt

NOTES:
Recorded At – Indigo Ranch Studios
Mixed At – Indigo Ranch Studios
Mastered At – Masterfonics

From the LP “Mark Holden”

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