BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982
“Cold Life” was the debut single by American industrial band Ministry which, at the time, was a synthpop band. Released as a one off single in March 1982 “Cold Life” did not appear on any official studio album. The song debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on May 22, 1982 spending thiteen weeks on the survey peaking at #45.
SIDE A:
Cold Life 6:17
SIDE B:
I’m Falling 4:03
Cold Life Dub 6:26
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Cold Life | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #45 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Situation Two – SIT17T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By [Vinyl Cut] – Bilbo (3)
Photography [Photo] – Contemporary Films
Producer – Al Jaurgensen*, Ian Burgess*
Sleeve – Loaded A.M.
Written-By – Al Jaurgensen*
find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
