BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Originally posted April 11, 2010
“Don’t Break My Heart” was the second single taken from UB40’s sixth studio album “Baggariddim” released in September 1985. The single was the follow up to the massive hit “I Got You Babe”. “Don’t Break My Heart” failed to chart in the US but peaked at #3 in the UK, #8 Ireland, #13 New Zealand and #37 in Australia.
SIDE A:
Don’t Break My Heart (12″ Version) 7:20
SIDE B:
Mek Ya Rok (12″ Version) 6:19
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DEP International – DEP 22-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Alan Caves, John Shaw, Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*
Producer – Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*, UB40
Tape Op – Nicks Phipps*
Words By, Music By – UB40
NOTES:
Produced at The Abbatoir, Birmingham.
Manufactured in the UK
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