Tag: Eurythmics

Eurythmics – Never Gonna Cry Again (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted: October 16, 2012

“Never Gonna Cry Again” was the debut single release from Eurythmics, taken from their debut album In the Garden. It achieved little commercial success, only #63 in the UK, especially compared to Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart’s previous hits with The Tourists.

The single release was accompanied by Eurythmics first music video, a medium for which they would later receive notable acclaim. As of 2007, the “Never Gonna Cry Again” video remains commercially unavailable, though it is available on YouTube. Also, stills from it were used for the sleeve art of the In The Garden album, and footage from it can also be seen during the song “Jennifer” on the Sweet Dreams video album. The music video features Lennox walking about on a beach in a red dress.

The sleeve design featured an eerie picture of Lennox made up to look like a gargoyle.

Co-produced by respected krautrock producer Conny Plank, the recordings also featured two members of krautrock band Can.

Musically, “Never Gonna Cry Again” is a moody, melancholic, minor-key number. It is notable for containing a flute solo performed by Annie Lennox, one of the few times that Lennox was to use the instrument in her pop career, despite having studied it at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. The song also is based around a reggae style bassline, a musical trait that numerous new wave bands experimented with at the time.

The single’s B-side, “Le Sinistre”, is an experimental piece, featuring musical arrangements similar to those used in horror film scores.

SIDE A:
Never Gonna Cry Again 3:03

SIDE B:
Le Sinistre 2:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – RCAT 68
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jun 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental

CREDITS:
Drums – Jaki Liebezeit
French Horn – Holger Czukay
Producer – Conny Plank, Eurythmics
Recorded At – Conny’s Studio
Mixed At – Conny’s Studio

NOTES:
“Recorded at Conny’s studio 2nd-6th January 1981. Mixed at Conny’s 30th March-2nd April 1981 … Visitations by Les Vampirettes”

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” is a 1985 song written and performed by the British musical duo Eurythmics. Released as the second single from their fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song features a harmonica solo by the American musician Stevie Wonder. The song became a worldwide success; most notably in Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, where it became the duo’s only chart-topping single to date.

In the United States, the single peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix) 6:15
Backing Vocals – Angel Cross
Bass – Dean Garcia
Drums, Percussion – Olle Romö*
Engineer – Don Smith
Engineer [Additional] –Jon Bavin
Engineer [Assistant] – Jay Willis
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder
Keyboards – David A. Stewart
Remix – Dean Garcia, Jon Bavin
Strings – Michael Kamen
Vocals, Keyboards – Annie Lennox

SIDE B:
Grown Up Girls 4:13
Instruments [All Instruments] – Annie*, Dave*
Saxophone – Martin Dobson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Bear Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #22
1985 There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #31

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PT 40248(R), RCA ‎– PT 40248 R
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jun 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Construction By] – Laurence*
Engineer – Adam Williams
Mastered By – JA*, SM*
Painting –Lindsey Loch
Producer – David A. Stewart
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Track A: From the album “Be Yourself Tonight”

Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation.
Manufactured in England

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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Eurythmics – Missionary Man (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Missionary Man” is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was taken from their sixth album, Revenge, and continued the band’s rock/R&B musical style of the time and featured Jimmy Zavala on harmonica.

In the band’s native UK, it was the fourth single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 31. It was more successful in the United States, where it was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their last main US Top 20 hit to date). It also made the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart, and it received extensive airplay on American rock radio, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, Eurythmics’ only song to top this chart. The single was also a top ten hit in Australia, where it was released as the second single from the album.

“Missionary Man” earned Eurythmics a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Performance – Group”.

SIDE A:
Missionary Man (Extended Version) 6:49

SIDE B:
Take Your Pain Away 4:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Missionary Man U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #14
1986 Missionary Man U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #1
1986 Missionary Man U.S. Billboard Hot DanceMusic/Club Play #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PD-14409, RCA ‎– PD-14409
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Michael Kamen
Backing Vocals – Joniece Jamison
Bass – Jannick Top
Drums – Clem Burke
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Engineer [Assistants] – Fred Defaye, Serge Pauchard
Engineer [Mix] – Manu Guiot
Guitar – David A. Stewart
Harmonica – Jimmy “Z” Zavala*
Keyboards – Patrick Seymour
Mastered By [Runout Etch ¢] – Tom Coyne
Producer – David A. Stewart
Vocals – Annie Lennox
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
From the album “REVENGE”

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: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold 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

Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Love Is a Stranger” is the fifth single by the British rock/pop duo Eurythmics. Originally released in late 1982, the single was commercially unsuccessful, but it was rereleased in 1983 when it became a hit, reaching the UK Top Ten. The single was re-released again in 1991, to promote Eurythmics’ Greatest Hits album.

Originally released in November 1982 in the United Kingdom, the song reached a disappointing #54 on the singles chart. Following the huge success of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” the following year, the song was re-released and reached #6 in April 1983. In the United States, the song was the second single from the Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) album and it was released just as the title track reached number one. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #81 on 17 September 1983 and peaked at #23 on 12 November of that year. The song was in the charts for thirteen weeks.

The b-side for the 12″ release “Let’s Just Close Our Eyes” is a newly recorded version of “The Walk” with a more synth-oriented instrumentation and is exclusive to vinyl. The song blends into another non-LP track “Monkey, Monkey” therefore I made an artistic decision not to seperate the tracks in keeping with the original 12″ continuity. There is pleny of audio editing software if you want to seperate them yourself.

SIDE B:
Love Is A Stranger 3:36

SIDE B:
Let’s Just Close Our Eyes/Monkey, Monkey 9:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Love Is A Stranger U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #23
1983 Love Is A Stranger U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– DAT 1, RCA ‎– PC 5525, RCA ‎– PB 5525
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Nov 1982
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Other [Special Thanks To] – Alan Harrison
Photography By – Lewis Ziolek
Producer, Engineer – Adam Williams, David A. Stewart
Sleeve – Laurence Stevens
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
“Let’s Just Close Our Eyes” (Special 12″ Bonus Track), appears on back of sleeve.
“Love Is A Stranger” from the LP “SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This)”.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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
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