BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

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“This Is the House” was Eurythmics’ third single, recorded in 1982 on their own 8-track home studio in north London, built with a personal bank loan from group member David A. Stewart’s bank manager rather than record company support. Although the following year it was included on the group’s hugely successful Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) album, the single itself was a commercial flop, failing to chart. No music video was made for the single.

The recordings were produced by Stewart and Adam Williams, ex-bassist of 2 Tone Records band The Selecter. They showcased a new sound and direction from the group, focusing on synthesizers and drum machines as opposed to the psychedelic guitar-based band sound of their In the Garden album.

The 12 inch single featured an extended remix of the track, plus four songs recorded on Eurythmics 1982 tour. This extended mix, plus the live version of “Your Time Will Come”, were omitted from SonyBMG’s 2005 remaster package, and remain unavailable on CD.

Special note about the live tracks: There is some distortion that is due to the original mastering. This distortion can also be heard on the 2005 CD remaster of “In The Garden”. I made every attempt to clean this up but some noise is still present. I also seperated each live track into seperate files because they are banded into seperate tracks on the 12″. The tracks will however flow together when played all at once.

 

SIDE A:
This Is The House (12″ Version) 6:17
Backing Vocals [Men’s Backing Vocals] – Adam Williams, Dave Stewart*
Bass Guitar – Andy Brown
Chorus [Street Chorus] – Chantal Arnaud, Emily McLeod, Nadine Masseron, Pauline Stride
Guest [Special Guest] – Mercedes (9)
Guitar – John Turnbull
Horns – Dick Cuthell
Synthesizer [Brass Section Synthesisers] – Dave Stewart*, Reynard Falconer
Synthesizer [Synthesisers], Sequenced By [Sequencers] – Dave Stewart*
Voice [South American Girl] – Maria El Vira Behro-Garcia

SIDE B:
Eurythmics Live !!

Your Time Will Come (Live) 7:28
Never Gonna Cry Again (Live) 4:39
Flute [Duet] – Ann Lennox*
4/4 In Leather (Live)3:05
Take Me To Your Heart (Live) 5:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA  ‎– RCAT 199, RCA  ‎– PC 5468
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Adam Williams (tracks: B1 to B4), Tim Wheater (tracks: B1 to B4)
Bass [ARIA Twin Neck], Guitar [Six String], Synthesizer [Roland SH 09], Other [Wasps] – David A. Stewart (tracks: B1 to B4)
Instruments [All Instruments Played By] – Dave Stewart*, Tim Wheater (tracks: B1 to B4)
Keyboards [Casio Keyboard], Synthesizer [Korg Synthesiser], Flute [Chinese Classical Flute, Concert Flute] – Tim Wheater (tracks: B1 to B4)
Management – Lloyd Beiny
Photography By – Gered Mankowitz
Producer – Adam Williams, Dave Stewart*
Recorded By [Recorded Live Direct On To Revox], Mixed By [Mixed On Stage] – Adam Williams (tracks: B1 to B4)
Vocals – Ann Lennox*
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Side A: 45 RPM
Side B: 33 RPM

Special thanks to Sadies Diner, Tilly’s, Ferdinands and Jack Steven.
Management for Metro Communications.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: 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