BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Oh L’amour” is a song by English synthpop duo Erasure, released in April 1986 as their third single.
It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. to herald the June release of Erasure’s debut album Wonderland, but became the third consecutive commercial failure for the band in both territories.
In 1986, “Oh L’amour” climbed to number 85 on the UK Singles Chart and became Erasure’s first big hit in South Africa (number two), in Germany (number 16), in Australia (number 13) and their only one in France (number 14). In the United States, the song’s biggest impact was on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it hit number three on July 26, 1986.
This 12″ is the first of two 12″ singles released in the USA the other featured the “Funky Sisters Remix” which had already been previously released internationally I have already posted the Germany edition.
SIGNAL ONE:
Oh L’Amour (Re-Mix) 5:54
Producer – Flood
Remix – Michael Johnson
Written-By – Clarke/Bell
SIGNAL TWO:
March On Down The Line 6:03
Producer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – P. Legg*
Producer, Mixed By – Flood
Written-By – Clarke/Bell
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 3:53
Engineer – Paul Kendall
Producer – Erasure
Written-By – Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Oh L’Amour | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #3 |
| 1986 | Oh L’Amour | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #9 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20471, Sire – 9 20471-0 A, Mute – 0-20471
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design And Illustration] – Health & Efficiency
NOTES:
Sides are listed as ‘Signal One’ & ‘Signal Two’
Track B2 recorded and mixed at Worldwide International.
Original versions of “Oh L’Amour” And “March On Down The Line” from the Erasure album ‘Wonderland’ on Sire Records.
Made in U.S.A.
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
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
