Tag: Gary Langan

Scritti Politti – Absolute (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Absolute” was the second single taken from the album Cupid & Psyche 85 by British/American synthpop group Scritti Politti. The single reached #26 in New Zealand and #17 in the UK in June 1984.

SIDE A:
Absolute 4:18

SIDE B:
Absolute (Version) 6:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VS 680-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – David Gamson, Green*
Backing Vocals – B.J. Nelson, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee*
Bass – Will Lee
Drums – Steve Ferrone
Engineer [Recording] – Jason Corsaro, Lew Hahn
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jnr.*
Other [Thanks To] – Annabelle + Arnold, Fred Maher, Matthew Kay
Producer – Arif Mardin
Remix – Gary Langan
Synthesizer [Fairlight Assistance] – Ned EBN*, J.J.*
Synthesizer, Piano – David Frank, David Gamson, Green*, Robbie Buchanan
Vocals, Written-By – Green*

NOTES:
Recorded at: Power Station & Atlantic Studios, New York.
Remixed at Sarm Studios, London.

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B. Back

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

Mick Jagger – Ruthless People (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Side A

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Originally posted March 28, 2011

“Ruthless People” is the theme song for the 1986 black comedy, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater. It also features Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut.

The song was co-written by Mick Jagger, Daryl Hall and Eurythmics co-member Dave Stewart and performed by Jagger. Assuming the song would be a hit, “Weird Al” Yankovic requested (and received) permission from Jagger to record a parody version, “Toothless People”, for his upcoming Polka Party! album. When Jagger’s song failed to crack the Top 40, Yankovic considered not recording his version; because Jagger had “authorized” the parody, however, he decided failing to produce it would be an insult to the artist and recorded it.

The movie version features different lyrics from the single version.

SIDE A:
Ruthless People (12″ Version) 6:56
Mixed By – Gary Langan
Producer – Daryl Hall , David A. Stewart , Mick Jagger

SIDE B:
I’m Ringing 4:20
Producer – Gary Langan , Mick Jagger

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint (generic)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #51
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #14
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #29

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05931
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Mick Jagger appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Taken from the Original Motion Picture Sountrack “RUTHLESS PEOPLE”

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Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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