Tag: Heaven 17

Heaven 17 – Let Me Go! (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

Let Me Go!” is a single by Heaven 17, a band consisting of a few member of Human League, taken from (and released several months before) their second album The Luxury Gap. It reached #41 on the UK Singles Chart, the lowest chart placement among the singles from that album but their highest at the time of the single’s release.

In 1983, the song also spent five weeks at #4 on the American dance chart and entered the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #74.

SIDE A:
ALet Me Go! 6:14

SIDE B:
Let Me Go! (Instrumental) 4:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Let Me Go! U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #74
1983 Let Me Go! U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #32
1983 Let Me Go! U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 532-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Oct 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Recorded at the Townhouse Studios & Air Studios.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER ^ AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
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:
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

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Heaven 17 – Penthouse And Pavement (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

On October 16, 1981, Heaven 17 released their fifth single, “Penthouse And Pavement”. The track appeared on their debut album, Penthouse And Pavement, but it was a remixed version. The single debuted on the UK singles chart on November 14, 1981 and peaked at #57. Although the single did not chart on the US Hot 100 it did peak at #19 on the US Dance chart.

The Sheffield, England new wave band formed when Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh split from The Human League. They recruited Glenn Gregory for vocals and the band was born.

SIDE A:
Penthouse And Pavement 6:57

SIDE B:
Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental) 6:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1981 Penthouse And Pavement U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS455-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: October 16, 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Bass Guitar, Synthesizer [Guitar Synthesisers] – John Wilson (2)
Composed By – Gregory*, Marsh*, Ware*
Engineer, Co-producer [Assistant Producer] – Peter Walsh
Mastered By [Cut] – BilBo (3)
Producer – British Electric Foundation
Synthesizer –Ian Craig Marsh
Synthesizer, Piano – Martyn Ware
Vocals – Glenn Gregory, Josie James

NOTES:
From the album “Penthouse And Pavement”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi