Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“History” is the 1985 international breakthrough single by Dutch girl group Mai-Tai taken from their self-titled debut album.

This song was successful all over Europe, and became a No. 8 hit in the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top 30 in Germany. It was also a hit in New Zealand and Australia and entered the U.S. Billboard dance chart, peaking at No. 3 in 1985.

SIDE A:
History (Special Dance Mix) 7:20

SIDE B:
History (Club Mix) 5:49
History (Instrumental) 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	History	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 773-12, Virgin – VS773/12, Hot Melt – VS 773-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Eric Van Tijn & Jochem Fluitsma*
Remix, Edited By – Rutger ‘Rutti’ Kroese*
Written-By –  Eric Van Tijn/Jochem Fluitsma*

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Artisound, Amsterdam.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

Password: burningtheground

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