Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix) (Carnival Remix) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

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Originally posted May 19, 2017

“Carnival” is a Mini-LP by British new wave band Duran Duran, released in various countries by Capitol-EMI. In Japan the EP was released on February 1, 1982.

The most interesting collection of songs can be found on the Japanese/Tawainese release of Carnival. Included among the increasingly easy to acquire versions of previous singles is a remix exclusive to this release of fan-favourite album track “New Religion”. This mainly instrumental mix remained unavailable outside of Japan/Taiwan until the 1999 release of the Strange Behaviour remix album. It is also noteable for featuring a longer fade out that runs right to the end of the in studio performance.

The remainder of the EP was filled with the seven-inch version of “Rio”, (mis-labelled as “Rio” (Pt II) as the wrong master was delivered to the Toshiba-EMI offices in Tokyo), the full length Kershenbaum remix of “Hold Back the Rain”, and Night Versions of “My Own Way” and “Hungry Like the Wolf”.

SIDE A:
Rio (Pt. II) (Full 7″ Mix) 5:04
Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix) (Carnival Remix) 7:03
My Own Way (Night Version) 6:34

SIDE B:
Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) 5:12
New Religion (Carnival Remix) 5:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:EMI ‎– EMS-50125
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Compilation
Country: Japan
Released: 01 Feb 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By, Arranged By – Duran Duran
Producer – Colin Thurston

NOTES:
Original sound recordings made by Tritec Music Ltd.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION BY:
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