BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
The picture sleeve for the fourth single from Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Kow, “I’ll Save You All My Kisses”, originally featured Pete Burns with a metal “Sex” belt buckle in front of his lips, but Epic Records covered up the word “Sex” with a sticker that said “Kiss” after retailers objected and refused to display the single. The music video was banned by MTV because of its overtly gay content, which depicted Burns in black tights and a leather jacket singing the song from a baseball diamond while a number of men, some of them shirtless, clung to a fence and ogled him. However, despite these setbacks, the band continued to have chart success in Australia, Europe and (particularly) Japan, where they had reached superstar status with nine #1 singles up to 1988. In the US the 12″ single peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
In case you are wondering about the “The Sonia Mezumbda Memorial Mix” title who she was. From what I have read I believe her real name was Sonya Mazunda and she did backing vocals for Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1982. It’s unclear why the mix was titled this or if she passed away. I assume Pete was friends with her. This is according to the bands The Right Stuff web site forum.
SIDE A:
I’ll Save You All My Kisses (The Sonia Mezumbda Memorial Mix) 5:18
SIDE B:
I’ll Save You All My Kisses (The Long Wet Sloppy Kiss Mix) 7:10
I Wanna Be A Toy 3:58
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | I’ll Save You All My Kisses | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #48 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-07482
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Stereo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design [Assisted By] – Andrew Biscomb
Design [Cover Design] – Peter Barrett (3)
Edited By – Mark McGuire (tracks: A, B1)
Photography – Paul Cox
Photography [Additional Floral Photography] – Simon Marsh
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Remix – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1), Phil Harding (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive
NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 Special Versions from the Epic LP: “Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know”
Track B2 Special Version from the Epic LP: “Youthquake”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
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
