Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

NEW 2021 Transfer!
Meticulous NEW Restoration!

Originally posted September 10, 2015

“Party Fears Two” is a 1982 single by Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates, released from their second studio (and third album in total) Sulk. The song became their breakthrough Top 20 and best-known hit, peaking at #9 on the UK Singles Chart.  The song also charted on the Irish Singles Chart at #16. With its iconic honky-tonk piano line, “Party Fears Two” was a magnificent song about dealing with the perils of schizophrenia.

The band performed the song on the BBC television show Top of the Pops.

“Party Fears Two” has been covered by several artists, including The Divine Comedy, Heaven 17, King Creosote, and Dan Bryk. “Party Fears Two” was used as an instrumental section for the theme music on BBC Radio 4 satirical current affairs series Week Ending.

The b-side “It’s Better This Way” is an alternate version from both the UK and US album versions.

SIDE A:
Party Fears Two (Extended Mix) 5:34

SIDE B:
It’s Better This Way (Alternate Version) 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Associates – asc1t, Associates – ASC 1 T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 28 Jan 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – Rankine, McKenzie
Producer – Hedges, Associates

NOTES:
“Party Fears Two” is an uncredited extended mix.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL 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