Tag: John Hudson

December 6, 2023

The Dream Academy – The Love Parade (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

NEW 2023 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!

Originally posted March 26, 2012

“The Love Parade” is the fourth single released by The Dream Academy. It was a more “edgy” song than their previous singles, made so by the inclusion of implied themes of adultery and erotic temptation in the lyrics, and was arranged to a brisk bossa nova-esque beat which was in stark contrast to the style of the group’s first single Life In A Northern Town. There were two additional singles released in the UK by Blanco y Negro, a 7″ shaped picture disc and a second limited edition release.

The Love Parade is the only song on The Dream Academy’s eponymous album not to be produced by David Gilmour. Instead, the band recruited Alan Tarney to work with them on the track. Tarney was brought in at the suggestion of Rough Trade Records founder Geoff Travis to work on “The Love Parade”. “What happened was, we had a pretty good demo for “Love Parade,” and we loved it, and when we made the record with David, somehow we never got ’round to it”. Lead vocalist Nick Laird-Clowes noted that Tarney brought some “real special techniques” to the table: he tracked the vocals “12 or 15 times” during certain portions of the song.

There were high hopes for the single, especially from Warner, and there was some degree of promotion of the song (such as a live performance on American Bandstand). However, the single failed to live up to the expectations of their debut single, “Life in a Northern Town”, just making the top 40 (#36) in the US and reaching #68 in the UK.

SIDE A:
The Love Parade (12″) 6:16
Engineer, Mixed By – John Hudson
Producer – Alan Tarney

SIDE B:
The Love Parade (7″) 3:46
Producer – Alan Tarney

Girl In A Million (For Edie Sedgwick) 3:47
Producer – Paul O’Duffy*, The Dream Academy

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	The Love Parade	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#36
1985	The Love Parade	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Blanco Y Negro – NEG16T, Blanco Y Negro – NEG 16(T), WEA – 920363-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:

Artwork By [Screened By] – Art-O-Matic
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Written-By – Gabriel*, Laird-Clowes*

NOTES:
From the LP “The Dream Academy”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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July 7, 2021

a-ha – Train Of Thought (UK 12″)

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“Train of Thought” is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 24 March 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The lyrics for this song were based on the existentialist authors and poets Gunvor Hofmo, Knut Hamsun, and Fyodor Dostoevsky – Pål’s favorites at the time.

It was A-ha’s third consecutive top-10 single in the UK, reaching number eight. The song was not released as a single in the United States.

SIDE A:
Train Of Thought (U.S. Mix) 7:02
Producer –Tony Mansfield
Remix – Steve Thompson

SIDE B:
And You Tell Me 1:50
Producer – a-ha

Train Of Thought (Remix 7″ Version) 4:12
Producer – Tony Mansfield
Remix – Alan Tarney, John Hudson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– W 8736 T, Warner Bros. Records ‎– W 8766(T), Warner Bros. Records ‎– 920 455-0, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 920455-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, PRS Ltd. Pressing
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Illustraiton] – Michael Petterson/Candice Reckinger
Written-By – Pål Waaktaar

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 (✝) Original version available on the album ‘Hunting High And Low’

Manufactured in the UK

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 29, 2021

Tina Turner – What You Get Is What You See (US 12″)

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Originally posted May 31, 2012

“What You Get Is What You See” is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album Break Every Rule (1986). The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and “Two People”, as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track featuring Eric Clapton on guitars. Tina Turner said in an interview that “What You Get Is What You See” is her favorite song from the album.

SIDE A:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Dance Mix) 6:27
Remix – John Hudson

What You Get Is What You See (Single Mix) 3:56

SIDE B:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Rock Mix) 5:56

What You Get Is What You See (Live) 4:48
Producer –John Hudson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	What You Get Is What You See	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#13
1987	What You Get Is What You See	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15273
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Terry Britten (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

NOTES:
B2 Recorded live in London, November 1986
Another version appears on the LP ” BREAK EVERY RULE”
Recorded in Europe except B2

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Password: burningtheground

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December 18, 2020

The Adventures – Two Rivers (Extended Re-Mix) (UK 12″)

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**I realize that only just posted this single back in February of this year. Since then I have made some equipment upgrades so I wanted all four singles that I have by The Adventures to all sound the same, and be recorded with the same hardware. I am just weird that way. Anyway I hope you have enjoyed this series.

Recorded using:
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable with Ortofon 2M Bronze stylus, Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 phono pre-amp, and ADL GT40a USB DAC.

“Two rivers” is a single by Northern Irish rock band The Adventures, formed in Belfast in 1984. The song was written by guitarist Pat Gribben and reached number 96 in the UK Singles Chart it was released as the fourth and final single from the band’s debut album Theodore and Friends.

SIDE A:
Two Rivers (Extended Re-Mix) 7:21
Producer – Garry Bell, The Adventures
Remix – John Hudson

SIDE B:
Love In Chains (Live) 3:26
Engineer – Martin Colley
Producer – Dale Griffin

Always (Live) 3:58
Engineer – Martin Colley
Producer – Dale Griffin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– ADVX 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – John Pasche
Management – Simon Fuller (2)
Photography By – Simon Fowler (2)
Written-By – P. Gribben*

NOTES:
Side A: From the Album – Theodore And Friends

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.