Tag: Julian Mendelsohn

Nik Kershaw – Don Quixote (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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Don Quixote was the third single taken from Nik Kershaws second studio album “The Riddle”. The song peaked at UK #10, AUS #83, Ireland #9, Germany #39.

The song has some direct ties to the original novel “Don Quixote.” Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.

Don Quixote was from the region of La Mancha, which is likely were Nik Kershaws music video “Don Quixote” takes place, and also lead to the last line? of the song “We’re all men of La Mancha.” There is also a famous scene in the novel where the Don Quixote character (or the man on the horse in the video) has a sword fight with a windmill and looses. That also lead to the line in the chorus “Are we shouting at windmills like you.

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Ltd.
Catalog#: NIKT 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits:  Written-By – Nik Kershaw

SIDE A:
Don Quixote (Extra Special Long Mix) 8:41
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn , Nik Kershaw
Producer – Peter Collins

SIDE B:
Don’t Lie 3:52
Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn
Producer – Nik Kershaw

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 20
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

Elton John – Passengers (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE
1984

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Released in 1984 “Passengers” reached #5 in the Uk and was taken from the album “Breaking Hearts” the eighteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John. It features the classic quartet of Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. This was the last studio album until 2001’s Songs from the West Coast that would feature Nigel on drums. It was also the last in which Elton played all keyboards in the studio. There would be a backup keyboardist for every album on. This is the first album since Rock of the Westies without strings. This is one of only two albums with the classic quartet without Ray Cooper, the other being Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player. This would be the last album Dee Murray would play bass for before his death in 1992. This would also be the last Chris Thomas-produced album until Elton John’s 1987 throat surgery and use of electronic and MIDI pianos in the studio.

A 12″ remix was released for “Passengers” and featured an unreleased track “Lonely Boy” and an extended remix of “Passengerss” remixed by Julian Mendelsohn.

DISCOGS LINK

RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: The Rocket Record Company
Catalog#: EJS 512
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES
“Lonely Boy” listed on picture sleeve as previously unreleased.

SIDE A
Passengers (Extended Remix) 5:39
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn
Side B
B1 Lonely Boy (Previously Unreleased) 4:48
B2 Blue Eyes 3:26

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 10
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