BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Breakfast” was the third single taken from the fourth studio album Perhaps by Scottish post-pun/new wave band The Associates. The single debuted on the UK singles chart on January 19, 1985 peaking at #49.
The epic string laden drama of “Breakfast”. It is possibly Billy Mackenzie’s greatest single moment, the melancholic piano motif setting the scene for an entire film noir in five minutes with its widescreen dramatics and mournful tension.
SIDE A:
Breakfast 5:28
Keyboards [Uncredited] – Howard Hughes
Producer – Martin Rushent
Vocals [Uncredited], Written-by – Billy MacKenzie
SIDE B:
Breakfast Alone 5:44
Keyboards – Howard Hughes
Producer – Martin Rushent
Written-By – Billy MacKenzie
Kites 5:51
Arranged By – Alan Rankine, Billy MacKenzie
Producer, Vocals – Billy MacKenzie
Written-By – Hal Hackady, Lee Pockriss
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA – YZ 28T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Photography By – Richard Haughton
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
