Tag: Mark Stent

ABC – Vanity Kills (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Vanity Kills” is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, released as the third single from their third studio album, How to Be a … Zillionaire! It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Vanity Kills (U.S.A. Remix) 5:38
Mixed By – Mark Stent

SIDE B:
ABC Megamix 8:52
Compiled By – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Vanity Kills U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #91
1986 Vanity Kills U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 884 714-1, Mercury ‎– 884-714-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Picture Sleeve Edition
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Mark White
Design – DKB, London*, Keith Breeden
Engineer – Martyn Webster, Warne Livesey (tracks: A)
Management [Abc Managed In U.s.a. By] – Nu-Visions Management Ltd.
Photography – David Levine
Producer – Mark White, Martin Fry
Written-By – M. White*, M. Fry*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
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 USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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