Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988
Eclipse Day 2024
“Moonbeam” is a song by Canadian new wave and synthpop band Men Without Hats. The song was released as the second single from the LP “Pop Goes The World”. “Moonbeam” failed to gain much traction only reaching #23 on the Canadian singles chart, and #46 on the U.S. Dance Chart on April 23, 1988, after spending two weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Extended Vocal Version) 7:42
Moonbeam, Beam Me Up (Radio Edit) 5:50
SIDE B:
Dub Beam 4:14
Home On The Beam (House Is A Home Mix) 5:57
Moonbeam (Bacc-A-Pella/Vocal) 3:42
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Moonbeam | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #46 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 153-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Art Direction – Michael Bays, Patti Drosins
- Design – Chris Thompson (18)
- Engineer [Remix] – Gary Hellman
- Keyboards [Additional] – Phil Ashley
- Producer – Men Without Hats, Zeus B. Held
- Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
- Typography [Lettering] – Mitchell Kanner
- Written-By – Men Without Hats
NOTES:
Additional production, mixing, and editing for The Office, Inc.
From the Mercury album, “Pop Goes The World”
Printed in U.S.A.
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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