BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Nemesis” is a song by English post-punk band from Kentish Town, London, Shriekback. The song was the first single released from the band’s fourth studio album Oil & Gold released in 1985. “Nemesis” peaked at #94 on the UK singles chart in June of 1985 the single did not chart in the US but did recieve heavy club play.

“Nemesis” is apparently about the hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, a theory published the year before the album’s release, although the video features the 2000 AD character Nemesis the Warlock.

SIDE A:
Nemesis (Arch-Deviant Mix) 6:08
Mixed By – Gavin Mackillop
Producer – Barry Andrews
Written-By – Andrews*, Marsh*, Allen*, Barker*

SIDE B:
Nemesis (7″ Version) 3:45
Mixed By – Gavin Mackillop
Producer – Barry Andrews
Written-By – Andrews*, Marsh*, Allen*, Barker*

Suck (Live) 4:55
Producer – Pete Dauncey
Written-By – Andrews*, Marsh*, Allen*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – SHRK 223
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Da Gama
Photography – Nick Knight
Photography [Fish Photography] – Peter David, Planet Earth Pictures

NOTES:
Track B2 was produced for BBC Transcription Service 23 october 1984. Recorded at Hatfield Polytechnic.

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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