BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
To celebrate the release of Rick’s latest album “50” which debuted at #1 on the UK albums chart, his first number one album in twenty nine years.
“Never Gonna Give You Up” is a single by Rick Astley, released in 1987, written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the first single from his debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer’s native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany. “Never Gonna Give You Up” hit number one in the U.S. in March 1988 after it was played by resident DJ, Larry Levan, at the Paradise Garage in 1987.
SIDE A:
Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake Mix) 5:46
Never Gonna Give You Up (Instrumental) 6:19
Never Gonna Give You Up 3:31
SIDE B:
Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape To New York Mix) 7:02
Mixed By – The Extra Beat Boys
Never Gonna Give You Up (Escape From Newton Mix) 6:23
VIMYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Never Gonna Give You Up | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #1 |
| 1987 | Never Gonna Give You Up | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #1 |
| 1987 | Never Gonna Give You Up | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #1 |
| 1987 | Never Gonna Give You Up | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance /Maxi-Singles Sales | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – 6784-1-RD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Dance-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Mark McGuire, Mike Duffy
Mixed By – Mixmaster Pete Hammond* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
Producer – Stock / Aitken / Waterman*
Written-By – Stock / Aitken / Waterman*
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
