BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Originally posted March 26, 2010
“If It Happens Again” is a song and single written and performed by British group, UB40. It was featured on their album Geffery Morgan and was released in 1984 reaching #9, on the UK charts, staying for eight weeks. It also made #9 on the Irish charts and #8 on the Dutch charts.
The song was written as the group’s response to Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party’s victory in the 1983 UK election. It contains the lines “If it happens again I’m leaving, I’ll pack my things and go… I won’t say I told you so” and is considered a protest song of the time.
SIDE A:
If It Happens Again (Dance Mix) 6:25
SIDE B:
Nkomo A Go-Go (Dance Mix) 4:58
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DEP International – DEP 11-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Music By, Lyrics By – UB40
Producer – Howard Gray, UB40
Producer [Assistant] – Ray’Pablo’Falconer*
NOTES:
From the forthcoming album “Geffery Morgan…”
Find the 12″ 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
