Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991
“Pandora’s Box” (subtitled “It’s a Long, Long Way” for the US release) is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released by Virgin on 24 June 1991 as the second single from their eighth studio album, Sugar Tax (1991). The song, which deals with the less glamorous side of celebrity, was inspired by silent film actress Louise Brooks and is named after the 1929 film Pandora’s Box in which she starred.
The single was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. In the United States, the song was a top-twenty dance hit reaching #11 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
Andy McCluskey wrote “Pandora’s Box” about the silent film actress Louise Brooks. He told the Edinburgh Evening News in 1991, “I’ve been fascinated by her for eight or nine years now. The more I learned the more fascinated I became. [She’s] absolutely the sort of woman you’d fall in love with on first sight and absolutely the sort of person that you desperately shouldn’t go anywhere near.
The music video for “Pandora’s Box” is in black and white and features Louise Brooks and singer Andy McCluskey. According to the video intro, all of the scenes of Brooks in the video are from the original 1929 film.
SIDE A:
A1 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Diesel Fingers Mix) 6:10
Edited By [Editing By] – Eric “Moe” Rosenberg
Engineer [Engineered By] – Kennan Keating
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards By] – Joey Moskowitz
Producer [Additional Production By], Remix [Remix By] – Carl Segal
A2 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Abstract Mix) 6:35
Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – Snake Davis
Guitar [Guitar By] – John Themis
Mixed By – Paul Wright, Steve Anderson
Remix [Remix By], Producer [Post Production By], Keyboards [Keyboards By] – Steve Anderson
Saxophone [Sax By] – Snake Davis
Trumpet [Trumpet By] – John Thirkell
SIDE B:
B1 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Constant Pressure 12″) 4:39
Mixed By – Dani Griffiths, Guy Forrester
B2 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Prize Of Beauty Mix) 5:35
Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – Snake Davis
Guitar [Guitar By] – John Themis
Mixed By – Paul Wright, Steve Anderson
Remix [Remix By], Producer [Post Production By], Keyboards [Keyboards By] – Steve Anderson
Saxophone [Sax By] – Snake Davis
Trumpet [Trumpet By] – John Thirkell
B3 – Sugar Tax 4:05
Mixed By – Guy Forrester
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play | #11 |
| 1991 | Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi-Singles Sales | #25 |
| 1991 | Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) | U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | #19 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Records America, Inc. – 0-96338, Virgin – 0-96338
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Euro House, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Mastered By – Eddy Schreyer
- Producer – OMD*
- Written-By – OMD*
NOTES:
From the album “SUGAR TAX”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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