BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
In June 1985, Scritti Politti released their second (and most successful) album, Cupid and Psyche ’85, with songs produced by Arif Mardin and performances by numerous session musicians. The LP was a Top 5 hit in the UK and also sold well in the US. The album included the song, “Perfect Way”. It was only a minor hit when released in the UK (#48) but it became the band’s biggest US single, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in addition the song peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, with remixes by Committee (Alan Meyerson, Francois Kevorkian, Josh Abbey) and Steve Peck.
VINYL CONDITION:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
SIDE A:
Perfect Way (Way Perfect Mix) 5:26
Mixed By – Committee (3)
SIDE B:
Perfect Way (Way Perfect Version) 5:01
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: 0-20362
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Gamson* , Maher* , Gartside*
Recorded By – Howard Gray
Written-By – Gamson* , Gartside*
NOTES:
Original version on the Warner Bros. album “Cupid & Psyche 85” (1-25302)
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
