BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Precious Little Diamond” is a 1984 single by Dutch synth-pop/funk band Fox The Fox, formed in 1981 by Bert Tamaela and Sylhoutte Musmin. While Tamaela was the band’s singer, Musmin wrote his lyrics and Tamaela the music. “Precious Little Diamond” was the bands only hit reaching #18 on the US Billboard dance chart. Fox The Fox only released two albums then split in 1990.

SIDE A:
Precious Little Diamond (Special Remix)
Remix – Ben Liebrand

SIDE B:
Man On The Run 3:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Precious Little Diamond	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#18

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– CBSA 12.3858, CBS ‎– CBS 12.3858
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Funk

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ronald Prent
Management – Jac. Bolhuis*
Photography By – Govert de Roos
Producer – Willem Ennes
Written-By – Berth Tamaela*, Sylhouette Musmin*

NOTES:
Printed in Holland. Distribué en France par CBS Disques.
Made in Holland.

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