BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“We Need Protection” was the debut single by German-English synth-pop duo Picnic At The Whitehouse, consisting of singer Edwin “Eddie” Hind and keyboardist Eckart “Illfo” Debusmann. “We Need Protection” peaked at #36 on the German singles chart in 1985.

The band’s name was taken as a quotation from a speech by John F. Kennedy.

Picnic At The Whitehouse released one album titled “The Doors Are Open” and two follow-up singles which did not chart.

SIDE A:
We Need Protection (Screamix) 6:03
Lyrics By – Debusmann*, Hind*, Bastow*
Mixed By – Ian Grimble, Ralph P. Ruppert

SIDE B:
We Need Protection (Instrumental) 4:31
Little Lady 2:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– TX6783
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Ian Stirling Anderson*
Music By – Debusmann*, Hind*
Performer [Picnic At The Whitehouse Are] – Edwin Hind, Illfo
Producer [Assisted] – Picnic At The Whitehouse
Producer, Engineer – Ralph P. Ruppert

NOTES:
Made in England

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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