BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Keep Me In Mind” was the second single released from the 1987 album Sold recorded by Boy George. Radio 1 did not support this single nor did America. This single reached the UK Top 30 at No.29 also scored No.3 in Italy and No.55 in Germany and No.21 in Ireland.

George claims this song as his “most American sounding” and geared it for an American audience with its glamour video and all. Ironically, Virgin America refused to release it in the US, due to its poor chart performance overseas as well as the lack of success with “Everything I Own” in the US charts.

The b-side contains two non album tracks produced by Roy Hay. “I Pray” was originally released on the Culture Club album From Luxury To Heartache but has been remixed for this single.

SIDE A:
Keep Me In Mind 4:01
Engineer – Glenn Skinner
Producer – Stewart Levine
Written-By – O’Dowd*, Nightingale*, Brown*

SIDE B:
State Of Love (Extended Mix) 6:50
Producer – Roy Hay
Written-By – O’Dowd*, Pickett*, Hay*

I Pray (Remix) 4:40
Engineer – Peter Henderson
Producer – Roy Hay
Written-By – O’Dowd*, Moss*, Craig*, Pickett*, Hay*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– BOY 101 12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Apr 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo, Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Sleeve] – Ai
Photography – B. Ling, J. Maybury

NOTES:
“Keep Me In Mind” from the LP “SOLD”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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