Tag: Runaway (Extended Remix)

April 12, 2022

Thompson Twins – Extra-special Tuneful Twosome! (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“Extra-special Tuneful Twosome” is a rare 1982 pre-trio Thompson Twins USA 12″ promo. The single contains two as far as I know US only mixes of “Make Believe” and “Good Gosh”. “Runaway” and “Bouncing” were both included on the “Runaway” UK 12″ that I poste earlier this year.

IDENTICAL TWIN SIDE:
Make Believe (Special Extended Version) 5:05
Producer – Dennis Bovell
Written-By – C. Bell, J. Shorter, J. Leeway, J. Roog, P. Dodd, T. Bailey

Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By –T. Bailey*

FRATERNAL TWIN SIDE:
Bouncing (Special Remix) 4:56
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

Good Gosh (Remix) 3:10
Producer –Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Arista – SP 137
Format:
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

NOTES:
For Promotional Use Only Not For Sale

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRABSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!

Password: burningtheground

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February 4, 2022

Thompson Twins – Runaway (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“Runaway” is a 1982 single by British band Thompson Twins taken from their second studio LP “Set” which was released in the USA as “In The Name Of Love”. The single was a commercial failure and did not chart. The record was only released in UK and European markets.

Although not an official member of the band, Thomas Dolby was also on hand to play additional keyboards on the track.

SIDE A:
Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesiser] – Tom Dolby
Written-By – T. Bailey

SIDE B:
Bouncing (Extended Remix) 4:56
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T Records (2) – TEE 125
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: May 1982
Genre: Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design, Photography [Photo Illustration] – Thomi Wroblewski
Lacquer Cut By – timtom (tracks: A), TY (tracks: B)
Music By –Thompson Twins
Producer –Steve Lillywhite

NOTES:
Remixed from the album “Set”.

Marketed by Arista
Manufactured and Distributed by Polygram Record Operations Ltd.

Tom Dolby appears courtesy of Venice-In-Peril/EMI Records.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days

Password: burningtheground

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