Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988
NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration
Originally posted November 18, 2014
“Secret” is a 1985 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their album Crush. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. It became their second US Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 63, and also made number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was featured in the 1988 movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks and its soundtrack album; it was also re-released to radio in the US as the follow-up to The Best of OMD track “Dreaming”, approximately one month before the movie’s premiere. The new 1988 remix received renewed airplay on several US contemporary hit stations, but it did not re-chart on the Hot 100.
The video for “Secret”, directed by Andy Morahan, shows various vintage black & white film clips, including footage of the Beatles, interspersed with new black & white footage of Humphreys and a woman processed to look like old home movies; additionally, there are color scenes of Humphreys singing. The theme is that a woman deserts her current love interest (McCluskey) to return to the arms of her true love (Humphreys). McCluskey’s character observes the two lovers together and, though sad, gallantly accepts that his love interest should instead be with Humphreys’ character, before walking into the distance along the shore. The clip was filmed at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
The New 1988 Remixes were only released in the United States.
SIDE A:
Secret (New 12″ Remix) 5:52
Secret (New 7″ Remix) 3:47
SIDE B:
Secret (Old 12″ Remix) 6:13
Telegraph (Live) 3:55
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12272, Virgin – SP-12272
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Composed By – OMD*
- Producer – OMD* (tracks: B2), Stephen Hague (tracks: A1 to B1)
- Remix – OMD* (tracks: A1, A2)
NOTES:
“Secret” Original version appears on the A&M album “The Best Of O.M.D.” SP-5186
“Telegraph” Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1983. (Previously Unreleased).
This version of Telegraph had previously been released overseas on the Tesla Girls single in 1984.
Printed in the U.S.A.
114 BPM
Vinyl appears to be standard black, but is actually pressed on dark brown translucent vinyl, sometimes referred to as “audiophile” or “virgin vinyl”, possibly unstickered Quiex II pressing, which A&M often used in the 1980s.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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!
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