BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Shiny Toys” was the second single taken from Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s 12th studio album Dog Eat Dog released in 1985. The single featured production work by British synthesiser musician Thomas Dolby).

“Shiny Toys” was also released in a 12″ Extended Dance Single format, remix by François Kevorkian, and had a more complete lyric than the album version, featuring spoken voice by Thomas Dolby (“I LOVE being out on the golf course!”).

SIDE A:
Shiny Toys (Extended Remix) 5:10
Producer – Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein, Mike Shipley, Thomas Dolby
Remix [Remixed By] – François Kevorkian

SIDE B:
Ethiopia 5:50
Producer – Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein, Mike Shipley

The Three Great Stimulants 6:06
Producer – Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein, Mike Shipley

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– TA 7124
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK & France
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
llustration – Brian Ewing
Written-By – Joni Mitchell

NOTES:
Made in England.
Taken from the LP “DOG EAT DOG”

Find the 12″ on 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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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