Sinking Island (Special Extended Dance Mix) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Red Skies” is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the group’s debut album, Shuttered Room. It reached number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks but only peaked at number 101 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart in early 1983.

The song also charted in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was later re-recorded for the band’s 1987 album, React.

The lyrics of “Red Skies” warn of an imminent nuclear holocaust.

SIDE A:
Red Skies (Full Length Version) 4:20

SIDE N:
Sinking Island (Special Extended Dance Mix) 4:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Red Skies	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– FIXXT 3
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 11 Jun 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Stephen W. Tayler
Lyrics By – Cy Curnin
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Woods*, Barrett*, Curnin*, West-Oram*, Greenall*

NOTES:
New album available now FX 1001

Original sound recording made by The Fixx. MCA Records are the exclusive licensees for the U.K.
Made in England.

Side A: Full length version from the album “Shuttered Room”
Side B: Special extended dance mix version from the album “Shuttered Room”

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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