BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Fashion was another Totally Obscure 80s band who reigned from Birmingham, England. In 1983 they released “Eye Talk” as the first single from their third studio album “Twilight Of Idols” produced by Zeus B. Held and they’re only to feature singer/songwriter Alan Darby. “Eye Talk” reached number 69 on the U.K. singles chart in February 1984.

 

SIDE A:
Eye Talk (Mutant Version) 9:14

SIDE B:
Slow Down 4:48
Eye Talk (Talk) 2:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– TA 4106, De Stijl (2) ‎– TA 4106
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Marlon Recchi
Engineer – Christian Gence, Femi Jiya, Kit Woolvern*
Percussion – Dik*
Performer, Arranged By – Fashion
Photography By – Paddy Eckersley
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Programmed By – Mulligan (2)
Technician [Operator] – Denis Vanzetto, Marc Frank, Nick Jones (6)
Vocals, Guitar – Alan Darby
Written-By – A. Darby*

NOTES:
Thanks to: Odyssey Studios, London; Marcus Studios, London; Trigger Studios, Paris.

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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

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