Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988
“So Important” was the first single taken from the fifteenth studio album Interior Design by the American rock band Sparks, the album did little to reverse the group’s commercial fortunes and did not appear on the album charts in the US or the UK. “So Important” did better reaching #8 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1988, after spending ten weeks on the survey.
SIDE A:
So Important (Extremely Important Mix) 6:59
SIDE B:
So Important (Incredibly Important Mix) 6:51
So Important (Single Version) 4:31
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | So Important | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #8 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Fine Art (2) – RNTW 70410
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Engineer, Remix– John Thomas (5)
- Remix, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Ron Mael, Russell Mael
NOTES:
Digitally Recorded at the Pentagon Studio, Los Angeles
“Single Version” from the LP “Interior Design”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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!
Password: burningtheground
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