BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

On Aug 21, 1982, Dead Or Alive released their fourth single, “The Stranger”. It was backed by “Some Of That”. It was their fourth independent release and their last. “The Stranger” charted at #7 on the UK Indie Chart and in Japan it reached the #10 position. At this point, the band was a five-piece consisting of Pete Burns (lead vocals), Mike Percy (bass), Tim Lever (keyboards/sax),

Steve Coy (drums), and Wayne Hussey (guitar). Soon after the release of “The Stranger” the band was signed to Epic Records and in 1983 released their debut album “Sophisticated Boom Boom”.

Neither “The Stranger” or “Some Of That” have appeared on any Dead Or Alive album. “The Stranger” later appeared in a remixed form as the b-side of “What I Want” in 1983.

SIDE A:
The Stranger 4:22

SIDE B:
Some Of That 5:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Black Eyes Records ‎– BE 2
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Tribal, Indie Rock
Credits: Artwork – Steve Jacuzzi
Photography By – Francesco Mellina

NOTES:
Distributed By Rough Trade

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi