Tag: Soviet Snow (Meltdown Dub)

Shona Laing – Soviet Snow (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Soviet Snow” is a 1987 single by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. The song was taken from the album “South” her most commercially successful release to date. It was released twice; in 1987 as a worldwide release, and again in 1988 in the United States. “Soviet Snow” peaked at #32 on November 5th, 1988 after spending six weeks on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart.

SIDE A:
Soviet Snow (Popstand Remix) 6:41
Soviet Snow (Popstand 7″) 4:00

SIDE B:
Soviet Snow (Meltdown Dub) 6:23
Soviet Snow (Instrumental) 4:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Soviet Snow U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #32

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TVT Records ‎– TVT 2495
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design], Art Direction – Beth Cumber
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Remix] – Tom Vercillo
Lacquer Cut By – PF*, Pa*
Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Miguel Kertsman
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

NOTES:
From the LP “SOUTH”
Additional Production and Remix for Popstand Productions.

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:
ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring:
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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