Tag: Start It Up

Dragon – Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Dreams of Ordinary Men” is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon released in August 1986 as the second single from the group’s eighth studio album Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986). The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

The song also features additional guitars, and backing vocals by American musician Todd Rundgren who also produced the track. During this period the band toured Europe opening for Tina Turner under the name Hunter.

The name “Dragon” came from a consultation of I Ching cards by founder vocalist Graeme Collins.

SIDE A:
Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Extended Version) 7:13

SIDE B:
Start It Up 7:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 885 245-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Aug 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Chris Andersen, Todd Rundgren
Producer – Todd Rundgren

NOTES:
Recorded at UTOPIA Studios
From the LP “Dreams of Ordinary Men”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO TRANSFER:
-DjPaulT
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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:
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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

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