BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

 

“State of Independence” is a song originally written and recorded by Jon and Vangelis for their 1981 album The Friends of Mr. Cairo.

Donna Summer covered “State of Independence” on her 1982 album Donna Summer produced by Quincy Jones. In 1990 the single was re-released to promote a compilation album titled “The best of Donna Summer”. The single featured fresh remixes by Boilerhouse. The 1990 remix debuted on the UK singles chart on October 11, 1990 and peaked at #45. The song features an all-star choir including among others Michael Jackson, Brenda Russell, James Ingram, Dionne Warwick, Kenny Loggins, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder.

SIDE A:
State Of Independence (New Bass Mix) 5:49
 State Of Independence (Original) 5:50

SIDE B:
State Of Independence (No Drum Mix) 5:48
State Of Independence (N R G Mix) 5:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EastWest – SAM U 2857
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Downtempo
Credits:Producer – Quincy Jones
Remix – Boilerhouse (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Written-By – Jon Anderson, Vangelis

NOTES:
Promo only not for resale

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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