BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Suburbia” is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the album Please in 1986 and became the band’s second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #8.
In the United States Arthur Baker was commissioned to do remixes for the 12″ promo with edits by Junior Vasquez. These remixes are exclusive to this release and have never appeared on any official Pet Shop Boys CD.
SIDE A:
Suburbia (Club Vocal Mix) 7:10
SIDE B:
Suburbia (Dub Version) 7:58
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Suburbia | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #70 |
| 1986 | Suburbia | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #46 |
| 1986 | Suburbia | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #37 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – SPRO9925/9926
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 22 Sep 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Edited By – Junior Vasquez
Engineer – Don Wershba
Remix – Arthur Baker
Written-By – Tennant – Lowe*
NOTES:
Promotional Copy Only Not For Sale
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
