Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
NEW 2024 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration
Originally posted May 20, 2012
“Surrender” is a 1987 single released by British pop act Swing Out Sister from their debut album, It’s Better to Travel. It was issued as the follow-up to the successful single, “Breakout”. The song peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 and logged four weeks in the top ten.
Over a year after its initial release, remixes of “Surrender” reached the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #22 in May 1988.
SIDE A:
Surrender (Stuff Gun Mix) 6:38
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Remix – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Surrender (7″ Version) 3:45
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
SIDE B:
Who’s To Blame 5:09
Producer – Swing Out Sister
Surrender (Pop Stand Remix) 7:05
Edited By – Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Producer [Additional], Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Surrender | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #22 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 270-1, PolyGram – 870 270-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Art Direction – Michael Bays, Pat Drosins*
- Design – Christine Chagnon
- Management – Matthew Sztumpf
- Written-By – Swing Out Sister
NOTES:
From the Mercury album, “IT’S BETTER TO TRAVEL”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
Password: burningtheground
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