Take It Easy (Rock Mix) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

NEW 2021 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Restoration!

Originally posted December 19, 2011

Happy Birthday, Weekend America!

“Take It Easy” is the debut single by former original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, released from the American Anthem soundtrack by Atlantic Records-Warner Pioneer Corporation in 1986.

Written by Andy Taylor and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, the single reached #24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 11, 1986, after spending seventeen weeks on the survey.

The B-side is the instrumental “Angel Eyes”, another track taken from the American Anthem soundtrack.

The sleeve was designed by Frank Olinsky, whose credits also include Duran Duran’s Notorious album.

SIDE A:
Take It Easy (Dance Version) 5:45
Guitar – Steve James (5)
Backing Vocals – Andy*, Eddy (5), Flo (13)
Drums – Terry Bozzio

SIDE B:
Take It Easy (Rock Mix) 4:19
Guitar – Steve James (5)
Backing Vocals – Andy*, Eddy (5), Flo (13)
Drums – Terry Bozzio

Angel Eyes 3:26
Sitar – Steve Jones (2)
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Andy Taylor

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Take It Easy	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A 9414 T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Bass – Bryant Simpson
Design – Frank Olinsky
Engineer – Jerry Napier, Roy Thomas Baker
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – Andy Taylor
Mixed By – Andy Taylor, Roy Thomas Baker
Music By, Lyrics By – Andy Taylor, Steve Jones (2)
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Photography – Mousha Brahka
Producer – Roy Thomas Baker

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “American Anthem”.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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