BURNING THE GROUND EXLUSIVE1984

“Tar Beach” was the fourth single taken from the debut solo album Don’t Suppose by English pop singer and former Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl.

“Tar Beach” was only released in Germany where it peaked at #30.

The b-side “The Greenhouse Effect” was a track recorded live in 1983 and included on the first pressings of the album “Don’t Suppose”, on later pressings the song was replaced with the international hit “The Never Ending Story”.

SIDE A:
Tar Beach (The City Blues Mix) 6:00

SIDE B:
Tar Beach 3:49
The Greenhouse Effect 4:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 1C K 062 20 0393 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – De Harris, Tim Palmer
Written-By – Limahl

NOTES:
“TAR BEACH” taken from the LP “DON’T SUPPOSE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi