BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
“Walking Away” is a 1988 song by American synth-pop group Information Society. Released as a single in late 1988, the song peaked at No. 9 in the United States in February 1989 and No. 5 in the Hot Dance Club Play chart. “Walking Away” is the second single from the band’s eponymous album. “Walking Away” reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video was directed by Mark Pellington.
The song contains samples of William Shatner as James T. Kirk saying “It is useless to resist us” from the Star Trek episode, “Mirror, Mirror”, and James Doohan as Scotty saying “Let’s Go See!” from the Star Trek episode, “Wolf in the Fold”.
** The clicks and pops on “Make It Funkier (Boot It Up Vocal)” are intentinal and are supposed to be there.
SIDE A:
Walking Away (Space Age Mix) 6:38
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Walking Away (Dub) 8:00
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Make It Funkier (Boot It Up Vocal) 2:56
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Huott
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – INSOC*
SIDE B:
Walking Away (S.M.D. Mix) 7:10
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Walking Away (House Dub) 6:09
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Walking Away (Radio Version) 4:00
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Walking Away | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #9 |
| 1988-89 | Walking Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #5 |
| 1988-89 | Walking Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales | #1 |
| 1988-89 | Walking Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #64 |
| 1988-89 | Walking Away | U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | #15 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy – TB 919
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Programmed By – Fred Maher
Arranged By, Programmed By – Paul Robb
Art Direction – The Grey Organsation*
Design – Maura P. McLaughlin
Executive-Producer – Kevin Laffey
Layout – Steven Miglio
Photography By [Silhouette Photography] – Isabel Snyder
Written-By – P. Robb*
Find the 12″ at 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: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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
