Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
“When The Rain Comes Down” is the second single by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, released from the Miami Vice 2: Soundtrack by MCA Records in August 1986.
Co-written, co-produced and performed by Andy Taylor, the song features in the Miami Vice TV series during the episode called “Stone’s War”. The episode was aired on 3 October 1986.
The single was co-produced by Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones, who also worked on other Taylor projects including “Take It Easy”.
Andy Taylor appeared in the second series of Miami Vice (1985/86) in an episode called Whatever Works. In the episode he performed the song “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” with The Power Station, during a bar scene with Don Johnson.
In the same year Johnson introduced The Power Station at Live Aid, on 13 July 1985.
++ The “Long Version” is exclusive to the USA 12″ Promo.
SIDE A:
When The Rain Comes Down (Long Version) 5:04
SIDE B:
When The Rain Comes Down (Short Version) 3:52
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-17196
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Co-producer – George Tutko
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Jeff Hendrickson
Producer – Andy Taylor, Steve Jones (2)
Written-By – A. Taylor, S. Jones
NOTES:
From the television series soundtrack “Miami Vice II”
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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SOFTWARE:
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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