BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Great American Eclipse 2014
Today in North America we celebrate a rare astronomical event the Total Solar Eclipse. This is the First Total Solar Eclipse in USA Since 1979. This is the first total eclipse of the Sun visible from the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) since February 26, 1979. The last time a total eclipse was visible from coast to coast was on June 8, 1918.. As many Americans put on their eclipse glasses or make home-made viewing stations I thought it would be fun to post this for those who will make this cosmic celebration an event. If the eclipse bug has truly bitten you, then you won’t be able to wait until the next North American total solar eclipse in 2024.
“Solar Eclipse” is song by Italian band The Creatures not to ne confused with the British band of the same name. The Italo Disco band is one of the lost meteors of the 1980s. The Creatures consists of members Mario Flores and Maurizio Sangineto. “Solar Eclipse” was taken from the album “Illusion” released in 1985.
SIDE A:
Solar Eclipse 6:06
SIDE B:
Just In The Name Of Love 5:40
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Zig Zag Records– ZCZZ 7411
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Italy
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Sandy Dian
Music By, Lyrics By – Sangy
Producer – L’Altro Mondo
NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Sandy’s Recording Studio.
Produced by L’Altro Mondo for Full Time Records.
rear sleeve:
Special pressing for export only
Made in Italy.
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 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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
Surprised to see an Italo cut make it on the blog. The Creatures’ track Believe In Yourself is a classic.
Can you please remaster where you are from the creatures?
thanks
Another related “rarity”, almost impossible to get, could be “Eclipse Of Time” by Sheena Easton. 🙂
Wow this is great! Thanks for posting Paul. You know I wouldn’t mind if you did post the full length version of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, that was such a huge hit and such a great song from the 80s
Hahahahaha That´s all I can say, Paulito. I cannot believe how and where you find these treasures. Whenever I download and listen to one of your gems I can only shake my head in disbelief and smile in a loving way. I had never heard of The Creatures and neither of the great a-side and the lovely b-side. What a treat. Lucky you that we live thousands of miles apart – I´d knock on your door and squeeze you out of sheer gratefulness and pure love. May I put it like that? 🙂 Thank you, Paul. Love and hugs, k.… Read more »
Thank you Song_and_Dance I would gladly accept your squeeze 🙂 I am really thrilled that you like this one I really thinks it’s pretty cool 🙂
You are absolutely adorable S´n´D. You’re one of my favorite commenters on Paul’s site!
Jeff
You made me blush, devil you. May I quote you: “You´re a beautiful soul.” 🙂
Leave it to Paul to find something appropriate for the day! I figured the closest we’d probably get was “Total Eclipse of the Heart”… 🙂
Thanks Dave. Yeah I figured “Total eclipse Of The Heart” was a bit played out so I wanted something unexpected 🙂
Wow Paul!! It’s so fantastic to return on the day of the “Eclipse” and to find out that you have posted something momentous for this occasion. As you know, our cat is named “Eclipse” and I’ve been telling him that everyone all over the US is talking about him. Yeah, I know it’s a bit crazy, but I’m obsessed with my cat and I will talk about him every chance I get. It’s nice to see all the great music you posted during my time away. You really outdo yourself in your selections because there is so much meaning behind… Read more »
Yeah it’s a special day for ‘Eclipse”. Glad to see you back Jeff hope you had a nice vacation 🙂 This is an ultra cool record hope that you like it.
Flat-out hypnotic, Paul!! This is easily a cult classic in my opinion. How do these fantastic records escape our consciousness is what I want to know? Thank you for bringing records like this to our attention Paul. Eclipse and I both think this is catnip to our ears. Another new favorite courtesy of you.
Jeff