BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“Less Cities, More Moving People” is a 1984 single released by English rock band The Fixx formed in London in 1979. The song was the third single taken from the band’s third studio album Phantoms. The song reached #68 on the US Dance chart and failed to chart in the United Kingdom.
SIDE A:
Less Cities, More Moving People (Extended Mix) 7:09
SIDE B:
Less Cities, More Moving People (Extended Mix) 7:09
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Less Cities, More Moving People | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #68 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-1230
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synthpop
CREDITS:
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Woods*, Curnin*, Brown*, West-Oram*, Greenall*
NOTES:
Promotional Only – Not For Sale
From the MCA LP, MCA-5507 “Phantoms”
Recorded in England.
The same track appears on both sides.
Some copies come with a band info sheet and an 8×10 glossy photo.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-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
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hi paul, glad to see the site back up and running. it loads faster now. less graphics i guess. good to know they finally fixed (ha ha) the issue. speaking of fixes, i do think this band is underrated. so it’s always good when you post something from them. the normal 12 inch had ‘deeper and deeper’ remix on it. which to me is tied as one of their best remixes ever (besides ‘one thing leads to another’). so if people want to check that song it, its very intense, and has very cool synth sounds that aren’t found anywhere… Read more »
Good Job for all work 🙂 Can you re upload ABC The look of love ?
Back again – hooray!!!
Oh good, you’re back!! I’ve been checking in the last few days and each time got an eror message – I thought this beautiful site might have been taken down. So glad to see I waw in error. Thank you for all you do to share these rare records that otherwise might never cross my consciousness – as well as favorites that I am aware of but haven’t heard this 45 or 12″ version.
Unbelievable that a song of that quality completely failed commercially. I have just noticed that none of The Fixx´s singles ever charted over here, not even this great single or “One Thing Leads To Another”. Strange.
Thanks Paul, One Thing Leads to Another was the song I associated with The Fixx, this is new to me and I like it a lot.
Thank you very much for introducing this song, Paul.
It has a very cool ‘mutant disco’ beat.
It reminds me a bit of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk.
Very appreciated.
Peace,
Don Julian
You’re welcome, Don Julian 🙂
My favourite Fixx song by far. I purchased the 2001 remastered edition of the album Phantoms because this mix was included. Thank you Paul. Have a great weekend.
You’re welcome, Daniel. Have a great weekend 🙂
This truly means a lot to me Paul!! During my college years, when this song came out, I couldn’t get enough of it. I couldn’t understand why the song didn’t climb to the top of the charts. It is positively one of my favorite Fixx songs EVER!!! Thanks for bringing the 12-inch back as I haven’t heard it in many, many years. I hope others will feel the way I do about this record as it really rocks!!!!
Have a phenomenal weekend Paul!!!!
Jeff
I love the song especially the marching segment in the middle. Very underrated. Have a nice weekend 🙂