BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“So Much For Love” is a single by Australian synth-pop band The Venetians. “So Much For Love” scaled the Australian singles charts, peaking at number three on the national charts in March 1986. Chrysalis Records released “So Much for Love” in the United States which gained momentum when a Robert Racic/Stephen Orkins 12″ Club Mix b/w an extended Rock Mix reached number one on the Chicago Dance Chart. The single then went on to peak at #35 on the US Billboard Hot Danc/Club Play chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 the single peaked at #88 in February 1987.

SIDE A:
So Much For Love (Club Mix)
Edited By – Robert Racic
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Remix – Robert Racic, Stephen Allkins

SIDE B:
So Much For Love (Rock Mix)
Edited By – John Harvey (3)
Remix – Dave Skeet*, Tim Powles

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parole Records (2) ‎– X 13233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Australia
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Producer – Mark Opitz
Written-By – R. Swinn*

NOTES:
From the LP “CALLING IN THE LIONS”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi