BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Revolution” is a 1968 song originally recorded by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
English pop band Thompson Twins covered “Revolution” on their 1985 album Here’s to Future Days, from which it was released as the fourth and final single and includes the non-album track, “The Fourth Sunday” as its B-side. The song peaked at No. 56 on the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks on the chart. The band made a promotional video for the single version of the song. This is one of three tracks on the album that feature guitarist Steve Stevens, best known for his work with Billy Idol.
Thompson Twins also performed the song with Stevens, Madonna and Nile Rodgers at Live Aid in July 1985.
SIDE A:
Revolution (Extended Mix) 6:01
Producer – Nile Rodgers, Tom Bailey
Remix – Brian Tench, Tom Bailey
Written-By – John Lennon/Paul McCartney*
SIDE B:
The Fourth Sunday 4:19
Engineer – John Potoker
Engineer [Remix] – Brian Tench
Producer –Tom Bailey
Written-By – Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Tom Bailey
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – TWINS 1210
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 29 Nov 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Art Direction – Alannah*
Artwork, Design – Andie Airfix, Satori (14)
NOTES:
Track A:
Re-mixed from album/cassette/compact disc
“Here’s To Future Days”.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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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
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TY
The Fourth Sunday is something special. I’ve got this 12″ too, and it was always one of my favorites, both sides.
I remember it had particularly good sound too, like, weirdly good.
Better than The Beatles.
thanks paul,
this was a very underrated single,
and i didn’t pay much attention to it.
i liked ‘dont mess with doctor dream’s’
much better.
this is a fun song though, and steve
stevens guitar work is great. i know
beatles fans were cringing though.
its too bad, this was their last
great album. even though tom bailey
is still around now, even with new
music, its not the same. they’re missing
what made them special back then.
well, this was a surprise choice,
so keep up the good work in picking
out titles.
later
-1
Haven’t listened to the Thompson Twins in a while. Thanks. Maybe this is an odd request but do you have any Skinny Puppy?
Please do go and VOTE, America. The US and the world need an American revolution before it all goes downhill. A very fine choice, Paul. And you must be psychic as I am in the middle of my Thompson Twins week. I have all the deluxe double cd editions available and have been listening to TT remixes all week. Thank you.
Thanks Paul. Can u post Watching You Watching Me next please if you have it?
Oh yes we still need the 12 of that indeed!
It is weird, sometimes you post stuff that I totally missed or just purged from my memory along the way. Though I have probably heard this, if someone had asked me if Thompson Twins did a cover of this song, I would have said no. Nice series, though I love the song, hopefully tomorrow you aren’t posting Simply Red’s “Holding Back The Years”. Here’s to future days…..
Always happy to see a Thompson Twins 12″ !! They usually put a lot of effort into their 12″ extended mixes and remixes… More than many others who were happy to just put out a dub mix on their 12″ (of which some dubs are of course awesome). I’ve been re-listening to a lot of Thompson Twins lately. What I didn’t appreciate when I was younger; was how much an impact the percussion skills of both Joe Leeway and Alannah Currie, contributed to the band’s quite unique/distinctive sound. I now think they really took Tom Bailey’s great melodies to an… Read more »
Thank you.
To whom it may concern: The A-side (6:01) is titled 12″ Remix on the 2008 Edsel 2-CD of Here’s To Future Days. The Extended Mix (6:27) appears on the TTwins 2-CD Remixes & Rarities compilation.
What’s your surname Andrew? Are you the mega Twins fan like me that i’m thinking of?
Wow you know what I don’t care that we are different politically (and I’m not American as you know so only see things from this side of the pond). My point is this election has brought us three days of consecutive killers from you. Many thanks. I’d kill for Thompson twins, Madonna and New order themed weeks to fill in some of those gaps. I used to love your one artist themed weeks obviously assuming I liked the artist. I usually did!
I’d only kill to save my life or that of loved ones, but hey, we might dance to the same music? Weird world huh?
Obviously i wouldn’t really kill for that but how about this i have to kill a fly in my house to make this happen. Wouldn’t think twice
Flies don’t usually carry vinyls to die for. But yeah, I do kill them too, sometimes. Mostly I open a door and wave a few times to drive’m out.
You so make the world a better place Paul! Many thanks for this single. I am so happy right now.
Praising your good vibes!
Jeff
I hope that you went and VOTED today 🙂