Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
“Love in a Vacuum” is a song by American band, which was released in 1985 as the third and final single from their debut studio album Voices Carry. The song was written by Aimee Mann, Michael Hausman, Robert Holmes and Joey Pesce, and produced by Mike Thorne. “Love in a Vacuum” peaked at No. 88 on the US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles chart.
‘Til Tuesday first recorded “Love in a Vacuum” in 1983, before they had signed a record deal and shortly after winning the WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble in Boston. The band sent producer and engineer Ian Taylor a demo tape in the hope he would be interested in recording a demo with the band and generate awareness of them through his connections in the music industry. Taylor produced the “Love in a Vacuum” demo which was independently released in 1983 and gained heavy rotation on Boston’s WBCN-FM.
The band’s victory in the Rock and Roll Rumble, along with the subsequent publicity and local airplay of “Love in a Vacuum”, helped gain the attention of Epic Records, who signed the band in 1984. The band’s debut album, Voices Carry, was recorded with producer Mike Thorne and included a new recording of “Love in a Vacuum”. As the album’s third and final single, “Love in a Vacuum” failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but did reach No. 88 on the Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles chart. Guitarist Robert Holmes told Rolling Stone in 1986, “‘Voices Carry’ didn’t sound like an obvious hit to me. If anything, I thought ‘Love in a Vacuum’ sounded like a big hit. And that totally died.”
SIDE A:
Love In A Vacuum (Single Remix) 3:20
SIDE B:
Love In A Vacuum (Long Version) 3:36
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – EAS 2210
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Producer – Mike Thorne
- Remix – William Wittman
- Written-By – A. Mann*, J. Pesce*, M. Hausman*, R. Holmes*
NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Voices Carry”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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I second that! This ist the first one of your rips I think I have missed in 24/96. Which only shows what I think of your work. Thank You so much Paul!
Two good songs in a row now (dang I am picky), thanks ! Also loved your “Idle Eyes – Tokyo Rose” extended song. Seems the T.T. kept their extendeds to a minimum (not too flashy, wasn’t their style). I guess to keep the concerts from being too complicated to reproduce. Who knows. Just know Aimee Mann was a special female vocalist that carved out a unique musical nitch in my heart like Kate Bush/Cocteau Twins/Jane Siberry/Fatal Charm and dozens of others in their own ways.
Thanks for this Paul.You have now given us the US promo 12″ of all the singles from Voices Carry…and also to my knowledge the Single Mix on this is not and has not been available digitally. So double thanks!
Cheers! You’re welcome, Ian 🙂
I love this album Paul! This single is so catchy, a shame it didn’t chart higher. Of course the MTV hit got all the attention (deservedly so), but they were a lot more than that one hit. I’m excited to have this promo in your unequaled quality, so thank you tons!!
You’re welcome, Retro Hound 🙂
Again, I have to give you major kudos, Paul, for giving us “missed” singles that deserve a second chance to be heard with new ears, in a way. Love that you are all about songs and artists. I love your tastes so much! As always, so grateful to you and what you do. Jeff Bonus Beats: Today I was reading about Duran Duran’s new album, “Danse Macabre” and had to share it with you and the community here. It is indeed, in their words, “A Halloween record” containing remakes of songs that have a spooky and haunting quality to them.… Read more »
Duran Duran Set New Halloween Album ‘Danse Macabre’ (vulture.com)
Thank you so much, Jeff. Always loved this song and never understood why it did not become a hit.
BONUS BEAT:
Here is the audio for the new DURAN DURAN single “Danse Macabre”
(25) DANSE MACABRE – YouTube
Such a great album, too bad people only really know the one song. Thanks as always Paul!
You’re welcome, Mikey-D 🙂
Thank you, Paul! ~Queertone
You’re welcome, Queertone 🙂