Vitamin Z – Burning Flame (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

NEW 2019 Transfer
Meticulously Remastered

Originally posted July 31, 2012

 

“Burning Flame” is a song by English new wave band Vitamin Z, released in 1984 as the lead single from their debut album, Rites of Passage. It was produced by former Adam and the Ants drummer Chris Hughes, and Ross Cullum. The song charted in both the UK and the U.S., peaking at numbers 80 and 73, respectively. It also reached No. 27 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It is the band’s best known and most successful song.

SIDE A:
Burning Flame (Extended Dance Mix) 7:02

SIDE B:
Burning Flame (Dub Version) 6:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Burning Flame U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #73
1985 Burning Flame U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #27

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 9 20325-0, Geffen Records ‎– 0-20325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Credits: Engineer – Gary Hellman
Engineer [Assistant] – Jamie Chaleff
Producer – Chris HughesRoss Cullum
Remix, Edited By –John Luongo
Written-By – Barradale*, Lockwood*, Jesson*

NOTES:
From the Geffen LP “RITES OF PASSAGE”

Find the 12″ at 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:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring:
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Amos
Amos
May 11, 2024 3:14 pm

hi, can you re upload it please?

Carlos
Carlos
June 8, 2023 2:27 pm

hola no puedo descargar este LP a que se debe

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
September 4, 2019 11:31 am

Another UK band I have genuinely never heard of – where are you finding these Paul?!
I note they’re from Sheffield, and according to Wikipedia the singer is now the Arctic Monkeys manager.

Locutus
Locutus
September 4, 2019 10:30 am

Thanks for this!
I’ve know who they were for decades but never actually heard them till now.
Geoff Barradale was a vocalist on The Alan Parsons Project album ‘Gaudi’ from 1987. His track was ‘Standing On Higher Ground’ & it’s one of the best on that album.

Marcus
Marcus
September 4, 2019 8:16 am

This is fantastic Paul and not a John Luongo remix I was aware of either.

Thanks very much!

Matt
Matt
September 3, 2019 5:08 pm

Thank you for the new rip Paul. This is an excellent track from them along with Everytime That I See You.

Jeff
Jeff
September 3, 2019 1:21 pm

Oh Paul! You are a darling to have this re-posted! I have a lot of your rips, but unfortunately, some of them were only MP3 files. This one was one of them and, to make matters even worse, I can’t locate these either. I’m so happy you’ve re-ripped this one. I love the song, but you’ve given us the dub version. It’s always so nice to have the 12-inch, the full 12-inch, with all its bells and whistles. I just swoon over your catalog. On a side note, I was so ecstatic because I have a lot of your The… Read more »

Daniel
Daniel
September 3, 2019 11:11 am

Wow Paul! So happy to see another Totally obscure 80s post. And that´s another band I never heard of before. As I read the names of the producer and the remixer I´m sure I will like it. Can´t wait to listen to it. Thank you so much Paul for letting us discover Vitamin Z.

Daniel
Daniel
Reply to  DjPaulT
September 3, 2019 6:38 pm

I do love it Paul. That’s another great found for me. Checked some of their other stuff. Circus ring sounds great too. I wonder if you have it. Thanks again for this amazing rip 🙂