BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“Bad Boys/Club Tropicana” was a 1983 single released in Japan. The single is housed in a unique picture sleeve. This record is quite cofusing due to the front cover stating “Extended Club Mix Versions” in the plural sense. However if you flip the sleeve over and look at the back cover “Extended Club Mix Version” is only listed above “Bad Boys”. There has never been an official “Extended” version of “Club Tropicana” released.
I am posting this record just to clear up the “Club Tropicana” mystery and aside from the flawless Japanese pressing the artwork is great too. I have scanned the record with the Japanese OBI strip and without so you can see the full sleeve.
SIDE A:
Bad Boys (Extended Club Mix Version) 4:52
Arranged By , Co-producer , Written-By – George Michael
Producer – Steve Brown
SIDE B:
Club Tropicana 4:27
Producer – George Michael, Steve Brown
Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 12-3P-512
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Photography By – Brian Aris
NOTES:
Taken From The LP “FANTASTIC”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
Just a quick note why i came back here… The tags do not match your usual ones as there is no date in the tags as in Bad boys / Club tropicana (Japan 12″) (1983)
There allegedly IS an extended version (or altered in some way) of “Club Tropicana”! There was a Japan only promo 12″ that included a version called the “Sound Shower Version” or something like that. I have never heard it, so I can’t say for certain, but I think it was something edited together by the Japanese record label for club play. Epic/Sony did it for other artists in their roster (Dead Or Alive’s “Flip Out Mix” in an example you have already shared), so it makes sense.
Club Tropicana is definitely in my top 3 of Wham singles.
Thanks for another Wham post, Paul 🙂
Paul, you are a dear soul. These Wham! treasures are such a gift to us all. I really can’t thank you enough for all of your hard work.
Much Love!!!
Jeff
Thanks! Thanks! and More thanks!
Is it just me but I sense greater response and excitement everytime you do an Artist’s Megathread? Bananarama, Tina Turner and now Wham!
Club Tropicana is my favourite single off this Fantastic era (pun intended!) and so glad that you clear the mystery of the so-called Extended Versions.
btw, notice how much higher and bigger George blew his hair compared to Andy? LOL! He is obsessed with his hair!
Yeah there has been a big response but I have also gotten some emails saying they are tired of it lol. You can’t please everyone eh? I was always a Andrew fan myself 🙂
Ignore the emails what are you, their slave? Do whatever you think best. They don’t own you. Bet most of the moaners don’t even donate! Well done i say
thank you, thank you and thank you as always..
You’re welcome Hugh 🙂
Awesome as always. Great to have so much stuff from one artist. I hope one day you may be able to do similar stuff from other great 80’s artists. Thanks for this post
You’re welcome NKelly 🙂
Lol i said that yesterday on the Facebook page!
More early Depeche Mode and The Cure vinyl stuff please!
Wow! You deleted post bout gay theme!! Are you shy? Lol
I’m not gay but tolerable
Yes I did I will not tolerate anything that might be offensive to my readers gay or straight. I will ban from comments in the future.
Thank you Dave76 🙂
Tying in with the release of George’s new album – this is the best week ever! Thank you, once again, Paul!
You’re welcome André 🙂
Loving the Wham! stuff Paul. Do you have the Todd Terry Mixes of Everything She Wants (97) to share? I’ve bought two supposed V. Good condition copies on vinyl recently and both have sadly left a lot to be desired on playback.
As always, thank you for the continued superb music 🙂
Hi StevenUK sorry I never bought those mixes but I do have them in my want list I will see if a I can find a copy for possible future post. Also thank you for the Donation 🙂
i have the Todd Terry/ Forthright Remixes of ESW ’97 on CD PROMO…..i have both the 12″ Uk promo and Spanish CD …they are great..
Great! Great Great! 1000000 times of Thank you Paul!!!
You’re welcome Spring 🙂
I love wham! thanks for posting so much. It is crazy that remastered albums haven’t been produced with all these B Sides and the only way of hearing them is via Vinyl
Well maybe it’s better that way Robert as the record labels would just mess it up.
Hi Paul, im loving these tributes to Wham! please dont’s stop. Thanks for this and the previous download. Keep up the great work buddy 🙂
… Brian
You’re welcome Brian 🙂
Great posts loving all the wham posts great stuff! Curious is this mix of Bad Boys Bad Boys (Extended Club Mix Version) the same mix as the Bad Boys one from yesterday the 12inch Mix ?
🙂
Keep the Wham posts coming cant get enough! Also feel free to post any rare George Michael too 🙂
FYI I am sure most everyone knows but just in case the new George Michael CD came out yesterday Symphonica ! (Its a Live CD but some new songs sung live) 🙂
Hi Brent yes same mix just better Japanese pressing.
Thanks Paul. This is my favorite Wham single. Wasn’t there an instrumental mix as well?
Coming tomorrow Omar 🙂
Another perfect post! This week I catch myself humming all these Wham! tunes, haha. Which single do we get tomorrow Paul? Wake me up, including the rare instrumental?
Any chance you also re-rip the UK Club Fantastic and the UK Club Tropicana 12 inches with the rare instrumentals, before we move over to Wake Me Up?
Gimme time lol Tomorrow is the UK “Club Tropicana” 3 track 12″ 🙂
If you read what I wrote above you’ll understand the reason for this particular post.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
You’re great Paul.