Wham! – Club Tropicana (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Club Tropicana” is the fourth single taken from the debut album FANTASTIC by British duo Wham! released in July 1983.

The single peaked at #4 in the UK, going on to become the 39th best selling single of 1983.

The “Edited Version” of “Club Tropicana” is exclusive to this Japan 7″ release and is basically the album version with the fade intro removed. This release also comes in a unique poster bag picture sleeve.

SIDE A:
Club Tropicana (Edited Version) 3:47

SIDE B:
Blue (Armed With Love) 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 07・5P-241, Inner Vision ‎– 07・5P-241
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Poster Bag
Country: Japan
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – George Michael, Steve Brown (tracks: A)
Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley (tracks: A), George Michael

NOTES:
Housed in a unique Poster Bag.

Find the 7″ on 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:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold 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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Dan
Dan
December 22, 2017 11:53 pm

Beautiful scans and nice sounding vinyl rip, especially for a 7″ single.

neko011
December 21, 2017 11:36 am

Thank you Paul!
Thank you very much 🙂

opoder
opoder
December 20, 2017 4:10 pm

Ho! Cool!
Thank you Paul

Peter
Peter
December 20, 2017 6:27 am

big thanks to you, paul & the great janpanese ^_^

Stephen
December 19, 2017 5:41 pm

What an insanely cool poster bag – thanks for sharing!

ex15
ex15
December 19, 2017 5:01 pm

Always loved this track, it’s the best example of what a Sunshine/Party holiday is all about 🙂

Thanks for the rip Paul! 🙂

Yog
Yog
December 19, 2017 2:38 pm

And Blue is one of the most beautiful songs that’s been a hidden gem , just like Nothing looks the same in the light. Perfect examples of the talent he possessed at an early age of 19-20.

Once again Thank You.

Yog
Yog
December 19, 2017 2:35 pm

This is going to be a tough season 🙁

His music will always be with me and your carefully curated will make them extra special.

Thank you.

Hugh
Hugh
December 19, 2017 12:39 pm

thank you as always

memoryboy
memoryboy
December 19, 2017 12:05 pm

Gosh they were both so handsome back then in those photos. I love the mini-poster that came with this. Reminds me how much I miss George. I love that there is an edit of this song. Thanks for posting Paul.

Jeff
Jeff
December 19, 2017 12:01 pm

I love your heart Paul. Thanks for remembering George, always! Like Pete Burns yesterday, George Michael was very important to me and Karen too. Like you and so many others, I can’t believe George is gone. Every time “Last Christmas” comes on, I’m both happy and sad. Thanks for these vinyl memories once again Paul. You are always paying tribute to the ones we’ve lost and to beloved songs that make up who we all are. I adore these such gifts!

Jeff

Omar
Omar
December 19, 2017 11:24 am

Thanks Paul. I always liked Blue better. It should’ve been remixed and released as a single with added vocals. Rumor has it that an actual vocal version was recorded but shelved at the last minute. Maybe if Sony releases a deluxe of Fantastic we might get to hear it. Let’s hope.

Song_and_Dance
Song_and_Dance
December 19, 2017 11:14 am

A happy song from happy days. That includes George´s life as well, I suppose, although “they” still made him lie about his sexuality. I loved Wham! and still love their songs, especially the first album “Fantastic”. The b-side “Blue” is great as well.

Gosh, what a loss we suffered. Still can´t believe it. I´m so happy I saw George Michael live and bought the blu-ray to relive a marvellous concert.
And now I´M blue again 🙂