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
Beautiful scans and nice sounding vinyl rip, especially for a 7″ single.
Thank you Paul!
Thank you very much 🙂
Ho! Cool!
Thank you Paul
big thanks to you, paul & the great janpanese ^_^
What an insanely cool poster bag – thanks for sharing!
Always loved this track, it’s the best example of what a Sunshine/Party holiday is all about 🙂
Thanks for the rip Paul! 🙂
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.
You’re welcome 🙂
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.
You’re welcome Yog we love George at BTG 🙂
thank you as always
You’re welcome Hugh 🙂
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.
They do look handsome and so happy 🙂
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
You’re welcome Jeff. There will never be another Pete Burns or George Michael 🙂
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.
You’re welcome Omar. Here is an early performance with lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc6OvuKp0mo&feature=share
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 🙂
Can’t wrap my head around it a year this Christmas since we lost George. At least we have these happy Wham! tracks to warm our hearts 🙂