BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another remix of Wham!’s 1982 classic Wham Rap!. This UK 12″ promo contains an exclusive remix on the b-side called “Special U.S. 7″ Remix”. The mix has a very interesting drumstick countdown during the intro. The 12″ comes in a plain white sleeve with a custom hype sticker. The labels are plain white with handwritten track titles.
SIDE A:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Special U.S. Re-Mix) 6:43
SIDE B:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Special U.S. 7″ Remix) 3:33
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – XPR1227
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, White Label, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Bob Carter
Remix – George Michael
Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael
NOTES:
Side B is an exclusive mix.
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: 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
TY
😮 A versão é ligeiramente diferente. Bem legal!
Thank you.
I love it and hope you still have more Wham to share in the future!
I don’t see that anyone has mentioned this, but the b-side mix is the same (minus intro clicks) as was used in the video. This is the best evidence that I can find on YouTube in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tng4tiQfebE
Wow. with the “new” lyrics on the b-side it’s like listening to a new song.
These lyrics are in fact the A-side/single version which was a hit in the UK… everyone seems to have forgotten that!
Life (and possible the new Donna Summer box set) has gotten in the way of my music listening, but i am excited to catch up here and see this gem! What a treat. Thank you!
Hi Paul. Will you be posting the ‘last Christmas’ instrumental from the new 12″ single? Also, I have read this week about a Japanese-only edit of the ‘Pudding Mix’, do you have this? And what about the 1996/7 mixes of ‘I’m your Man’ and ‘Everything she wants’? Glad to see you back, doing what you (and us!) love most! Hugs, M.
Y’know, it’s interesting that, aside from the chorus, the lyrics to the “Special US 7-inch Remix” are completely different from the ones you hear on every other mix…
Paul, thanks for this record.
I don’t want to spoil the exclusiveness of the b-side but this promo is the same as http://www.discogs.com/release/446811 (which I happen to have)
Nevertheless a fantastic rip!
Wow, I’ve only just seen this, and never heard of it before, but can’t wait to get it tonite. You know I can’t get enough of Wham Rap versions. 😀 I think they show a really interesting side to the band, and the decisions they were making in their struggle to make it. (Big 😉 )
Thank you for this fantastic surprise. 🙂
BTW it’s been exclusively 1982 on BTG this week.. You gonna keep going for Friday’s post? 🙂
OH WOW!
Paul, though you had exhausted all the What Rap remixes!
And Wham! Bam! This!
Goes to show what an incredible place this is and what an amazing guy you are!
Thank you and TGIF!!!
Thank you, Paul!
Thanks Paul.
i am speechless…………………………
thank u dj!!!!!!!
Fantastic!
Thank you dear Paul for another Wham!’s version of WR!(EWYD) song.
You are right with this “anytime when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another remix…”
As we all can see in your case it can be possible 🙂
You’re welcome Spring 🙂
Excellent, thank you Paul!!!
You’re welcome Guss 🙂
Again I’m stunned at your collection. It’s tremendous that your record buying prowess boggles the senses. I’m interested in hearing this B-side. You do such a fantastic job obtaining these rarities Paul. And thanks for sharing them with us in excellent quality.
Cheers!
Jeff
I do indeed love the rare stuff Jeff 🙂
Thank you, Paul. have been searching for the B side mix for a long time! Love your Wham!/Geirge Michael posts!
You’re welcome André 🙂
Awesome! Thanks for all you do, DJPaulT!
You’re welcome Silver Blue 🙂
thank you so much.
You’re welcome Hugh 🙂
How did you get your hands on this test pressing, haha! Marvellous.
Could you tell us (the poor Europeans) how the instrumental version of ‘Last Christmas’ sounds like? So anxious to find out – on this blog in a short while 🙂
Bought it from a UK record shop 🙂
Huh???
The instrumental of “Last Christmas” was released on the “Wham!: Japanes Singles Collection” in 2020.