BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988
NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!
Originally posted January 31, 2013
“The Promise” is the debut single by the British band When in Rome. It was first released in 1987 on 10 Records, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It was written by all three band members: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Michael Floreale. The song was released in the U.S. in 1988 and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the band’s biggest commercial hit.
The original long version is called The Ollie North Mix or O.N. Mix, and the short instrumental is the Dub, or O.N. Dub. The Coliseum Mix (a.k.a. Coliseum Club Mix) and Vatican Dub were new mixes by Freddy Bastone for the 1988 re-release.
SIDE A:
The Promise (O.N. Mix) 6:25
Engineer – Teri Reed
Engineer [Assistant] – David Anderson
Producer [Additional], Remix – Michael H. Brauer
The Promise (O.N. Dub) 3:43
Engineer – Teri Reed
Engineer [Assistant] – David Anderson
Producer [Additional], Remix – Michael H. Brauer
SIDE B:
The Promise (Coliseum Mix) 6:26
Engineer – Bob Brockman*
Producer [Additional], Remix – Freddy Bastone
The Promise (Vatican Dub) 4:44
Engineer – Bob Brockman*
Producer [Additional], Remix – Freddy Bastone
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORy:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Promise | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #11 |
| 1988 | The Promise | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
| 1988 | The Promise | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #19 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – 0-96662
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Producer – Ben Rogan
Written-By – Andrew Mann, Clive Farrington, Mike Floreale*
NOTES:
Mastered at Future Disk.
Side-A additionally produced and remixed for M.H.B. Productions.
Side-B additionally produced and remixed for Basstone Limited.
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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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In case anyone else is searching, this song was used on a version of the Lisa Frankenstein (2024) trailer. Another version used the song “In The Next Life” by Kim Petras, but this one works much better.
Re-up merci from when in Paris
please re-up. Thank you!
Hola Paul, muchísimas gracias por esta nueva transferencia, se nota que hay dedicación en tu trabajo, he comparado esta nueva edición con la antigua y debo decir que el cambio es notable, me imagino que existe una actualización importante de equipos de audio, aguja o capsula para lograr un sonido notoriamente diferente, he analizado el espectro también el cual goza de excelente salud así como sus altísimas frecuencias y profundidad notable (24 bit).
Mil gracias
Remember caning the Vatican Dub in the PowerMixx with other freestyle dubs/beats back in the day …
As a (very) late entry to this post let me congratulate you to uploading this wonderful, wonderful song, Paul. I just can´t stop listening to it. The chorus is spellbinding, my goodness. Needless to say, I had to make my very own extended version using and combining the ON mixes and the volume of my system is getting louder and louder.
I love that song, Paul. I wasn´t around, yet, when you posted it for the first time but Idownloaded the mp3 (!) on Jan 31, 2013. Somehow the record stayed under my radar but not anymore. Thank you, Paul.
B side edits by chep nunez
I must be honest with you Paul and unfortunately there is something strange with your latest transfers. To my ears, it sounds like some enhancer is being added to artificially emphasize the trebles. “The Promise” is not the only one whose previous version I have preferred after listening and comparing it carefully with the new one.
I have the first rip, posted on January 31st, 2013… 7 years ago, time flies!
Thank you very much Paul for the new rip!!!
if you aren’t using 2 copies of this to loop the opening 15 seconds of that Vatican Dub over and over and over again, then are you really DJing? I mean ARE YOU? 🙂
Hi Paul. Thank you VERY much for this re-rip! I wasn’t around yesterday to post my thanks.
-Fred
Fantastic sounding with the re-rip. I don’t remember the original rip though.
Cheers Paul 🙂
I absolutely love this song and this band! I have their CD from way back in the day. So unfortunate that they made so little music and aren’t more widely recognized these days. Thanks so much for uploading this!
Hi Paul, Thanks so much for all your amazing uploads, day in and day out. This one in particular holds special memories for me. I vaguely remember it coming out but was re-connected to it by a friend who loved it. As a result, I went searching high and low, but what I found doesn’t come close in terms of quality.
Thanks Paul! This is a synthpop exemplar, and wedding setlist staple as well! Sadly, it’s the band that has divorced.
I’ve actually caught Farrington + Mann on tour recently and they seemed to be really nice guys who to talk to fans before and after shows too. I wonder if Mike Floreale is as personable with his version of the band.
This is such a beautiful song. And the remix is one of those rare mixes that extends and enhances the goodness of the original without stepping too far away or wrecking it altogether. As such, it’s one of my Top 20 remixes from all of the 80’s. What a great upload, Paul!
I’m also a huge fan of Sight Of Your Tears from the same album – and the remix – which is one of my absolute favorites. So cool to be able to enjoy this in all of its pristine glory!
One of my top favorites too dugn 🙂
I have been waiting for this re-rip. Wonderful song and awesome mixes. This was one of the few CD singles I had the chance to buy back then. The dub mixes are not included on the CD. Thanks a lot Paul.
You’re welcome, Daniel 🙂
Thanks for this awesome new re-rip Paul. I know I won’t be the only one who will appreciate it. Thank you for always delivering all our musical wishes eventually!
Jeff
You’re very welcome, Jeff 🙂