BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“Love Tumbles Down” is the debut single by Manchester band Zu Zu Sharks, composed of vocalist/songwriter Richard Darbyshire, Adam and the Ants bassist Gary Tibbs and Alistair Gordon on keyboards. “Love Tumbles Down” was a number 1 hit in Spain, but Darbyshire left the band in 1983, unhappy with their pop sound. Darbyshire would go on to form the band Living In A Box in 1987.
SIDE A:
Love Tumbles Down (Extended Version) 4:59
SIDE B:
Love Tumbles Down (Single Version) 4:02
When The Hammer Falls 4:29
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12 ZUZU 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Co-producer – Phil Chapman
Written-By – Richard Darbyshire
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
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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
Any chance of a reup, please?
Thanks for introducing me to a new band 🙂
hello Paul thanks for posting great stuff bro, if you have post please Monday – Fallen Angel Vinyl 12″ Released 1988, thanks
More info
http://www.discogs.com/Monday-Fallen-Angel/release/523527
Thanks thanks thanks again Paul!
Richard Darbyshire rocks. His Zu Zu Sharks, Living in a Box and solo stuff are amazing! Thanks again for posting this forgotten gem and hoping one day post more zu zu singles (they’re have 3 actually; their fist single -Spies/Big Boys- was released on Polydor label) and more LIAB Maxi singles
Best regards from Lima, Perú
Julio
Just when I thought I had all of their singles the third one is not listed on Discogs 🙁
As far as i know was the only polydor single
http://www.musicstack.com/album/zu+zu+sharks/big+boys
BIG BOYS/SPIES 7″ single
posp493
BIG BOYS (aka Bow wow?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xk5RJ0HhqQ
but this is another line up!
and there some tunes floating around in youtube but i don’t know where come it from 🙁
HI LIFE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9tHR86zPE
CHANGES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4rcrBGIdiM
Thank you Julio yeah “Big Boys” was only released as a 7″ I found a copy on Gemm and just ordered it 🙂
Wow! sooooo fast! =)
btw, “Spies” is more upbeat!
Great Thanks! I love Richard Darbyshires voice
You’re welcome Cdmaniac 🙂
I heard this tune for the first time in early spring of 1984, after that 20 years later. Until now i did not hear extended version.
All credits for this tune!!!
Enjoy! 80spornstar 🙂
Jesus H what the hell is this!! I’ve seriously , once again, never heard of it! But Gary Tibbs!!! I must check it out.
Do you know the film Breaking Glass BTW Paul – Gary Tibbs has a pretty major role in it (as a bassist :D)
I have heard of the movie Jermajesty but never seen it. Gary Tibbs was the bassist for Adam And The Ants and Corey Hart.
And he did a stint in Roxy Music just prior to the Ants, I found out last year. I think maybe this Zu Zu Sharks track didn’t hit because it was just a year or two too early. It sounds very much like something from 1985. OMG Paul, you really should check out Breaking Glass – filmed in grim 80s London, about a struggling new-wave band and the pressures of success. Jeremy Healy (Haysi Fantayzee) and Philip Saloon (Boy George’s mate) are in it briefly as extras. Boy George has said he was in a crowd scene at a gig,… Read more »
Thank you for the link. I just found the movie on blu-ray gonna order it tomorrow 🙂
No NOOOO! The blu-ray release is the US version and is very heavily cut, even with a completely different ending!
Hope I’m not too late with my warning.
You need the UK version, which has only been out on DVD. (and YouTube 😉 )
Thanks for the heads up. Its been on my wishlist since it came out. Hopefully an uncut bluray is released soon. I havent seen this in so many years Im not sure which version I saw.
Nope not too late havn’t ordered it yet. Thanks for the heads up 🙂
It also might not have “hit”, at least here in the States, because it was only a single, without a full album behind it. Record companies and radio stations here in the US tended not to give a lot of attention to non-album singles (other than novelty records such as “Disco Duck”), especially from obscure or unknown artists without an existing track record of hits. If they’d held together long enough to release a full album, they might’ve gotten some more promotion on this side of the pond.
Wow, I never expected to find this favourite of mine here! Especially as rare as it is outside Spain, where it really was a big hit, but I’ve always wondered why it flopped everywhere else. A few years later I became a fan of Living In A Box, and it took me some time to realize it featured the same vocalist, the great Richard Darbyshire. Memories…
“Eyes of the world” is also pretty good, do you have it too?
Keep it up, Paul!!
I agree Josmon10 a very over looked track which should have been a massive hit worldwide. I will be releasing “Eyes Of The World” tomorrow 🙂
Josep Monedero? the ZU ZU/LIAB/Richard Darbyshire #1 fan in Spain!
Pues sí, Julio, it’s a small, small world… 🙂
Un saludo!
Despuès de años mi amigo y seguimos con nuestra adicción por la musica de Richard! te dejo mi correo de hotmail julioaguilarbenitez@…
Saludos
Thank you Paul for such a feel good, wait, scratch that, FEEL GREAT!! SONG!! Whoa, this really released my serotonin levels! You can pick such excellent songs to elevate one’s mood and mind set! This was new to me, but I can’t understand why this didn’t get any airplay. This song is such an amazing ditty. The Winter’s cold and horrid, but this speaks of Spring and Summer! Terrific choice Paul to get rid of the doldrums! You rock!!
Jeff
I feel so sorry for you guys in the North East Jeff storm after storm a relentless winter indeed. This is one of my favorite records. It does bring warmth and feelings of Spring. Enjoy Jeff 🙂
Wow… did this even get any kind of release or airplay in the US at all? Because I sure don’t remember ever hearing of these guys before…
(Hm. According to Discogs.com, these guys only had two singles; this one, and “Eyes of the World.” I don’t suppose you have “Eyes” coming up next in the queue, do you? 🙂 )
As far as I can tell it was only a hit in Spain #1 actually. Yes I will be releasing their other single tomorrow 🙂
Yay 🙂 In the meantime — since I couldn’t find the lyrics anywhere online (the internets, they have failed me!), I took a stab at transcribing it, as a service to the BTG community. 🙂 —————- Pressure’s on, turn me on Turn me over to the other side The enemy territory The guarantee that love has died The cold war of the words The fighting between the lines I got nothing to say I’m waiting for the day When we can fall together Lose them all, and we’ll live forever We’ll live forever As love tumbles down To the ground… Read more »
Hey Doc, thanks so much for taking the time to transcribe the lyrics!
As for the 3rd line, I’ve always heard “The enemy territory”, but then again English’s not my mother tongue, so take it with a pinch of salt…
Hm… Actually, yours might be the right one. “Territory” didn’t occur to me because that’s four syllables, while the line as sung is clearly only three syllables — but after listening to it again with that suggestion in mind, it could well be “territ’ry”, i.e. “territory” sung with the last two syllables squeezed together into “—tree” instead of “–tor-ee”. And “enemy territory” would make more sense…
…yeah, let’s go with that one instead. 🙂 Too bad there’s no way to go back and edit an existing post…
Hey Doc email me the lyrics and I will edit the post for you.
Okay, I’ll do that when I get home from work tonight. 🙂 (Yes, I’m one of those Luddites who doesn’t have all their emails forwarded to their mobile phone already. 😀 )
Thank you so much for transcribing the lyrics Doc. So very nice of you.
Cheers,
Jeff
Thanks Doc!
Thanks Paul. Love Richard Darbyshire’s voice. Loved Living In A Box. Although hearing his early stuff is a real joy!
Thank you Omar I really love this single. Great feel about it 🙂