ArtistBamboola
TitleBilly Hart / Window
Year1986
LabelPlastic Head Music
CountryUK
GenreSynthpop / New Wave
Format7″ Vinyl Single
Tracklist1. Billy Hart
2. Window
DiscogsLink
    Billy Heart (preview)

Synth-heavy new wave from a British duo comprised of musician James Harrington (real name John Hyde) and singer Liz Anderson. I couldn’t find any information on Liz Anderson (Discogs links to an almost-certainly unrelated American country singer), but Harrington was a reasonably prolific composer of library music for the well-known Amphonic and De Wolfe labels.

Bamboola also released a full LP with similar cover art that also included these two tracks. If I score a copy, I’ll be sure to rip and share it.

Technical Notes: Very light use of de-clicking on this one as it was quite pristine. The highs are slightly harsh/distorted, but the vinyl appears close to mint, so while it’s possible that it may have been played with a damaged or uncalibrated stylus I’m inclined to think it’s more just a mastering issue. Even mint 45s often seem to sound like crap, unfortunately.

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