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The A Side:
Tarzan Boy 3:49
The B Side:
Tarzan Boy (Dub Version) 3:37
The Brief:
One of the 1980′s One Hit Wonders, Baltimora hailed from Italy and took the world by storm with their hit single “Tarzan Boy” in 1985. The single spawned an album, released in the US in 1986, titled “Living In The Background” which yielded moderate success on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #49.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 10/19/85 | 80 | 13 | 26 |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 11/16/85 | 6 | 11 |
The Source:
Label: Manhattan Records
Catalog#: B50018
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
password is: funwithvinyl
Enjoy and get it on!

















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This was huge here in 1985, and I recall this and Scritti Politti’s Perfect Way as being the two longest survivors in the Hot 100 that year that didn’t crack the Top 10.
Excellent stuff!!! thanks a lot!!
Cheers from Buenos Aires