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The A Side:
Misfit (Extended Version) 7:03
Misfit (7″ Edit) 4:02
The B Side:
Misfit (Club Mix) 5:23
Misfit (Dub Mix) 4:06
The Brief:
Curiosity Killed The Cat were a British pop band made up of vocalist Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, bass guitarist Nick Thorp, drummer Migi Drummond and guitarist Julian Godfrey Brookhouse. “Misfit” was the group’s one and only foray into the US Billboard Hot 100 and fell two spots shy of making the Top 40.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 8/1/87 | 93 | 42 | 13 |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 9/12/87 | 43 | 3 |
The Source:
Label: Mercury Records
Catalog#: 888 752-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
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:
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password is: funwithvinyl
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Ooh, I remember playing this 12″ to death after I bought it, especially the Club Mix.
Thanks for your dependable rip, Richie!
A one hit wonder in the US, but they were MEGA in the UK in 1987.
A #1 debut album Keep Your Distance that gave us 4 hit singles.
I highly recommend Down To Earth if you haven’t heard it…their biggest UK single.
Thank you for ripping/uploading this!
I have the Extended Version on CD, but it’s nice to hear the Dub again.
I always preferred Glen Skinner’s mixes of this song.
Jeff Young’s Extended Mix was lacklustre and John Morales mix was messy.
As for Derek B’s Scratch Mix… Hilariously bad!
I wished they had’ve commissioned DJ Streetsahead to a mix (he did a great mix of Was (Not Was) on the same label). Nick Martenlli & David Todd or Trevor Horn/Stephen Lipson/Gary Langan would’ve done a great version too.
It always felt the groups’ A&R guy had lost his passion for the group so early on. It all got un-inspiring soon after this album.
Thanks so much for this 12”. Great times for music