[1988] Red Flag - Russian Radio [7 71310-2]

[1988] Red Flag - Russian Radio [7 71310-2]

01: Russian Radio (Glasnost Club Mix) - 7:30
02: Russian Radio (Radio Moscow Edit) - 3:46
03: Russian Radio (Tremont & Webster Mix) - 4:42
04: Broken Heart (Radio Edit) - 3:56
05: Broken Heart (UK Remix) - 5:19
06: Broken Heart (Extended Remix) - 5:40
07: Control - 5:32
08: Re-Broken - 1:02

Produced by Jon St. James
01,02,03 remix by Paul Robb, engineer: Karl Moet
04,05 produced by Stacey Q
06 remix by Don Nedler & Karl Moet

This is the US CD maxi-single (Enigma/Synthecide 7 71310-2), ripped to FLAC with CUERipper in January 2012. All tracks verified OK against the AccurateRip database at the time.

SoCal-based synth-pop duo Red Flag (brothers Chris & Mark Reynolds, expats of Liverpool) often imitated Depeche Mode, and this release is no exception. Most of their songs are little-known, but the well-crafted "Russian Radio" ended up being a big hit for them in late 1988/early 1989, boosted by dance club spins and airplay on weekend "hot mix" radio shows.

Collaborators Stacey Q, Jon St. James, and Karl Moet all worked together in the synth-pop band SSQ in the mid-'80s. Paul Robb co-founded Information Society and produced most of the songs on Red Flag's 1989 album Naïve Art.