Wham!Make It Big

Label:

Epic – EPC 86311

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
A2 Everything She Wants
KeyboardsGeorge Michael
A3 Heartbeat
A4 Like A Baby
KeyboardsGeorge Michael
B1 Freedom
B2 If You Were There
B3 Credit Card Baby
B4 Careless Whisper
KeyboardsAndy Richards
SaxophoneSteve Gregory

Companies, etc.

  • Mixed AtStudio Marcadet
  • Mixed AtGood Earth Studios
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Published ByCarlin Music Corp.
  • Published ByMorrison Leahy Music Ltd.

Credits

  • Arranged By, ProducerGeorge Michael
  • BassDeon Estus
  • DesignP/S/A*
  • DrumsTrevor Morrell*
  • Electric GuitarAndrew Ridgeley
  • EngineerChris Porter
  • Engineer [Engineer Assistant]Paul Gomersall
  • Guitar, Electric GuitarHugh Burns
  • KeyboardsTommy Eyre (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
  • Photography ByTony McGee
  • SaxophoneDavid Baptiste (tracks: A1 to B3)
  • TrumpetPaul Spong
  • Written-ByThe Isley Brothers (tracks: B2)

Notes

The rear sleeve of this version is upside down.
Issued with a pictured inner sleeve, a 12"x12" double sided printed lyric sheet and a folded 22"x15" one-sided poster with white border and
the Cat# 'EPC 86311' printed lower right.

℗ 1984 CBS Inc.
Made in England

Insert:
Make It Big was recorded in the sunny south of , mixed in Marcadet Studios in Paris, and Good Earth Studios London during July, August and September of 1984.

Runouts:
Side A, variant 1, Λ is stamped.
Side B, variant 1, C is stamped.
Side A, variant 5, D is stamped.
Side B, variant 5, Λ is stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: MS / BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 0199
  • Price Code: CB 291
  • Price Code: 58
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): EPC-86311-A*
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): EPC-86311-B*
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched and stamped runout, side A [variant 1]): EPC-86311-A4 Λ
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched and stamped runout, side B [variant 1]): EPC-86311-B1 C
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side A [variant 2]): EPC 86311 A5
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side B [variant 2]): EPC-86311-B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side A [variant 3]): EPC 86311 A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side B [variant 3]): EPC-86311 B3
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side A [variant 4]): EPC 86311 A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched runout, side B [variant 4]): EPC-86311 B5
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched and stamped runout, side A [variant 5]): EPC 86311 A2 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Hand etched and stamped runout, side B [variant 5]): EPC 86311 B2 Λ

Other Versions (5 of 242)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Make It Big (LP, Album, Stereo) Epic EPC 86311, 86311 Europe 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album, with Limited Edition Bonus Poster) Epic ELPS 4451 Australia 1984
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Make It Big (Cassette, Album, Dolby, B NR) Columbia FCT 39595, FCT39595 US 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing) Columbia FC 39595 US 1984
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Make It Big (LP, Album, Stereo) Epic EPC 86311 Italy 1984

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Reviews

  • jb37's avatar
    jb37
    If you like Careless Whisper, don't bother trying to hunt down an original pressing. I have had several original pressings from several different countries and they all have one thing in common: they all have noticeable sibilance on Careless Whisper. It is also there on a few other tracks, but not as bad as the above mentioned. The new (2024) Careless Whisper black vinyl 12 inch is decent enough and is very cheap on Amazon.
    • heartbroken's avatar
      heartbroken
      Clear, punchy, dynamic. The real deal. Original UK pressing for an album mixed and mastered on site. Look no further.
      • Inh722's avatar
        Inh722
        Without question, one of the best Pop records of the 1980's.
        • Techtronix's avatar
          Techtronix
          Good dynamics and quiet background. Guess original pressings are always better
          • rpgp's avatar
            rpgp
            This is a good quality pressing but somehow it sounds less dynamic and flat in comparison to a Japanese release: https://discogs.desbloquearpagina.com/release/1847841-Wham-%E3%83%AF%E3%83%A0-Make-It-Big-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0
            • cafe80s's avatar
              cafe80s
              Original UK television commercial for "Make It Big" as aired on YTV (ITV Yorkshire), 6th December 1984 can be found here.
              • austinpollard7575's avatar
                Bloody nb heads revving the price up to dizzy heights cashing in on unfortunate times in our wham family disgusting

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