On this day in music history: June 1, 1985 - “Hunting High And Low”, the debut album by a-ha is released. Produced by John Ratcliff, Tony Mansfield, and Alan Tarney, it is recorded Eel Pie Studios in Twickenham, London, UK, and Rendezvous Studios in London from June 1984 - March 1985. Signed to the US branch of Warner Bros Records in early 1984,  the Norwegian pop trio then based in London will begin work on their first album with a trio of producers, including their manager John Ratcliff, and UK pop/rock veterans Tony Mansfield (Naked Eyes, The B-52’s, Captain Sensible) and Alan Tarney (Cliff Richard, Leo Sayer). It will spin off three hits in the US including the chart topping “Take On Me” (on Oct. 19th) and “The Sun Always Shines On TV” (#20 Pop, #6 Club Play). It will sell over 6 million copies worldwide, also earning them a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. In 2010, a 2 CD remastered version of the album will be issued including demo versions of several songs, previously unreleased tracks, 12” single remixes and the original 1984 version of “Take On Me”. “Hunting High And Low” will peak at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 and is certified Platinum by the RIAA.

On this day in music history: June 1, 1985 - “Hunting High And Low”, the debut album by a-ha is released. Produced by John Ratcliff, Tony Mansfield, and Alan Tarney (Leo Sayer, Cliff Richard), it is recorded Eel Pie Studios in Twickenham, London, UK, and Rendezvous Studios in London from June 1984 - March 1985. The first album by the Norwegian pop trio will spin off three hits in the US including the chart topping “Take On Me” (on Oct. 19th) and “The Sun Always Shines On TV” (#20 Pop, #6 Club Play). It will sell over 6 million copies worldwide, also earning them a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. “Hunting” will peak at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 and is certified Platinum by the RIAA.