BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

1984 Front Cover

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“Shine Shine” peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 and the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary Charts. The song was taken from Barry’s 1984 solo LP “Now Voyager”.

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RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: POSPX 695
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Graphic Design] – Roland Schmidt
Photography – Annie Liebovitz
Producer – Barry Gibb , Karl Richardson
Written-By – B. Gibb*

NOTES
From the Polydor LP “Now Voyager” POLH 14 – also available on Cassette and Compact Disc
Gibb Brothers Music / Chappell Music
Original sound recording made by Polydor International GmbH (Hamburg)
1984 Polydor International GmbH (Hamburg)
Made in England

Sleeve states “Shine Shine” and “Extended Mix”

SIDE A
(A) Shine Shine (Extended Version) 4:42
SIDE B
(B) She Says 4:08

Back Cover

CLEANING AND GRADING INFO
UK 12″ Single housed in a color picture sleeve.
Vinyl Grade: Near Mint.
Vinyl cleaned using a VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine and Gruv Glide.

FLAC INFORMATION
All vinyl rips are recorded in full 24bit 96khz resolution and then resampled to 16/44 and encoded from wave to FLAC Lossless level 8.
FLAC files can be played using Foobar2000 media player and it’s free!
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Media Used:
Vinyl 12″ Single
From My Personal Collection.
Artwork Scanned from Original 12″ Single @ 600 dpi
With Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
Edited and Restored Using Adobe Photoshop CS4

HARDWARE USED
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 10
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@

SOFTWARE USED
Audition 3.0:
Recording (32bit/96kHz float using ASIO drivers)
*Manual removal of remaining clicks
*Editing and splitting of tracks
*DC bias correction

CLICKS REMOVED USING CLICKREPAIR
DeClick Level: 10 DeCrackle: Off
Converted Wav to very high quality Mp3/320 kbps using dBpoweramp 13.1

Shine Shine (mp3)

Shine Shine (flac 56mb)

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE
1989



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“One” is the second international single (and lead single in the U.S.) from the Bee Gees’ album, One. This was the song that returned the Bee Gees back to American radio and would turn out to be their biggest US hit in the 1980s. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989, and it stayed in the Top 40 for ten weeks. It also topped the American adult contemporary chart  in 1989, remaining at #1 for two weeks.

The parent album was dedicated to Andy Gibb, who died in March 1988.

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RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: PRO-A-3753
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits:  Engineer [Remix] – Charlie Paakkari
Keyboards [Additional] – Brad Buxer
Producer – Barry Gibb , Brian Tench , Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb
Remix [Additional] – Rusty Garner
Written-By – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb*

NOTES
“An Endless Music Mix”
From the Warner Bros. album ONE (1-25887)
PROMOTION ONLY. NOT FOR SALE

SIDE A
A1 One (12″ Club Mix) 9:02
A2 One (Dub) 7:33
SIDE B
B1 One (Remix/Edit) 3:50
B2 One (12″ Dance Version) 8:43



CLEANING AND GRADING INFO
US 12″ Promo Single Housed In A Generic Sleeve.
Vinyl Grade: Near Mint.
Vinyl cleaned using a VPI HW 16.5 Record
Cleaning Machine and Gruv Glide.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Media Used:
Vinyl 12″ Single
From My Personal Collection.
Artwork Scanned from Original 12″ Single @ 600 dpi
With Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
Edited and Restored Using Adobe Photoshop CS4

HARDWARE USED
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 10
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@

SOFTWARE USED
Audition 3.0:
Recording (32bit/96kHz float using ASIO drivers)
*Manual removal of remaining clicks
*Editing and splitting of tracks
*DC bias correction

CLICKS REMOVED USING CLICKREPAIR
DeClick Level: 10 DeCrackle: Off
Converted Wav to very high quality Mp3/320 kbps using dBpoweramp 13.1.

ONE (mp3)

ONE (flac 187 mb)

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE
1987

1987 Canadian Front Cover

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“E.S.P.” was a single by The Bee Gees. Released in 1987, it was the follow up to their highly successful single “You Win Again”. The a cappella intro found on the album version was edited out for radio airplay. The song peaked at #51 in the UK and #8 in China, the songlso di well in Germany entering the top 20 and peaking at #13. E.S.P did not chart in the United States.

The album sold well in Europe, reaching #5 in the UK, #2 in Norway and Austria, and #1 Germany and Switzerland, though it barely made the top 100 in the U.S.. It sold 3 million copies worldwide.

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RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: 92 08290
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: Canada
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Co-producer – Brian Tench
Edited By – Benji Candelario (tracks: A1 to B2) , Gail “Sky” King (tracks: A1 to B2) , Timothy Scott (tracks: A1 to B2)
Engineer [Overdub], Mixed By [Assistant] – Mark Plati (tracks: A1 to B2)
Mixed By – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2)
Mixed By, Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa (tracks: A1 to B2)
Photography – Steve Schapiro
Producer – Arif Mardin , Barry Gibb , Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2)
Written-By – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb*

NOTES
Gold Promo Stamp On Back Cover

SIDE A
A1 E.S.P “Extra Sensory House” (Vocal) 6:31
A2 E.S.P “E.S. Piano” (Dub) 8:20
SIDE B
B1 E.S.P “E.S.P.N.R.G.” (Vocal) 7:05
B2 E.S.P “Extra Energy” (Dub) 6:42
B3 Overnight (LP Version) 4:20

Back Cover

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE
1984

Hype Sticker

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE (born 1 September 1946), is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, to English parents. With his brothers Robin  and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. He is known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. Gibb holds the record for consecutive Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer with 6. He also is the only songwriter to have written or co-written five songs that were simultaneously in the top ten and this occurred for a time-span of five weeks.

“Fine Line” was the second single lifyed from Barry Gibb’s second solo album titled “Now Voyager” although the song did not chart the song does feature Olivia Newton-John and Roger Daultrey of The Who singing backing vocals on the chorus.

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RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: L333-1224
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, White Label
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Credits: Producer – Barry Gibb , Karl Richardson
Written-By – B. Gibb* , G. Bitzer*
Chorus – K.C. Terry , Kitty Terry , Olivia Newton-John , Roger Daltrey

NOTES
Promotional Only – Not For sale
Published by Gibb Bros. Music (Administered by Unichappall Music).
Special version from the MCA LP, MCA-5506 ” New Voyager ”

SIDE A
A Fine Line (Extended Dance Version) 6:31
Engineer [Remix] – Ron Banks (2)
Remix – Larry Patterson
SIDE B
B1 Fine Line (Single Version) 3:49
B2 Fine Line (LP Version) 5:07

“Now Voyager” LP

CLEANING AND GRADING INFO
US 12″ Promo Single Housed In A Generic Stickered Sleeve.
Vinyl Grade: Near Mint.
Vinyl cleaned using a VPI HW 16.5 Record
Cleaning Machine and Gruv Glide.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Media Used:
Vinyl 12″ Single
From My Personal Collection.
Artwork Scanned from Original 12″ Single @ 600 dpi
With Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
Edited and Restored Using Adobe Photoshop CS4

HARDWARE USED
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 10
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@

SOFTWARE USED
Audition 3.0:
Recording (32bit/96kHz float using ASIO drivers)
*Manual removal of remaining clicks
*Editing and splitting of tracks
*DC bias correction

CLICKS REMOVED USING CLICKREPAIR
DeClick Level: 10 DeCrackle: Off
Converted Wav to very high quality Mp3/320 kbps using dBpoweramp 13.1.

Fine Line (mp3)

Fine Line (flac 97 mb)

PW: burningtheground