BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Never Gonna Cry Again” was the debut single release from Eurythmics, taken from their debut album In the Garden. It achieved little commercial success, only #63 in UK, especially compared to Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart’s previous hits with The Tourists.

The single release was accompanied by Eurythmics first music video, a medium for which they would later receive notable acclaim. As of 2007, the “Never Gonna Cry Again” video remains commercially unavailable, though it is available on YouTube. Also, stills from it were used for the sleeve art of the In The Garden album, and footage from it can also be seen during the song “Jennifer” on the Sweet Dreams video album. The music video features Lennox walking about on a beach in a red dress.

The sleeve design featured an eerie picture of Lennox made up to look like a gargoyle.

Co-produced by respected krautrock producer Conny Plank, the recordings also featured two members of krautrock band Can.

Musically, “Never Gonna Cry Again” is a moody, melancholic, minor-key number. It is notable for containing a flute solo performed by Annie Lennox, one of the few times that Lennox was to use the instrument in her pop career, despite having studied it at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. The song also is based around a reggae style bass line, a musical trait that numerous new wave bands experimented with at the time.

The single’s B-side, “Le Sinistre”, is an experimental piece, featuring musical arrangements similar to those used in horror film scores.

SIDE A:
Never Gonna Cry Again 3:03

SIDE B:
Le Sinistre 2:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – RCAT 68
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jun 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental
Credits: Drums – Jaki Liebezeit
French Horn – Holger Czukay
Producer – Conny Plank, Eurythmics
Recorded At – Conny’s Studio
Mixed At – Conny’s Studio

NOTES:
“Recorded at Conny’s studio 2nd-6th January 1981. Mixed at Conny’s 30th March-2nd April 1981 … Visitations by Les Vampirettes”

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Re-Rip Remastered

Posted this one a while back and thought I would re-visit it.  Since originally ripping the single I have purchased newer equipment and improved some of my ripping technique. I am also offer “Sexcrime” for the first time in 24bit Flac Lossless format. Enjoy!!

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“Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)” is a song performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart for their album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which served as the soundtrack to the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, an adaptation of the political novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. The song was produced by Stewart.

“Sexcrime” is a synthpop tune which features a heavily-sampled Lennox, utilizing snippets of her vocal performance to produce a stuttering effect. Also prominently featured is the voice of Stewart, with the aid of a vocoder, uttering the phrase “1984″. It was the first of two singles released from the soundtrack album. The term “sexcrime” is one of several Newspeak words found within the novel.

The single peaked at number four on the UK singles chart, becoming Eurythmics’ sixth song in a row to enter the Top 10. It was also a big hit throughout Europe and became one of the duo’s biggest selling singles in Australia. “Sexcrime” met with resistance on United States radio — its title and bleak lyrical content did not earn mainstream success. The music video (featuring a straightforward performance of the song by Lennox and Stewart) had limited rotation on MTV. It peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was much more successful on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it reached number two.

“I Did It Just The Same” is derived from Orwell’s text and is taken from a passage in the book where the protagonist, Winston Smith, relates how he committed “sexcrime” with a prostitute—initially deceived by her makeup, when he got close to her, he realised she was “about fifty – but I did it just the same”.

SIDE A:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Extended Mix) 7:55

SIDE B:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Single Version) 3:56
I Did It Just The Same 3:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – JW-13957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Composed By – Lennox*, Stewart*
Mixed By – David A. Stewart, Eric Thorngren
Producer – David A. Stewart

NOTES:
Taken from the Motion Picture Sound Track Album: “1984″

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

R E Q U E S T

“Julia” is a song performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart for their album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which served as the soundtrack to the film 1984, an adaptation of the political novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. The song was produced by Stewart and was the second and final single released from the album.

The song is a ballad with very sparse electronic instrumentation and an almost a cappella performance by Lennox. Her vocals are accentuated by vocoder effects in the background. The title and lyrics of the song are based upon the novel’s heroine and love interest, Julia. The cover artwork for the single is a still image from the film, featuring English actress Suzanna Hamilton as Julia.

Midway through the song, an instrumental line based on J. S. Bach’s “Fugue #2 in C Minor” from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, can be heard. Breaking a string of six consecutive Top 10 hits, “Julia” peaked at number 44 on the UK singles chart.

The version of “Julia” found on the soundtrack differs from the one being played during the end-credits of the film – which is more string based with less synthetic arrangements. This is also the case for many of the other songs on the soundtrack versus their version used in the film.

SIDE A:
Julia (Extended Mix) 6:37

SIDE B:
Ministry Of Love (Extended Mix) 5:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 734-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Package] – Mighty N At Assorted Images
Composed By – Lennox*, Stewart*
Mixed By – Dave Stewart*, Eric ‘ET’ Thorngren*
Photography [Eurythmics] – Peter Ashworth
Producer – David A. Stewart

NOTES:
Songs derived from the Eurythmics original score of the motion picture: “1984″.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

R E Q U E S T

“Love Is a Stranger” is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics, written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. It was orinally released as a single in 1982. From the bands Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).

In 1991 the song was rereleased in Europe to help promote the duo’s first Greatest Hits album. A Trip Hop feel to the 2 mixes on the A-side, with a rerecorded vocal and a cameo by unheard of rapper J.C. 001, apparently one-time ‘fastest rapper in the world’ but he actually doesn’t do much rapping on here. The best remix is the Coldcut mix on the b-side. The 1991 remix peaked at #54 on the UK singles chart.

SIDE A:
Love Is A Stranger (J.C. Meets The Obsessor) 6:26
Featuring – C-001
Programmed By – Loopy Desire, Steve Ferrera
Remix – David A. Stewart

Love Is A Stranger (Instrumental) 6:07
Programmed By – Loopy Desire, Steve Ferrera
Remix – David A. Stewart

SIDE B:
Love Is A Stranger (Coldcut) 7:15
Remix – Coldcut

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: BMG – PT 44268
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: Breaks, Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Art & Design] – Laurence Stevens
Producer – Adam Williams, David A. Stewart
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Would I Lie to You?” is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. Released in the UK and the U.S. from Eurythmics’ fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song was the first by the duo to feature their change in musical direction from synthpop to rock and R&B. The song, and its accompanying album, featured a full backing band and relied less on electronic programming.

Lyrically, the song features Lennox confronting a cheating lover as she leaves him for good. As she declares that she is “walking out the door” and he doubts her, Lennox’s response is “would I lie to you honey? / now would I say something that wasn’t true?” The music video was heavily shown on MTV, the clip beginning with an angry confrontation between Lennox and her boyfriend (during which he calls her a “bitch”), just prior to a Eurythmics performance.

After some friendly encouragement backstage from bandmate Stewart, the full band performs the song, only to have Lennox’s boyfriend return to the venue, climb up onto the stage, and get pushed off into the audience by Lennox. Steven Bauer played the part of the boyfriend. The cover photo of the Be Yourself Tonight album is a screenshot from the music video during the argument scene.

“Would I Lie to You?” is one of Eurythmics’ most recognized tunes. The song continued the bands hit singles run. In the UK, the song peaked at number 17, while it went to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming their third Top 10 hit in the U.S.. Furthermore, it is the duo’s biggest ever hit in Australia, where it topped the singles chart for two weeks. “Would I Lie to You?” is featured in the 2009 film The Informant! starring Matt Damon.

SIDE A:
Would I Lie To You? (An Eric ‘ET’ Thorngren Mix)   4:52
Remix – Eric “ET” Thorngren*

SIDE B:
Would I Lie To You? (Extended Mix)   4:59
Here Comes That Sinking Feeling 5:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor
Catalog#: PW-14079
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Design] – Laurence Stevens
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Olle Romo
Engineer – Adam Williams
Guitar – David A. Stewart
Mixed By – Adam Williams , David A. Stewart , Don Smith
Organ – Benmont Tench
Other [Special Thanks To] – Shelly Yakus
Photography – Peter Ashworth
Producer – David A. Stewart
Saxophone [Saxes] – Martin Dobson
Trumpet – Dave Plews
Vocals – Annie Lennox
Written-By – Lennox* , Stewart*

NOTES:
From the forthcoming album “Be Yourself Tonight” (AJL1-5429)

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