BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Cross The Border (Steel Love)” was the fourth single released from the 1986 album Measure For Measure. In the US “Cross the Border” was remixed and released only as a 12″ single, and while a major US pop hit would elude them until the following year, “Cross The Border” went Top 20 on the Billboard Rock tracks chart.

A music video was filmed for the song at the legendary RCA recording studio in New York City and Directed John Jopson.

*Please Note track times are listed incorrectly on the record labels. The correct times are listed below.

SIDE A:
Cross The Border (Steel Love) (Dance Mix) 6:32

SIDE B:
Cross The Border (Steel Love) (Dub Version) 6:08
Cross The Border (Steel Love) (Single Version) 4:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis
Catalog#: 4V9 43062
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Leftfield, Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Rhett Davies
Remix – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – I. Davies*, B. Kretschmer*

NOTES:
Original version on the LP “Measure for Measure” #BFV 41527.
Remixed for MHB Productions.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 1983

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“Hey Little Girl” is a single released by Australian band, Icehouse, the second single from the band’s 1982 album, Primitive Man. It was released in October, 1982, on Regular Records in 7″ Vinyl Single and 12″ Vinyl Single formats. UK and Europe releases by Chrysalis Records were also on 7″ and 12″ formats, but with different track listings. The single was then released in the US in 1983 on same formats. “Hey Little Girl” features Iva Davies using the Linn drum machine – the first for an Australian recording. It peaked at number seven on the Australian singles chart and #2 in Switzerland, #5 in Germany, Top 20 in UK Sweden and Netherlands, and #31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

SIDE A:
Hey Little Girl (Extended Remix Version) 6:11

SIDE B:
Hey Little Girl (Dub Version) 6:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis
Catalog#: 4V9 42731
Format: Vinyl, 12″ Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mixed By – Nick Martinelli & David Todd
Written-By – I.Davies*

NOTES:
Taken from the Chrsalis LP “PRIMITIVE MAN” FV 41390
For Promotional Use Only

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 1988

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“Electric Blue” is a 1987 hit single by the Australian  rock  / synthpop  band Icehouse and was co-written by Iva Davies of Icehouse and John Oates  of the U.S. band Hall & Oates. The single reached number one on the Australian singles chart on 16 November 1987,  number seven on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart the same year,  and number 53 on the UK singles charts. Released in August it was the second single from their number one album Man of Colours on Regular Records in Australia and, with a slightly different cover, on Chrysalis Records for European and North American releases. It is played regularly on Australian radio stations and remains one of their most popular songs according to listeners of Triple M in 2007.

The video clip for Electric Blue was shot on the roof of 189 Liverpool Street, Sydney City, Australia. It is now the YWCA Hotel aka “Y On The Park”.

John Oates became involved with Davies after contacting him to state he was a fan. The resulting collaboration produced this song and Oates has stated that if Davies had not released the song under the Icehouse name then it would have been a Hall and Oates track.

This “Limited Edition” Blue Vinyl 12″ contains US Promo Mixes.

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RELEAS/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: Chrysalis
Catalog#: VAS-2899
Format: Vinyl, Promo, 12″, Blue Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Pop Rock

NOTES
US promo-only mixes.
Sticker states: “Very Limited Edition Blue Vinyl”

Record states: “Mixed by Michael Brauer for MHB Productions”
“Special Unreleased Mixes”

SIDE A
(A1) Electric Blue (Single Version) 4:23
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
(A2) Electric Blue (12″ Version) 6:47
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
SIDE B
(B) Electric Blue 4:38

A Side Label

B Side Label

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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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