BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Happy 4th of July fellow BTG’ers, and to everyone in the USA! “Holiday Road” is the perfect single to post. Many US citizens are celebrating our nation’s independence, and taking a well deserved holiday. Today many Americans are enjoying fireworks, cookouts, or a day at the beach. Although this is not a patriotic tune by definition, “Holiday Road” is a great song for summertime celebrations.

“Holiday Road” is a 1983 single written and recorded by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The song was featured in the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation and was played during the opening titles. The song was also used in the sequels National Lampoon’s European Vacation and Vegas Vacation. The song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983.

Lindsey Buckingham has released a live version of the song on his 2008 album Live at the Bass Performance Hall.

In 2011, the song was used as the music on television advertising for Teletext Holidays in the United Kingdom and subsequently made UK #168 from the live download of the song; it became Buckingham’s first UK “hit” of sorts in nearly 30 years.

SIDE A:
Holiday Road 2:11

SIDE B:
Holiday Road 2:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-2055
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll
Credits: Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Written-By – Lindsey Buckingham

NOTES:
From the Warner Bros. album “National Lampoons Vacation” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1-23909)
Promotional copy not for sale.
Same track appears on both sides.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Family Man” is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 album “Tango In The Night”. It was written by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. In the USA, the song was released as the fifth single from the albumTango In The Night. It charted in March 1988, and reached #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

In the UK, it was released as the fourth single following “Little Lies” and charted at #91 on 19 December 1987, going on to peak at #54 on 19 January 1988.

SIDE A:
Family Man (Extended Vocal Remix) 8:30
Family Man (I’m A Jazz Man Dub) 8:52

SIDE B:
Family Man (Extended Guitar Remix) 6:26
Family Party (Bonus Beats) 4:36
Down Endless Street 4:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20842
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: House, Pop Rock
Credits: Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa (tracks: A1 to B2), Hugo Dwyer (tracks: A1 to B2), Louis Scalise (tracks: A1 to B2)
Mixed By – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2), Hugo Dwyer (tracks: A1 to B2)
Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Arthur Baker (tracks: A1 to B2)
Written-By – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
Also available the album “Tango In The Night”

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Little Lies” is a song by the English/American band Fleetwood Mac. It was the third single to be taken from their 1987 album Tango in the Night. As of 2011, it is their final top 10 hit in the U.S. The song was composed by the band’s keyboard player and vocalist, Christine McVie and her ex-husband Eddy Quintela. When released, the song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (#1 for four weeks on the American adult contemporary chart) and #5 on the UK Singles Chart.

The single was also available on the 12-inch format, featuring an extended dance version, a dub version, and the single’s B-side, “Ricky”, a non-album track penned by Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham. A limited 12-inch picture disc was also released in the UK, and it was also the first Fleetwood Mac single to be issued on the cassette-single format.

SIDE A:
Little Lies (Extended Version) 6:14
Remix – Jellybean*

SIDE B:
Little Lies (Dub) 4:20
Remix – Jellybean*

Ricky 4:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint

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RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20761
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Garage House
Credits: Engineer [Assistant] – Gary Wright
Engineer [Remix] – Lindsey Buckingham
Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut

NOTES:
Remixed at The Hit Factory, NYC

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Re-Rip Remastered

I originally posted this 12″ in March of 2010 on the old Blogger site. Since originally ripping the single I have purchased newer equipment and improved some of my ripping technique. I decided that since I am doing a Fleetwood Mac series that I would revisit this 12″ and update the rip. This 12″ is also being offered in 24bit lossless for the first time. Enjoy!

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“Big Love” is a song by Fleetwood Mac, that appeared on their 1987 album Tango in the Night. The song was the first single to be released from the album, reaching number five on the U.S. charts, and number nine in the UK. The single was also a hit on the American dance charts, where the song peaked at number seven.

A 12-inch version featured an extended dance mix, with added vocals by Stevie Nicks. While the 12-inch version included “You & I, Part II” from the Tango in the Night album, the 7-inch version included an non-album track, “You & I, Part I”. A limited edition 12-inch picture disc was released in the UK, as well as a double 7-inch pack, which contained the “Big Love” single, and an exclusive 7-inch featuring “The Chain” as an A-side.

“Big Love” was written by Lindsey Buckingham, and was originally going to be part of his third solo album which he began working on in 1985, but the project became a Fleetwood Mac album instead. The song epitomised the stylised production techniques used on the album, with its provocative “oh – ahh” male/female vocal exchange. Though many assumed the female “ahh” to be Stevie Nicks, it was actually Lindsey Buckingham performing both, created by way of his voice being sampled and altered in the studio to mimic that of a woman. The sample was aired several times on Late Night with David Letterman, where Letterman told viewers they were hearing the sounds of CPR.

Since Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac in 1987 (shortly after Tango in the Night was released), the band never performed “Big Love” live until his return in 1997. It was in 1993, on his first solo tour, that Buckingham performed a stripped down guitar-only version of the song. In 1997, he performed it in the same style on Fleetwood Mac’s live album and video The Dance, as well as also appearing on the second volume of Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown film soundtrack. Buckingham continues to perform the song on Fleetwood Mac and solo tours.

Special note about this single: First pressings of this 12″ had the label missprinted to show that it portrayed having “You and I (Part 1)I”, as the B-side. This is incorrect, the single actually contains the album track “You and I (Part 2)”. Later editions had this corrected on the label. This problem also exists of the Canadian edition of the single. *As a bonus track I have included “Big Love (Remix Edit)” taken from the US 12″ promo Warner Bros. PRO-A-2723.

SIDE A:
Big Love (Extended Remix) 6:42
Edited By [Edits] - Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] - Bob Rosa
Keyboards [Keyboard Overdubs] - David Cole, Gary Rottger
Producer [Additional Production], Remix - Arthur Baker

Big Love (House On The Hill Dub) 3:03
Edited By [Edits] - Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] - Bob Rosa
Keyboards [Keyboard Overdubs] - David Cole, Gary Rottger
Producer [Additional Production], Remix - Arthur Baker

SIDE B:
Big Love (Piano Dub) 6:36
Edited By [Edits] – Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] – Bob Rosa
Keyboards [Keyboard Overdubs] – David Cole , Gary Rottger
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Arthur Baker

You And I (Part 2) 2:40
Written-By – Christine McVie

Big Love (Remix/Edit) *(Bonus Track) 3:39
Edited By [Edits] - Gail King*
Engineer [Remix] - Bob Rosa
Keyboards [Keyboard Overdubs] - David Cole, Gary Rottger
Producer [Additional Production], Remix - Arthur Baker

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

RELEASE NFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: 0-20683
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: House, Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer - Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Written-By - Lindsey Buckingham

NOTES:
Special versions from the Lp “Tango In The Night”

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Seven Wonders” is a song by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as the second single from the band’s 1987 album Tango in the Night. Stevie Nicks performed the lead vocals on this song, which was written by Sandy Stewart with additional lyrics written by Nicks. The song was also released as a 12-inch single, which included an extended remix, a dub mix, and an instrumental, “Book of Miracles”, which later became the track “Juliet” on Nicks’ 1989 album The Other Side of the Mirror.

“Seven Wonders” peaked at the #19 position on the US Hot 100 and #56 on the UK singles chart.

SIDE A:
Seven Wonders (Extended Version) 6:38
Engineer [Assistant] – John Hegedes
Engineer [Remix] – Michael Hutchinson
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – Sandy Stewart, Stevie Nicks

SIDE B:
Seven Wonders (Dub) 4:32
Engineer [Assistant] – John Hegedes
Engineer [Remix] – Michael Hutchinson
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – Sandy Stewart, Stevie Nicks

Book Of Miracles (Instrumental) 4:28
Written-By – Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20746
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop/Rock
Credits: Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 remixed for Jellybean Productions, Inc. Remixed at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles.
Tracks A & B1: Original version on the Fleetwood Mac album “Tango In The Night” on Warner Bros. Records (1-25471)

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Slow Dancing” was the second single released from the Lindsey Buckingham album “Go Insane”. “Slow Dancing” entered the Billboard charts on November 24, 1984 but failed to make an impact and stalled at the #106 position.

The 12″ single was only released in Germany and the Netherlands making this another extremely rare Lindsey Buckingham release.

SIDE A:
Slow Dancing (Extended Version) 5:52
Engineer [Mix Assitant] – Melanie West
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
D.W. Suite 4:06
Slow Dancing (Instrumental) 4:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 880 304-1 Q
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Executive Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Producer – Gordon Fordyce, Lindsey Buckingham
Written-By – L. Buckingham*

NOTES:
Executive production for RTB A-V Productions U.S.A.
Printed In Germany

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