BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Side A Label

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Radio Musicola was the third single released from Nik Kershaw’s third studio album of the same name. The album deals with subjects of integrity – media skepticism (particularly towards tabloid journalism), privacy, insecurity and mass produced run-of-the-mill pop. The song peaked at #43 on the UK singles chart.

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Ltd.
Catalog#: NIKT11, NIKT 11
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Written-By, Producer – Nik Kershaw

SIDE A:
Radio Musicola (Extended Version) 7:15
Remix – Bryan “Chuck” New

SIDE B
L.A.B.A.T.Y.D 4:12
Radio Musicola 4:16

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

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Side B Label

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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Don Quixote was the third single taken from Nik Kershaws second studio album “The Riddle”. The song peaked at UK #10, AUS #83, Ireland #9, Germany #39.

The song has some direct ties to the original novel “Don Quixote.” Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.

Don Quixote was from the region of La Mancha, which is likely were Nik Kershaws music video “Don Quixote” takes place, and also lead to the last line? of the song “We’re all men of La Mancha.” There is also a famous scene in the novel where the Don Quixote character (or the man on the horse in the video) has a sword fight with a windmill and looses. That also lead to the line in the chorus “Are we shouting at windmills like you.

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Ltd.
Catalog#: NIKT 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits:  Written-By – Nik Kershaw

SIDE A:
Don Quixote (Extra Special Long Mix) 8:41
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn , Nik Kershaw
Producer – Peter Collins

SIDE B:
Don’t Lie 3:52
Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn
Producer – Nik Kershaw

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

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Back Cover

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

1983 Front Cover

“I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” is a song by singer Nik Kershaw, first released on his hit debut album Human Racing.

The song was written during the latter part of the Cold War period when nuclear war between the two superpowers of the USSR and USA was still a very real concern, and the lyrics reflect a satirical view of politics and the threat of war with lines such as: “old men in stripey trousers, rule the world with plastic smiles”, and: “forefinger on the button, is he blue or is he red?”

“I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” only reached number 47 in the UK charts when first released. However, the follow up single from the same album, “Wouldn’t It Be Good”, reached the top five and on the back of that success “I Won’t …” was re-released and soared to number two. It was also subsequently a major hit in several other countries and was responsible for bringing Nik Kershaw to greater public attention.

In Kershaw’s version, the synth tune was produced with an Oberheim OB-8 played by Paul Wickens (Wix).

This 12″ version contains samples from “wouldn’t It Be Good” and “Dancing Girls”.

RELEASE INFORMATION;
Label: MCA Records Ltd.
Catalog#: NIKT 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits:  Artwork By [Design] – Clinic, The
Photography [Back Sleeve] – Iain McKell
Photography [Front Sleeve] – Brian Aris
Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Nik Kershaw

NOTES:
Front has no remix title, and the label on A has added, below the title in small print, “Special new extended mix by Simon Boswell”.
Back of cover has (Extended Remix By Simon Boswell).

SIDE A:
I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Extended Remix By Simon Boswell) 6:33
Remix – Simon Boswell

SIDE B:
Dark Glasses 4:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

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Back Cover

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

The second single from Kershaw’s debut solo album Human Racing, it was among his more popular singles spending three weeks at #4 in the UK charts and becoming a hit throughout Europe. It is also the song with which he is most closely associated in the U.S., where it narrowly missed going Top 40. Kershaw performed this song at Live Aid  in London’s Wembley Stadium, in July 1985.

Kershaw’s prior single, his debut, had failed to be a major hit, and it was on the strength of this record’s success that the earlier single, “I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, was promoted for a re-release. This time the single went all the way to #2 in the UK, becoming his highest-charting single there to date.

“Wouldn’t It Be Good” was released in a single version and an extended 12″ version. The main synth tune was produced using a combination of PPG Wave 2.2 and a Yamaha DX7. The B-Side is a non album track “Monkey Business”.

In 2009, VH1 listed the song as #88 among their 100 Greastest One-Hit Wonders of the ’80s.

SIDE A:
Wouldn’t It Be Good (Special Extended Mix) 6:42

SIDE B:
Monkey Business 3:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: 259 605-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Photography – Iain McKell
Producer - Peter Collins
Written-By - Nik Kershaw

NOTES:
Track A is listed as 6:50 but is actually 6:42
Taken from the album “Human Racing”

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

1984 Front Cover

Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, Bristol, England) is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist  was a mid-1980s teen idol.[2]  His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists.  Kershaw appeared at Live Aid, and penned hits  for Let Loose, The Hollies and a #1 for Chesney Hawkes.

“Dancing Girls” was the third single released from Kershaw’s debut LP “Human Racing”. The song peaked at UK #13, Ireland #14, Germany #21.

SIDE A
Dancing Girls (Special Extended Version) 8:00

SIDE B
Drum Talk (Special Extended Version) 4:58
She Cries 3:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: 259 567-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By: Nik Kershaw

NOTES
Track B1 is listed as “Special Extended Version” on the sleeve, Track A is also an extended version as represented by the track time however it is not listed on the sleeve or label as such.
Taken from the album Human Racing 250 574-1

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Back Cover

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