BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

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“Swear” was a 1980s pop song originally recorded by Tim Scott (McConnell) and released by Sire Records in 1983. The following year Sheena Easton covered the song for her 1984 album A Private Heaven. It reached #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
Swear (Dance Mix) 5:30

SIDE B:
Swear (Dub Mix) 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America
Catalog#: V-7847-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Engineer – David Leonard
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Greg Mathieson
Remix – Rusty Garner
Written-By: Tim Scott*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the EMI America LP “A Private Heaven”
“An Endless Music Mix”.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 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 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Jimmy Mack” is a 1967 pop/soul single recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown’s Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown’s main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland.

In 1986 Sheena Easton covered “Jimmy Mack” and released it as the second single from the her seventh studio album “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers and peaked at #65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In the UK and Europe, the single did not chart.

SIDE A:
Jimmy Mack (Extended Version) 6:29

SIDE B:
Jimmy Mack (Edited Version) 3:45
Jimmy Mack (Instrumental Mix) 5:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI
Catalog#: 1C K 060-20 1045 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:Synth-pop
Credits: Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Design – Carol Chen
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Photography – Moshe Brakha
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Remix – Rusty Garner
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*

NOTES:
Logo: Tony Steele
Taken from the album “Do You” 1C 064-24 0454 1
“An Endless Music Mix”
Mastered at Precision

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 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 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Eternity” was the first and only single released from Sheena Easton’s eighth studio album “No Sound But Heart”,  the album’s original U.S. release was canceled, but the album was issued in Canada and Mexico. The album was reissued in 1999 by the One Way Records label, marking the first time it has been officially available in the United States.

‘Eternity” was written and produced by Prince and remixed by Shep Pettibone, the single failed to chart and was Easton’s final release on the EMI label, where she had started her career. She subsequently moved to MCA Records the following year in 1988.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

SIDE A:
Eternity (Shep Pettibone Mix)  6:24
Coordinator [Production] – Lorraine Rebidas
Engineer [Assistant] – David Knight
Engineer [Mixing] – Michael Hutchinson
Producer – David Leonard
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – Prince

Eternity (Single Version)  3:50
Arranged By [Vocal] – Randy Petersen
Coordinator [Production] – Lorraine Rebidas
Engineer – David Leonard
Engineer [Assistant] – David Knight
Producer – David Leonard
Written-By – Prince

SIDE B:
Eternity (Dub)  6:16
Coordinator [Production] – Lorraine Rebidas
Engineer [Assistant] – David Knight
Engineer [Mixing] – Michael Hutchinson
Producer – David Leonard
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – Prince

Shockwave 5:43
Engineer [Assistant] – Dana Jon Chappelle
Mixed By – David Frazer
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Written-By – J. Johnson* , N. M. Walden* , Sheena Easton

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America
Catalog#: V-19223
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk, Soul
Credits: Producer – David Leonard (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Written By – Prince (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Credits: Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Design – Tommy Steele (2)
Management [Personal Management] – Harriet Wasserman
Photography – Hreb Ritz

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 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 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Do It For Love” was the first single released from Sheena Easton’s seventh studio albu “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers, the song and album marked a change from her pop sound to a funkier more club/dance feel. “Do It For Love” peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 110 and #21 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart in 1985.

The 12″ versions were remixed by James Farber who had also remixed “Angel” and “Material Girl” for Madonna.

In 2000 EMI-Capitol Special Markets re-issued the album “Do You” as a remastered CD which featured all three tracks from this 12″ as bonus tracks. The CD is now long out of print and like most of Sheena’s remasterd CD’s usually very expensive.

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RELEASE/PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Label: EMI America
Catalog#: v19202-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mixed By – James Farber
Producer – Nile Rodgers

SIDE A
(A) Do It For Love (Extended Dance Mix) 7:01
Written-By – A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

SIDE B
(B1) Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow (Dance Mix) 5:21
Written-By – G. Leib* , J. Keller , R. Neigher*

(B2) Do It For Love (Instrumental) 4:46
Written-By – A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

Back Cover

CLEANING AND GRADING INFO
US 12″ Housed In A 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!
What Is FLAC?

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 20
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

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