Elton John – Wrap Her Up (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted March 28, 2010

“Wrap Her Up” is a song by English rock performer Elton John, featured on his 1985 album, Ice on Fire. George Michael is also featured on the song. Released as a single, it reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart, number 22 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 26 in Canada on the RPM Top Singles chart, and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

George Michael was quoted at the time in Smash Hits magazine that “it sounded like I had my willy in a garotte” because of the falsetto he sings throughout the song.

The song is notable for the number of famous women’s names dropped toward the end of the song, including Kiki Dee, who had duetted with Elton on the hit song “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” in 1976, and also provided background vocals for “Wrap Her Up.” The rest of the list includes (in order) Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Doris Day, Billie Jean King, Samantha Fox, Joan Collins, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Grace Jones, Priscilla Presley, Vanessa Williams, Dusty Springfield, Nancy Reagan, Rita Hayworth, Madonna (as “Material Girl”), Julie Andrews, Superwoman, Annie Lennox, Mata Hari, Anouska Hempel, Shirley Temple, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Lovelace, Little Eva, Nastassja Kinski, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Pat Fernandez (a close friend of George Michael who appeared in two Wham! videos), and Elsie Tanner.

SIDE A:
Wrap Her Up (Extended Remix) 10:12
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Featuring [Uncredited] – George Michael
Mixed By – Graham Dickson
Producer – Gus Dudgeon

SIDE B:
Restless (Live At Wembley Stadium 1984) 4:26
Engineer – Mike Robinson
Mixed By – Clive Franks

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Wrap Her Up	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: The Rocket Record Company ‎– 884 387-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
“Wrap Her Up” original version appears on the LP “ICE ON FIRE”

1986 German tour dates listed on the back cover.

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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March 30, 2021

Cyndi Lauper – Change Of Heart (US 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Change of Heart” is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors on November 11, 1986. The single went gold in the US and peaked at No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100.

As far as I know, both edits from the 7″ promo are vinyl-only mixes. Since the Shep Pettibone 7″ Edit appears on both sides of this 7″, I also included the “Single Edit” which was taken from another 7″ promo both releases have the same catalog number.

I previously posted the 12″ get it here.

SIDE A:
Change Of Heart (Single Edit) 3:58

SIDE B:
Change Of Heart (Long Version Shep’s 7″ Edit) 5:00
Edited By –The Latin Rascals
Engineer – Steve Peck
Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 37-06431
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze
Written By – Cyndi Lauper
Written-By – Essra Mohawk

NOTES:
Demonstration/Not For Sale.

This promo release has the same 4:50 Stereo version on both sides. Running time on the label is 4:50 real-time is 5:00.

Subtitled (LV) for “Long Version” though it is an edit of the Shep Pettibone Remix.

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March 29, 2021

Tina Turner – What You Get Is What You See (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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Originally posted May 31, 2012

“What You Get Is What You See” is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album Break Every Rule (1986). The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and “Two People”, as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track featuring Eric Clapton on guitars. Tina Turner said in an interview that “What You Get Is What You See” is her favorite song from the album.

SIDE A:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Dance Mix) 6:27
Remix – John Hudson

What You Get Is What You See (Single Mix) 3:56

SIDE B:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Rock Mix) 5:56

What You Get Is What You See (Live) 4:48
Producer –John Hudson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	What You Get Is What You See	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#13
1987	What You Get Is What You See	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15273
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Terry Britten (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

NOTES:
B2 Recorded live in London, November 1986
Another version appears on the LP ” BREAK EVERY RULE”
Recorded in Europe except B2

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March 26, 2021

Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by “Every Breath You Take” by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard’s All-Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind “Baby Jane” by Rod Stewart.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#4
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#2
1983	Flashdance… What A Feeling	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”

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