Tag: 1985

Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Hounds of Love” is a song written, produced, and performed by English art rock singer Kate Bush. It is the title track and the third single released from her No. 1 studio album Hounds of Love. The single was released on 24 February 1986, and reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart.

The song is about being afraid to fall in love; in the song, this feeling is compared to being chased by a pack of hounds.

The versions worldwide differ slightly: the US single mix included an additional chorus just after the second chorus. The words “it’s in the trees, it’s coming!” heard at the beginning of the track are sampled from the British 1957 horror film Night of the Demon and are mouthed by an actor from the film, Reginald Beckwith, who plays a medium channeling a character played by Maurice Denham, who provides the voice.

A music video was made for the song, which Bush herself directed. It was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller film The 39 Steps (1935) and a Hitchcock lookalike also features in the video (a nod to the director’s famous cameo appearances in his movies).

++ ‘ Hounds Of Love (Extended Version)’ is a unique edit found on this promo only.

SIDE A:
Hounds Of Love 3:03

SIDE B:
Hounds Of Love (Extended Version) 3:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – SPRO-9574, EMI America – SPRO-9575, EMI America – SPRO9574/9575
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Released in a generic sleeve.

Promotional
Copy Only
Not For Sale
(Album version
can be heard on
“Hounds Of Love”

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Pseudo Echo – Don’t Go (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Don’t Go” is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in October 1985 as the lead single from their second studio album, Love An Adventure (1985). The song became the band’s second top-five single, reaching number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

In the United States, the song was not released as a single early pressings of the U.S. edition of the RCA LP “Love An Adventure” contained “Don’t Go” instead of “Funkytown” (a.k.a. “Funky Town”). The record company soon regretted this decision and allowed people who bought this version to exchange it for a reissue with “Funkytown” on it.

this is the only Australia 12″ single I have not yet posted.

SIDE A:
Don’t Go (Extended Mix) 6:39
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry

Written-By – B. CanhamJ. Leigh

SIDE B:
Don’t Go 3:58
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry

Written-By – B. CanhamJ. Leigh

Living In A Dream (Jazz Version) 3:31
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzieJim Taig
Producer – Joe Wissert
Remix – Mark S. Berry

Written-By – B. Canham*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – ED-136
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A, B1: Recorded and Mixed at Platinum, Australia.

Manufactured in Australia.

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DAC:
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Pseudo Echo – A Beat For You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Artist spotlight Australian band Pseudo Echo!

Periodically I will be doing blocks of singles by some of my favorite artists. For the next few days, I will be posting the singles that I have in my collection from Pseudo Echo most of these will be their U.S. 12″ singles which differ from singles released in Australia most of which I have already posted in the past. I hope you enjoy this run of singles from one of pop/new wave’s most underrated bands. They were so much more than “Funkytown”.

“A Beat for You” was released in the USA with two separate 12″ singles this is the first release which includes exclusive remixes by Paul Sabu, and Rusty Garner released in 1985 and produced by John Punter. The song originally appeared on the band’s debut LP Autumnal Park (1984).

For the U.S. market an updated 1987 version was included on the group’s follow-up album, Love an Adventure (1987). In the United States, the single did not chart.

To my knowledge, the two mixes included here are vinyl only.

SIDE A:
A Beat For You (Vocal Dance Mix) 5:22

SIDE B:
A Beat For You (Echo Dub Mix) 6:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-7856
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Comes in pink/blue concentric circles EMI America 12″ Single sleeve with yellow and black release info sticker in top left corner of front.

The album version can be heard on “Pseudo Echo” ST-17130.
Recorded in Australia.
“An Endless Music Mix”

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Phono Pre-amp:
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Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
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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
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Kool & The Gang – Emergency (France 7″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Emergency” was the title track from the sixth studio LP by American Pop/R&B group Kool & The Gang released in October 1985. The song was the fourth single taken from the album.”Emergency” peaked at #18 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #7 R&B, and #41 Dance. In the UK the single reached #50.

SIDE A:
Emergency (7″ Remix) 4:05
Remix (Uncredited) – Mark Berry

SIDE B:
You Are The One (Edit Of LP Version) 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Emergency U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #18
1985 Emergency U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #7
1985 EmergencyB U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #41

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: De-Lite Records – 102 112, Vogue – 102112
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: France
Released: Oct 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, R&B

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “EMERGENCY”

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Phono Pre-amp:
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Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
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Record Cleaning
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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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