Tag: George McFarlane

Endgames – Desire (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Desire” was the fourth single taken from the LP Building Beauty by Scottish new wave band Endgames. Hot off of supporting Howard Jones during his first sold-out tour of the UK March-April 1984 “Desire” failed to catch on. so it sold poorly. Virgin then ended the band’s contract and not long afterward Endgames disbanded.

SIDE A:
Desire (Extended Version) 7:23
Producer – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane

SIDE B:
Look Now 3:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VS 651-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – da gama*
Photography By – Peter Ashworth
Written-By – Endgames

NOTES:
Includes Limited Edition Poster
Manufactured in UK

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Girls Can’t Help It – Baby Doll (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Baby Doll” is a single recorded by British female trio Girls Can’t Help It. “Baby Doll” was produced by Colin Campsie and George McFarlane who make up the duo Giant Steps. Girls Can’t Help It signed a deal with Sire records but only released two single and a five track mini-lp titled “Pure Wild”.

SIDE A:
Baby Doll 5:47

SIDE B:
Baby Doll (Instrumental) 5:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl:Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-29773
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Nick Sykes
Producer – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane
Remix – Mark Kamins
Written-By – Campsie*, McFarlane*

NOTES:
Produced for The Quick Organisation

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi