Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Invisible Touch” is the title track of the 1986 Genesis album of the same name. It is the most successful single in the band’s lengthy history and was their first and only #1 single in the United States. It went to number four in Canada, but only reached number 15 in the United Kingdom.

Its B-side is the second part of “Domino”, titled “The Last Domino”. (The album includes both parts of “Domino” combined together.)

“Invisible Touch” came about during a jam for the second part of “Domino,” Rutherford playing a riff while Collins improvised the line “She seems to have an invisible touch”. It was recorded at The Farm in Surrey during 1984, 1985 and 1986.

In the summer of 1986, “Invisible Touch” was succeeded in the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 by the Multi-Grammy nominated “Sledgehammer”, performed by Genesis’ former lead singer, Peter Gabriel.

SIDE A:
Invisible Touch (Special Remix Version) 5:55
Engineer – Tokes*
Remix – John Potoker

SIDE B:
Invisible Touch 3:26
Engineer – Hugh Padgham

The Last Domino 6:15
Engineer – Hugh Padgham

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86816
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Producer – Genesis, Hugh Padgham
Written-By – M. Rutherford*, P. Collins*, T. Banks*

NOTES:
From the Atlantic album “Invisible Touch”

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Sledgehammer” is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a popular and influential music video. It was his biggest hit in North America and ties with “Games Without Frontiers” as his biggest hit in the United Kingdom.

The song’s music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. As of 2011, “Sledgehammer” is the most played music video in the history of MTV.

SIDE A:
Sledgehammer (Extended Dance Remix) 7:20
Engineer – Nick Tokes
Remix – Tokes*

Sledgehammer (Extended Mix) 5:40

SIDE B:
Don’t Break This Rhythm 3:50

I Have The Touch (85 Remix) 3:44
Recorded By [Original] – David Lord, Peter Gabriell
Remix – Peter Gabriel, Peter Walsh

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20456
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Brett Wickens, Peter Saville (2)
Engineer – Kevin Killen
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer – Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel
Written-By – Peter Gabriel

NOTES:
Designed at Peter Saville Associates, London

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Big Time” is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It was his second top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #8.

“Big Time” alternates mode between A♭ minor (Aeolian) in the chorus and A♭ Dorian during the verses and is played at the speed of 116 bpm. The song’s bass guitar part is unique in that backing bassist Tony Levin and then-backing drummer Jerry Marotta teamed up for the main bassline. Using one of Levin’s fretless basses, Levin handled the fingerings while Marotta hit his drumsticks on the strings, which is why the bass part sounds percussive. Inspired by this sound, Levin later invented Funk Fingers, which were little drumstick ends that could be attached to the fingers to achieve a similar bass guitar effect in concert. Police drummer Stewart Copeland plays drums on the song.

SIDE A:
Big Time (Dance Mix) 6:10
Remix – Tom Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
In Your Eyes (Special Mix) 7:14
Engineer [Remix] – Jason Corsaro
Producer – Bill Laswell

We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) 3:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20600
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Brett Wickens, Peter Saville (2)
Engineer – Kevin Killen
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer – Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel
Written-By – Peter Gabriel

NOTES:
Designed at Peter Saville Associates, London.

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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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Released as a single in 1989 “Pet Sematary” was written by Dee Dee Ramone and Daniel Rey at the specific request of Stephen King , who is big fan of the band. This song along with the b-side “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” appear in the end credits of the film Pet Sematary, which is based on Stephen King’s novel. Although the song does not appear on the Pet Sematary soundtrack it was included on the bands 1989 album Brain Drain.

“Pet Sematary” peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart.

SIDE A:
Pet Sematary (Single Version) 3:32
Producer – Daniel Rey, Jean Beauvoir
Written-By – Daniel Rey, Dee Dee Ramone

SIDE B:
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (LP Version) 2:47
Producer – Tom Erdelyi, Tony Bongiovi

Life Goes On 3:30
Producer – Daniel Rey, Ramones
Written-By – Joey Ramone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-21182
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Punk

NOTES:
Specially-Priced Maxi Single
Based ot the best selling thriller
Track A, original version from the forthcoming Ramones album on Sire Records (1-25905)
B1 from the Sire album Ramones Mania (1-25709)
B2 is not contained in the Paramount motion picture Pet Sematary.
Made In U.S.A.

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

DISCO FRIDAY!  Has been hijacked this week by the Jacksons. But don’t worry it’ll be back next week.

“Body”, the third single released from The Jackson’s 1984 album Victory, became a moderate hit peaking at #47 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song features lead vocals by Marlon Jackson. A music video was filmed for the song however Michael Jackson does not appear in it.

SIDE A:
Body (Extended Version) 5:45

SIDE B:
Body (Instrumental) 6:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – TA 4883
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Funk
Credits: Mixed By – Bill Bottrell
Producer – Marlon Jackson

NOTES:
Taken from the Epic LP “Victory” (EPC 86303)

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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Torture” is the second single released off the album Victory by the band, The Jacksons. Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield, the song is about someone ending a relationship, and the torture that a person can receive whilst trying to end it. Jackie was originally going to sing the song with his brother, Michael, but Jackie’s role instead went to Jermaine Jackson, whose availability for the album was in question until the last minute. The rest of the Jacksons sang the chorus along with Michael and Jermaine.

The song received a mixed reaction from critics. The music video was most well known for Michael not being available, in which case a dummy had to be put in his place throughout the video. Paula Abdul choreographed the video, in which various scenes of torture are displayed, with the Jacksons being on the receiving end of most of the torture. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the second best selling single on the album, behind “State of Shock”. It also peaked at number 26 on the UK charts.

Reception for the song was mixed.The Philadelphia Inquirer said that the song was “a hard-rock dance tune with blaring synthesizers and buzzing guitars.” The reviewer however, didn’t like the song, summing up their distaste in one word, “Yawn.” The Sacramento Bee complimented Jackie Jackson for being the only person “besides Michael,” to “rise above the generic,” citing “Torture” as one of the two songs by Jackie that were more than exceptional on the album.

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic considered the song a “Track pick”, and mentioned that the song’s popularity probably had to do more with the fact that Michael Jackson was involved. “So, here one has the ludicrous situation of an album in which Marlon Jackson has as prominent a role as Michael Jackson. That’s how it sounded to listeners in 1984, anyway, and they weren’t fooled — “State of Shock”, on which Michael shared vocals with Mick Jagger, was a gold Top Ten hit, and “Torture”, which teamed Michael with Jermaine, made the Top 40, while the album went platinum. But the tracks by other group members went virtually ignored,” Ruhlmann said.

SIDE A:
Torture (12″ Dance Mix) 6:15

SIDE B:
Torture (Instrumental) 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic- 49 05075
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk
Credits: Mixed By - Bill Bottrell
Producer - Jackie Jackson

NOTES:
Also Available: the Epic lp “VICTORY” (QE 389946)

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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ClickRepair
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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