Month: April 2018

April 30, 2018

Kon Kan – Harry Houdini (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Harry Houdini” (also titled as “Arts in ‘D’ Minor/Harry Houdini”) is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the second single from their 1989 debut album Move to Move. The song did not match the success of their previous single “I Beg Your Pardon”, managing to just scrape into the top forty in their native Canada at #39. In the UK, the song reached #88. In New Zealand, the song peaked at #14 in September 1989. In the U.S. the single failed to chart.

The song contains a sample of “White Lines” by Grandmaster Melle Mel and an interpolation of Blondie’s “The Tide Is High”.

**As a bonus I have included three tracks taken from the U.S. Promo 12″ that did not appear on the standard 12″ single release.

SIDE A:
Harry Houdini (The Justin Strauss Remix) 6:51
Harry Houdini (7″ Edit) 3:52

SIDE B:
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Mix) 7:09

**BONUS PROMO MIXES:
Harry Houdini (Just Right Dub) 5:13
Harry Houdini (Bass Mix aka Miami Mix) 5:44
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Dub) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86416
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Todd Culver
Engineer [Remix] – Daniel Abraham
Producer – Barry Harris, Jon Lind
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss
Written-By – Barry Harris

NOTES:
From the KON KAN LP “MOVE TO MOVE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

Find the 12″ Promo at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BT:
-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: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
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

April 27, 2018

Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“I Beg Your Pardon” (also titled as “I Beg Your Pardon [I Never Promised You a Rose Garden]”) is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the first single from their 1988 debut album Move to Move.

The song contains various samples of other songs, including Lynn Anderson’s 1970 hit “Rose Garden”, as well as samples of GQ’s “Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)” and Silver Convention’s “Get Up and Boogie”. Recreated samples of Spagna’s “Call Me” and the opening bars of the theme from the film The Magnificent Seven are also present in the song.

The song was a hit, reaching the top twenty in a number of countries including the UK, where it peaked at #5. In the U.S. the song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a top five dance hit reaching #3.

In Canada the single was released as a double A side 12″ on Revolving Records before being picked up world wide by Atlantic Records.

SIDE A:
I Beg Your Pardon (Club Mix) 6:40
I Beg Your Pardon (Instrumental Remix) 5:42
I Beg Your Pardon (Radio) 4:00

SIDE AA:
I Beg Your Pardon (In The Green – House Mix) (Theb-4We Re-Mixitmix) 7:45
I Beg Your Pardon (Bonus Beats) 3:28
I Beg Your Pardon (Percapella) 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	I Beg Your Pardon	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#15
1988	I Beg Your Pardon	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Revolving Records ‎– 12 REV003, Revolving Records ‎– 12 REV 003
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Tom Gerencser
Mixed By – Barry Harris, The Men From VLEV
Vocals – Kevin Wynn*
Written-By, Producer – Barry Harris

NOTES:
Engineered for VLEV Productions. Digitally mastered & recorded at The MIDI Jungle, Hamilton, Canada.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

April 26, 2018

TKA – X-Ray Vision (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“X-Ray Vision” is a song written by Pete Sinfield and Terry Taylor and first recorded by Moon Martin from his album Mystery Ticket. It was later covered by the freestyle music group TKA, released as a single from the album Scars of Love in 1988. Their cover of the song reached No. 26 on the Billboard dance/club play chart. A music video was also produced for the song.

SIDE A:
X-Ray Vision (Club Vocal) 6:00

SIDE B:
X-Ray Vision (Dub) 6:00
X-Ray Vision (Acappella) 2:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	X-Ray Vision	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26
1988	X-Ray Vision	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-Singles Sales	#30

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy ‎– TB 913
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Design – Steven Miglio
Edited By [Edits] – Chep Nunez*
Engineer – Jerry Gottus
Engineer [Mix], Engineer – Hugo Dwyer
Keyboards – Mac Quail*
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
Mixed By [Mix Engineer] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer, Mixed By – Joey Gardner, The Latin Rascals

NOTES:
From the TKA album “Scars Of Love”
Produced and mixed for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc. through the courtesy of Tin Pan Apple Records, Inc.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

April 25, 2018

Wa Wa Nee – I Could Make You Love Me (Metal Dance Mix) (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

R.I.P. Paul Gray 28/11/1963 ~ 24/04/2018

Australian musician Paul Gray, who shot to fame as the vocalist and songwriter for 1980s pop group Wa Wa Nee, has died.

Gray, had been diagnosed with a bone marrow cancer, known as Multiple Myeloma or Kahler’s Disease. He was 54 years old. He will be missed.

“I Could Make You Love Me” is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in August 1986 as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 5 on the Australian singles chart.

SIDE A:
I Could Make You Love Me (Metal Dance Mix) 6:51

SIDE B:
Meela Polarmay (Extended Mix) 5:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– BA 12212
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Jim Taig (tracks: A), Peter Cobbin (tracks: B)
Mixed By – Jim Taig (tracks: A)
Producer – Chris Cameron (tracks: A), Paul Gray (tracks: B)
Written-By – Paul Gray (tracks: A, B)

NOTES:
Track A: Engineered & Mixed at Studios 301. Recorded at The Wireless Set
Track B: Engineered & Mixed at CBS Studios.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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