Month: October 2018

The Bollock Brothers – Drac’s Back (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Wanna Suck Your…”

“Drac’s Back” is a song written and originally recorded by British singer/actor Andy Forray. In 1982 The Bollock Brothers a British Punk act formed in 1979 released the song as a single under the name Red Lipstique. In 1986 the song was re-released as The Famous Bollock Brothers backed with “Horror Movies” which had been released as a single in March 1983. Both tracks received airplay on the famous L.A. radio station KROQ.

SIDE A:
Drac’s Back 4:39
Producer [Uncredited] – Paul Hardiman
Synthesizer [Uncredited] – Martyn Young
Written-By – Andy Fowray*, Jock McDonald

SIDE B:
Horror Movies 3:49
Producer – O’Higgins*, The Bollock Brothers
Written-By – The Bollock Brothers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Charly Records ‎– BOLL 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – The Raven Design Group

NOTES:
–A Double Horror Bill Cert X–
The Famous Bollock Brothers

‘Listen to us… children of the night… what music we make.’ Jock McDonald (1986)

Side A taken from “Drac’s Back” single (1982)
Side B taken from “Horror Movies” single (1983)

[sleeve incorrectly credits “The Bollock Brothers and J. Lydon” as producer, labels credit “The Bollock Brothers and O’Higgins” as producer – producer on Side A is Paul Hardiman]

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:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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

I Start Counting – Million Headed Monster (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Million Headed Monster” is the seventh single released by I Start Counting an electronic music duo from North London. The band consisted of David Baker and Simon Leonard. “Million Headed Monster” was released on Mute Records and taken from the band’s second album “Fused”. “Million Headed Monster” would be the last single the duo released under the name I Start Counting.

SIDE A:
Million Headed Monster (Listen) 9:51

SIDE AA
Listen (Million Headed Monster) 6:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mute ‎– 12 MUTE 95
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – I.S.C.*, Paul Kendall
Sleeve – I.S.C.*, T&CP Assoc.*
Written-By – Baker*, Leonard*

NOTES:
Track A is from the forthcoming LP “FUSED”

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:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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

Devo – Peek-A-Boo! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Peek-a-Boo!” is a song by American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It appears on their fifth studio album Oh, No! It’s Devo.

According to Gerald Casale from the audio commentary for their film, The Complete Truth About De-Evolution, “Peek-a Boo! was a song about Devo’s circus-like look and the dark side of human nature, the side we try to keep secret, the side we try to deny, in this Christian world where we’re only supposed to have happy endings and only supposed to be good, and instead Devo is dealing with what evil is here in a very light-hearted manner.”

In the United States, the song reached #106 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 and #13 on the Billboard Dance chart. In Australia the “Peek-a-Boo!” peaked at #45 on ARIA Top 100.

SIDE A:
Peek-A-Boo! (Dance Velocity) 4:37

SIDE B:
Peek-A-Boo! (Devo Dub) 5:23
Find Out 3:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1982 Peek-A-Boo! U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 #106
1982 Peek-A-Boo! U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #13

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-29906, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 22906-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Cover] – Devo Inc.
Engineer – Gordon Fordyce
Photography – Erik Arnesen
Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Written-By – Mothersbaugh*, Casale*

NOTES:
From the LP “Oh, No! It’s Devo”

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:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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

Lou Gramm – Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)” is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, best known for being the original lead singer of the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song is featured during the motorcycle chase in the 1987 Joel Schumacher film “The Lost Boys” and on its soundtrack. The single was only released in the U.S., Europe, and Australia but failed to chart. A music video was filmed for the song also directed by Joel Schumacher and received airplay on MTV and VH1.

SIDE A:
Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) (LP Version) 6:36
Producer – Lou Gramm, Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm

SIDE B:
If I Don’t Have You 4:40
Producer, Engineer – Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon

Lost In The Shadows (Lost Boys) (Edit) 4:47
Producer – Lou Gramm, Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 7-89236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
“Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)” From the Atlantic album “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Lost Boys”

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:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube 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