Month: June 2019

Transvision Vamp – I Want Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“I Want Your Love” is the third single from the English rock group Transvision Vamp, released in 1988 from their debut album Pop Art. It was the band’s first UK top 40 hit, reaching number five in July 1988. It also peaked atop the Norwegian Singles Chart the same year and reached number one in South Africa the following year.

SIDE A:
I Want Your Love (I Don’t Want Your Money Mix) 6:18
Producer – Zeus B. Held

SIDE B:
Sweet Thing 4:49
Producer – Duncan Bridgeman

Evolution Evie (Electric Version) 2:50
Producer – Duncan Bridgeman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: UNI Records ‎– UNI-8010
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Photography By
[Nick, Wendy, Dave, Tex Photographed By] – Ashworth*
Sleeve – Bullitt (4)

NOTES:
From the LP “POP ART”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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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Wa Wa Nee – Sugar Free (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Sugar Free“ is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in December 1986 as the third single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Australian singles chart, and number 35 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

This Australian 12″ features different mixes than what appear on the U.S. 12″ that I posted in 2014.

SIDE A:
Sugar Free (Dance Mix) 7:08

SIDE B:
Sugar Free (The Spanking Dub Mix) 3:50
Wild Days And Windy Nights 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Sugar Free U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #35

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– BA 12233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 01 Dec 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Leon Zervos
Mixed By – Jim Taig, Peter Cobbin (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Jim Taig, Paul Gray
Recorded By – Jim Taig (tracks: B2)
Written-By – Paul Gray

NOTES:
Original version available on the LP “WA WA NEE”.

Australian Performance/Composition.

Tracks A, B1: Mixed at Studios 301, Sydney.
Track B2: Mixed and recorded at The Power Plant, Melbourne.

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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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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Alphaville – Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Universal Daddy” is the sixth single by Alphaville, and their second from their album Afternoons in Utopia. It was released only in Europe.

This song was described as one of the album’s best songs and reminiscent of the kind of music that their contemporaries the Pet Shop Boys might produce.Despite the praise, the song is one of singer Marian Gold’s least favorite Alphaville songs ever, saying simply that “the lyrics are the most embarrassing ones I’ve ever written”.

SIDE A:
Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix) 6:16
Engineer – Stephen Chase*
Producer – Peter Walsh

SIDE B:
Next Generation 3:57
Engineer – Ralf Krause
Producer – Alphaville
Written-By [Lyrics] – Ryan*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– 248 643-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: Nov 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Bernhard Lloyd, Marian Gold, Ricky Echolette

NOTES:
Universal Daddy from the album ‘Afternoons in utopia’
Made in Germany

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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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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Living In A Box – Blow The House Down (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Blow The House Down” was the first single taken from “Gatecrashing” the second and final studio album by British group Living in a Box. The song reached number 10 in both the UK and Netherlands and the top twenty in several other European countries. In the United States “Blow The House Down” peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Dance Chart on August 19, 1989, spending seven weeks on the chart.

“Blow The House Down” was produced by American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer Dan Hartman.

SIDE A:
Blow The House Down (Keith Cohen Mix) 6:23
Blow The House Down (7″ Version) 4:15

SIDE B:
Blow The House Down (Club Dub) 6:19
Dance The Mayonnaise (Part Two) 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Blow The House Down U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43363
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Greg Royal
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Dan Hartman (tracks: A1 to B1), Living In A Box (tracks: B2), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: A1 to
Producer [Additional Production] – Keith Cohen (tracks: A1 to B1), Sabby Rayas (tracks: A1 to B1)
Remix – Keith Cohen
Written-By – A. Hammond* (tracks: A1 to B1), A. Critchlow* (tracks: B2), M. Vere*, R. Darbyshire* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Gatecrashing”

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: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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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