Year: 2019

September 30, 2019

Stacey Q – We Connect (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“We Connect” is a song by American singer Stacey Q. It was released on November 28, 1986 as the second single from her debut studio album, Better Than Heaven, by Atlantic Records. Written by Willie Wilcox and produced by Jon St. James, the song was a follow-up to her hit single “Two of Hearts”. It matched its predecessor’s top position on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart but was less successful in pop charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot Dance Club Songs.

“We Connect” was promoted on the television series The Facts of Life in the episode “A Star is Torn” in which Stacey Q portrayed the role of Cinnamon. “We Connect” was issued as a single release in several territories where “Two of Hearts” had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia where “We Connect” matched the #7 peak of “Two of Hearts”.

SIDE A:
We Connect (European Mix) 7:32

SIDE B:
We Connect (Dance Radio Edit) 5:07
We Connect (Instrumental/Safari Mix) 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#35
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot dance Music/Club Play	#14
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86757
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Drums [Drum Systems], Programmed By [Synth] – Karl Moet
Guitar [Guitar Systems] – Rusty Anderson
Keyboards [Keyboard Systems] – Jon St. James, Rich West, Skip Hahn
Mastered By – D.K.*
Music By –SSQ
Other [Stacey’s Hairdresser] – Danny Medellin
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Producer –Jon St. James
Producer [Associate], Programmed By [Synth], Written-By – Willie Wilcox*

NOTES:
Special versions of Atlantic LP “BETTER THAN HEAVEN”

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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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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September 27, 2019

Mick Jagger – Just Another Night (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Just Another Night” is a song written and performed by Mick Jagger, released as the first single from his debut album, She’s the Boss, in 1985. It reached number 32 in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. It was a bigger hit on mainstream rock radio in the US, reaching number one for two weeks on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in March 1985.

The music video, directed by Julien Temple, features actress Rae Dawn Chong as Jagger’s love interest.

Jagger was accused of infringing the copyright of another song entitled “Just Another Night” by Patrick Alley, a Jamaican reggae singer from New York. A six-member jury ruled in Jagger’s favor in 1988.

SIDE A:
Just Another Night (Extended Remix) 7:12

SIDE B:
Just Another Night (Edit) 4:45
Just Another Night (Dub Mix) 5:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Just Another Night	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#12
1985	Just Another Night	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 05181
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Bill Laswell, Mick Jagger
Co-producer [Additional Overdubs] – Arthur Baker
Engineer [Assistant] – Moira Marquis
Remix – François Kevorkian, Paul “Groucho” Smykle (tracks: B2), Ron St. Germain (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
Special versions from the Columbia LP “SHE’S THE BOSS”

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September 26, 2019

Donny Osmond – Soldier Of Love (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Originally posted August 26, 2012

“Soldier of Love” is a 1988 song by American singer Donny Osmond, which became his comeback hit.

A Top 30 hit in the UK in 1988, the track was not initially released in the US as Osmond did not have a record deal there. However, a cassette of the song from a British import was sent by an Osmond fan to Jessica Ettinger, the acting Program Director and Music Director at ABC’s WPLJ-FM New York. Ettinger liked the song but was concerned that Osmond, a former child star, wouldn’t be accepted by the current pop audience.

Ettinger, believing the song to be a hit, up-ended the top 40 music and radio industry by giving it a slot on her playlist. Osmond was not only unsigned by any record label in the U.S., but the song itself was unavailable for purchase in the U.S. at the time. To give the song a chance, she created a “mystery artist” promotion; put the song in rotation, and kept listeners guessing who the artist was for several weeks. Eventually, Ettinger had her air talent reveal that the song was by Donny Osmond, who appeared live on the air at the same time. Osmond was soon signed by Capitol Records, which copied Ettinger’s promotion idea nationwide and released the song as a single. “Soldier of Love” reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989, behind Michael Damian’s “Rock On”; and Osmond credits Ettinger with re-launching his career by listening to the music and not pre-judging whether a song could be a hit based on the name of the artist.

The song is set to a post-disco beat. Songwriters are Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. The music video for the song was by John Scarlett Davis and produced by Nick Verden for Radar Films. Shot on location at London’s Docklands.

SIDE A:
Soldier Of Love (Remix) 5:54
Producer, Written-By – Carl Sturken , Evan Rogers
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
Soldier Of Love (Dub Mix) 5:48
Producer, Written-By – Carl Sturken , Evan Rogers
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge

Time Can’t Erase (Non-Lp track) 3:37
Producer, Written-By – D. Osmond*
Written By – P. Ross

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	“Soldier Of Love”	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1988	“Soldier Of Love”	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Virgin ‎– 611 784-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Stylorogue*
Photography By – Dean Freeman

NOTES:
“Soldier Of Love” taken from the LP “DONNY OSMONG“

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September 25, 2019

Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“She Works Hard for the Money” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her eleventh studio album of the same name. Written by Michael Omartian and Summer, the song was released as the lead single from the album on May 1983, by Mercury Records.

It became a hit for Summer and is one of her signature songs, reaching number one for a three-week stay atop the Billboard R&B singles chart (her first since 1979), number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the Dance Club Play chart. The single-ended up as Billboard’s fifteenth-best performing song of 1983. Summer performed the song live as the opening of the 1984 Grammy Awards.

SIDE A:
She Works Hard For The Money (Special Long Version) 6:18

SIDE B:
She Works Hard For The Money (Instrumental) 5:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	She Works Hard For The Money	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1983	She Works Hard For The Money	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#1
1983	She Works Hard For The Money	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– DONNA 12, Mercury ‎– 812 370-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – John Guess
Management – Susan Munao Management Co., Inc.
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Producer – Michael Omartian
Written-By – D. Summer*, M. Omartian*

NOTES:
from the forthcoming Donna Summer album
“She Works Hard For The Money”

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