Month: March 2020

March 31, 2020

Boy George – Whether They Like It Or Not (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Whether They Like It or Not” was the third single taken from Boy George’s third solo album “Boyfriend” titled “High Hat” in the USA. The single failed to have any chart success. For this single Boy George worked with Harlem, New York City producer Teddy Riley.

SIDE A:
Whether They Like It Or Not (Extended Remix) 4:33

SIDE B:
Little Ghost (Remix) 5:18
Little Ghost (Scratch Mix) 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 612 464-213, Virgin ‎– 612 464
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Germany
Released: 02 Jun 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Teddy Riley (tracks: A1)
Producer – Gene Griffin (tracks: A1), Stewart Levine (tracks: B1 & B2)
Remix – Jeremy Healy (tracks: B1 & B2), Vlad Naslas (tracks: A1)

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
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
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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Password: burningtheground

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March 30, 2020

Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted: June 11, 2013

“Electric Avenue” is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. In the United States, with the help of the MTV video he shot for it, it was one of the biggest hits of 1983. The song’s title refers to Electric Avenue in the south London district of Brixton which was the first market street to be lit by electricity. According to Grant, he first became aware of the street’s existence during a stint acting at the Black Theatre of Brixton. The area is now known for its high population of Caribbean immigrants. At the beginning of the 1980s, tensions over unemployment, racism, and poverty culminated in the street events now known as the 1981 Brixton riot. Grant, horrified and enraged, wrote and composed the song in response; a year afterward, the song was playing over the airwaves. Grant had left the UK shortly after the riots to live in Barbados: his most recent batch of songs had been lost in baggage transit, and “Electric Avenue” was one of the songs he wrote immediately afterward to make up for the lost material.

Grant initially released it as a single in 1983 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1983, CBS decided to launch the single in the U.S., where it spent five weeks at No. 2 on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 charts and hit No. 1 in Cash Box Magazine. (It was kept out of the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 by a combination of two songs, “Flashdance… What a Feeling” by Irene Cara and that year’s song of the summer, “Every Breath You Take” by The Police.) “Electric Avenue” was a hit on two other US charts: On the soul chart it went to No. 18, and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 6. It was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best R&B Song of 1983, but lost to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”.

SIDE A:
Electric Avenue (Extended Version) 6:19
Arranged By – Eddy Grant

SIDE B:
Walking On Sunshine (American Version) 6:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Electric Avenue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1983	Electric Avenue	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12
1983	Electric Avenue	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#18
1983	Electric Avenue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ICE ‎– ICET 57
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Reggae

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Eddy Grant

NOTES:
Track A is a special version from the LP:
“Killer on the Rampage”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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Password: burningtheground

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March 29, 2020

Hang In There!

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say hang in there. We as a collective are all in this crisis together united as one. We will get through this and it will pass! I know that we have more than likely lost someone in the BTG community to this virus since we are global. My heart breaks for their loved ones. Please listen to your local health officials, like the CDC in the USA, for advice and to avoid misinformation. Most importantly wash your hands and practice safe social distancing. Burning The Ground will be here to help get you through this difficult time as I plan to continue posting the best in 80s and 90s music. Most of us are in lockdown or shelter-in-place situations so feel free to get lost in the music even if it is only for 15 or 20 minutes at a time. Music is a healer. For all of those who are on the front lines such as doctors, nurses, first responders, drive-thru workers, grocery employees, teachers, postal workers, etc. Thank you so much for what you do.

I love all of you please be safe.

Love & Light,

-Paul

March 27, 2020

New Order – Ceremony (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Ceremony” is a song by Joy Division, released as New Order’s debut single in 1981. The song and its B-side, “In a Lonely Place”, were written and recorded as Joy Division prior to the death of Ian Curtis. Both were re-recorded and carried over to Joy Division’s re-formation under the name New Order.

New Order released the song as a single twice, firstly in January 1981 and secondly in September 1981 featuring new member Gillian Gilbert.

After the death of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division regrouped as New Order. Their first release was a re-recording of “Ceremony” as a stand-alone single backed with “In a Lonely Place”, with guitarist Bernard Sumner taking over lead vocals. Because Curtis had never transcribed the lyrics to “Ceremony” and because his singing was muted to the point of near-inaudibility on all surviving recordings, Sumner reportedly had to put them through a graphic equalizer to approximate the lyrics.

In January 1981, the first version of “Ceremony” was released on Factory Records (FAC 33). Initially released as a 7″ single, it was reissued as a 12″ two months later. Martin Hannett (Joy Division’s producer) produced the record and Peter Saville designed the sleeve artwork for both releases.

The 7″ record was issued in a stamped gold-bronze sleeve. The 12″ sleeve was a completely separate design: gold typography on a green background.

SIDE A:
Ceremony (Version 1) 4:35

SIDE B:
In A Lonely Place (Original Mix) 6:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Ceremony	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory ‎– FAC. 33, Factory ‎– FAC 33/12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Plated By – EG*
Producer – Martin Hannett
Written-By – Joy Division

NOTES:
Mastered At – The Town House

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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