Month: October 2021

October 16, 2021

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October 15, 2021

Nu Shooz – Don’t Let Me Be The One (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

NEW 2021 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Restoration!

Originally posted August 24, 2011

“Don’t Let Me Be The One” was the third and final single released from the 1986 album Poolside by American pop–Latin freestyle–electronic dance music group Nu Shooz. On December 13, 1986 “Don’t Let Me Be The One” peaked at #39 on the US Billboard Dance Chart after spending five weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Don’t Let Me Be The One (Extended Version) 6:08

SIDE B:
Don’t Let Me Be The One (More Stuff) 6:19
Don’t Let Me Be The One (Even More Stuff) 4:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Don’t Let Me Be The One	U.S. Billboard Hot DanceMusic/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86764
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Remix – John Morales and Sergio Munzibai*, John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Written-By – John Smith (7)

NOTES:
From the LP “POOLSIDE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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:
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

October 14, 2021

Anything Box – Living In Oblivion (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Living in Oblivion” is a song by the American synthpop band Anything Box. It was initially self-released by the band as a 12″ single in 1988, with “Time to Go” and “Living in Oblivion (Slow Mix)” on its B-side. It was released again in 1990 as their first major-label single, on Epic Records. The song is from their debut album Peace. It was the band’s first chart hit, and only single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. 65. On the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, the song peaked at No. 10.

SIDE A:
Living In Oblivion (The Living Mix) 5:53
Living In Oblivion (The Box Mix) 4:53
Living In Oblivion (Any Mix) 3:30

SIDE B:
Living In Oblivion (St. James Club Mix) 5:05
Living In Oblivion (The Underground Velvet Mix) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Living In Oblivion	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1990	Living In Oblivion	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 73156
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – David Sussman (tracks: A1 to A3)
Executive-Producer – Chris Lawmaster
Keyboards – Peter “SKI” Schwartz* (tracks: A1 to A3)
Percussion, Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales (tracks: A1 to A3)
Producer –Jon St. James
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Michael Eckart
Remix – Claude S. (tracks: B1, B2), Jon St. James (tracks: B1, B2)
Written-By – Claude S.

NOTES:
Additional Programming for FORMULA 1 MUSIC GROUP (Thanks Mike)
(Side A) Percussion, Remix & Additional Production for DEF MIX PRODUCTIONS
Recorded on the BIG MIDI SYSTEM tm at FORMULA 1 STUDIOS, La Habra, CA

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

October 13, 2021

The Hooters – All You Zombies (Extended Version) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“All You Zombies” is a song by American rock band The Hooters, written by the band’s founding members Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman. It was first recorded live and released as a single in 1982. It was subsequently included on the band’s debut album Amore (1983) and an extended version of the song was included on their second album Nervous Night (1985). This version was released as a single in 1985 and reached no. 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also charted within the top 20 in Germany and New Zealand but was most successful in Australia, where it reached Number 8 on the charts in 1985.

SIDE A:
All You Zombies (Extended Version) 5:58
Written-By – E. Bazilian, R. Hyman

SIDE B:
Where Do The Children Go (Extended Version) 5:28
Written-By – E. Bazilian, R. Hyman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	All You Zombies	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#58
1986	All You Zombies	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – 650025 6
Format: Vinyl, 45 RPM, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Rick Chertoff

NOTES:
Both tracks taken from the LP “Nervous Nights”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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