Month: February 2023

February 13, 2023

Sheena Easton – Do It For Love (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

In The Name Of LOVE Week!

NEW 2023 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!

Originally posted March 11, 2013

“Do It For Love” was the first single released from Sheena Easton’s seventh studio albu “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers, the song and album marked a change from her pop sound to a funkier more club/dance feel. “Do It For Love” peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart in 1985.

The 12″ versions were remixed by James Farber who had also remixed “Angel” and “Material Girl” for Madonna.

SIDE A:
Do It For Love (Extended Dance Mix) 7:02
Written-By – A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

SIDE B:
Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow (Dance Mix) 5:20
Written-By – G. Leib* , J. Keller , R. Neigher*

Do It For Love (Instrumental Mix) 4:46
Written-By –A. Bertei* , M. Kessler*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Do It For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#29
1985	Do It For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – v19202-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design – Steeleworks
Mastered By – RL*
Mixed By – James Farber
Photography By – Philip Dixon*
Producer – Nile Rodgers

NOTES:
From The LP “DO YOU”

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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February 11, 2023

Alexander O’Neal Featuring Cherrelle – Never Knew Love Like This (Special 12″ Mixes)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

In The Name Of LOVE Week!
Celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“Never Knew Love Like This” is a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal; released in 1988. The song peaked at #2 in the US R&B chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the Billboard Hot 100.

It was the second time Alexander O’Neal and Cherrelle sang together. They sang “Saturday Love” together in 1985 on Cherrelle’s gold album High Priority. “Never Knew Love Like This” is featured on Alexander O’Neal’s 3× platinum album Hearsay which was released in 1987. The music video was filmed in London.

Side B “Instrumental” and “Reprise” are listed as seperate tracks but are actually one continuous track.

SIDE A:
Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version) 5:41
Never Knew Love Like This (A Cappella) 3:28

SIDE B:
Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental/Reprise) 9:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Never Knew Love Like This	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#28
1987	Never Knew Love Like This	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tabu Records – 4Z9 07539
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Downtempo, Soul

CREDITS:

Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Stafford*
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Written-By – J. Harris III-T. Lewis*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Tabu Lp: “Hearsay”
Produced for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.

“The Earth Has Music For Those Who Listen”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
_DjPaulT
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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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February 10, 2023

Damian – Adios – My Love (Mexico 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

In The Name Of LOVE Week!

“Adios – My Love” is a 1983 12″ single recorded by Latino singer Damian also known as Bob Blansjaar not to be confused with the British singer Damian who recorded “Time Warp”. “Adios – My Love” was the only single released by Damian, therefore, there is hardly any information available about him or the song making this one a truly Totally Obscure 80s release. The record was only released as a 12″ in Mexico ,and Netherlands.

SIDE A:
Adios – My Love (English Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Adios – My Love (Spanish Version) 7:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: L/P Records – LBB 222
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Mexico
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi-NRG, Disco

CREDITS:

Bass – Kenny Lewis*
Concertmaster, Strings – Bill Henderson*
Drums – Gerry Polci
Engineer [Assistant] – Dean Knight
Executive-Producer – Bob Blansjaar
Guitar – Mike Miller (7)
Horns – Heartattack Horn Section
Keyboards – Randy Kerber
Photography By – Kenn Duncan
Producer – Damian (4)
Producer, Conductor, Arranged By – Ralph Benatar
Producer, Engineer – Galen Senogles
Remix [Special Dance Mix] – David Coe, Ralph Zepeda
Vocals – Dianne Steinburg*, Kathy Pinto*, Larry Lingle, Michael Cruz

NOTES:
Latino Productions
1355 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

This giant dance single is distributed and promoted in the U.S.A. by Moby Dick Records, Inc.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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February 9, 2023

Stevie Wonder – Part-Time Lover (12″ Version) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

In The Name Of LOVE Week!
Celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“Part-Time Lover” is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, released as the first single from his twentieth studio album, In Square Circle (1985). The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, dance, and adult contemporary charts, becoming Wonder’s final number one hit to date. The song’s simultaneous chart successes made Wonder the first artist to score a number-one hit on four different Billboard charts. The song was also released as a special 12″ version. Lyrically, it tells the story of a man who is cheating on his wife with a mistress, only to find out in the end that his wife is cheating on him as well.

“Part-Time Lover” also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart thanks in large part to a performance by Wonder on Top of the Pops in late 1985.

The song featured R&B singer Luther Vandross singing the ad-libs and backing vocals, in addition to Syreeta Wright and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire. Wonder earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1986, for the song. Wonder is noted in the liner notes of the 4-CD set Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972-1992 as describing the music for the song as an ode to “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “My World Is Empty Without You”, both by the Supremes, former Motown labelmates of Wonder.

SIDE A:
Part-Time Lover (12″ Version) 8:19

SIDE B:
Part-Time Lover (Instrumental) 8:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#1
1985	Part-Time Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tamla – 4548TG
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soul, Synthpop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Gary Olazabal

Engineer [Additional Overdubs By] – Brad Buxer
Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Harlan, Steve Van Arden
Mixed By – Gary Olazabal, James Allen
Producer [Associate Producer] – Gary Olazabal
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Stevie Wonder
Remix [Specially Remixed By] – Stevie Wonder
Words By, Music By – Stevie Wonder

NOTES:
Special 12″ Single

The Awesome New 8-Minute 20-Second Version of the Classic Hit

Album version in, “In Square Circle”

Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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