Month: August 2023

August 31, 2023

‘Til Tuesday – Love In A Vacuum (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Love in a Vacuum” is a song by American band, which was released in 1985 as the third and final single from their debut studio album Voices Carry. The song was written by Aimee Mann, Michael Hausman, Robert Holmes and Joey Pesce, and produced by Mike Thorne. “Love in a Vacuum” peaked at No. 88 on the US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles chart.

‘Til Tuesday first recorded “Love in a Vacuum” in 1983, before they had signed a record deal and shortly after winning the WBCN Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble in Boston. The band sent producer and engineer Ian Taylor a demo tape in the hope he would be interested in recording a demo with the band and generate awareness of them through his connections in the music industry. Taylor produced the “Love in a Vacuum” demo which was independently released in 1983 and gained heavy rotation on Boston’s WBCN-FM.

The band’s victory in the Rock and Roll Rumble, along with the subsequent publicity and local airplay of “Love in a Vacuum”, helped gain the attention of Epic Records, who signed the band in 1984. The band’s debut album, Voices Carry, was recorded with producer Mike Thorne and included a new recording of “Love in a Vacuum”. As the album’s third and final single, “Love in a Vacuum” failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but did reach No. 88 on the Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles chart. Guitarist Robert Holmes told Rolling Stone in 1986, “‘Voices Carry’ didn’t sound like an obvious hit to me. If anything, I thought ‘Love in a Vacuum’ sounded like a big hit. And that totally died.”

SIDE A:
Love In A Vacuum (Single Remix) 3:20

SIDE B:
Love In A Vacuum (Long Version) 3:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – EAS 2210
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Mike Thorne
Remix – William Wittman
Written-By – A. Mann*, J. Pesce*, M. Hausman*, R. Holmes*

NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Voices Carry”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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August 30, 2023

Wet Wet Wet – Wishing I Was Lucky (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Wishing I Was Lucky” is the debut single of Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the lead single from their first album, Popped in Souled Out (1987). Recorded for £600 in Edinburgh, it was released in March 1987 and was their first hit, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in Ireland. The following year, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium and the Netherlands, while in the United States, “Wishing I Was Lucky” became the group’s first of two songs to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 58.

Tommy Cunningham later said of the song: “I was in a queue in a chip shop in Glasgow when it came on Radio Clyde. I felt like shouting to everybody, ‘That’s me and my mates!’ It was an incredible feeling I’ve not forgotten.” Marti Pellow recorded an acoustic, solo version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

SIDE A:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Gotta Job Mix) 6:25

SIDE B:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Instrumental Dub) 4:28
Wishing I Was Lucky (Live) 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Wishing I Was Lucky	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#58

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: UNI Records – UNI-8000
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Bass – Graeme Clark
Co-producer – Wilf Smarties (tracks: A,B1)
Drums – Tommy Cunningham
Guitar – Graeme Duffin
Keyboards – Neil Mitchell
Mixed By – Phil Thornally* (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Wet Wet Wet (tracks: A,B1)
Producer, Mixed By – Paul Pink (tracks: B2)
Vocals – Marti Pellow
Written-By – Wet Wet Wet

NOTES:
From The UNI LP, “Popped In Souled Out”

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August 29, 2023

Elton John – Heartache All Over The World (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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Originally posted March 27, 2010

“Heartache All Over the World” is a song by English musician Elton John from his 20th studio album, Leather Jackets (1986). Written by John and Bernie Taupin, it was released as the album’s lead single in September 1986, charting at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reaching the top 10 in Australia, where it peaked at number 7.

The song talks about not being able to date for a night. In 2001, Elton John regarded “Heartache All Over the World” as the worst song he had ever recorded, calling it “pretty insubstantial”.

John performed the song four times during his Tour De Force tour in Australia in 1986, which is notable for John’s problems with his vocal cords during that time.

SIDE A:
Heartache All Over The World (Megamix) 8:00
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Taupin*, Elton John

SIDE B:
Highlander 3:35
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Adrian Collee, Tom Pearce
Written-By – Elton John

Heartache All Over The World 4:00
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Taupin*, Elton John

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Heartache All Over The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#55

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20563
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Original version available on the Elton John album LEATHER JACKETS on Geffen Records

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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August 25, 2023

Huang Chung – China (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“China” is a pre-Wang Chung single originally released in 1982 as a U.S.-only 12″ promo taken from the band’s debut LP “Huang Chung”. “China” was one of three singles released by the band on Arista Records under the direction of producer Rhett Davies. The band’s debut studio album was issued in 1982. Self-titled, it compiled three non-charting Arista singles, one of the Arista B-sides, and six other new tracks. Like the associated singles, the Huang Chung album failed to chart.

In 1984 Arista remixed “China” and re-released it in Europe where it failed to chart.

In 1983 they were still billed under the band name “Huang Chung”. At this juncture, the band changed the spelling of their name to Wang Chung, at their new label Geffen’s suggestion, to make the pronunciation easier for English speakers.

SIDE A:
China (Special Extended Remix Version) 6:56
Producer – Rhett Davies
Remix – Roger Bechirian
Written-By – Nick De Spig

SIDE B:
Ti Na Na (Special Extended Version) 4:35
Producer – Roger Bechirian

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – SP-143
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Written-By – Jack Hues

NOTES:
Loaned for promotion only
The track duration for “China” is incorrectly listed on record as 3:24

Special versions from U.S. debut LP of “HUANG CHUNG”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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