Month: December 2023

Various Artists – A Very DjPaulT New Year Party (US Compilation)

Burning The Ground HOLIDAY Exclusive

Happy New Year! Wishing every one of you the best in 2024.

Originally posted in 2021 like my Christmas compilation I decided to re-post this one for those new to the site or if you missed out the first time. In addition, I have added two new bonus tracks, both medleys taken from my Hot Classics Box Set released in 1993 by Hot Tracks Remix Service. This compilation features some familiar tracks and some that are more obscure. My taste in music is very eclectic and I hope you like what I put together. Most of the tracks are from original CD sources however there are a couple of vinyl transfers as well.

DISC ONE:
01 – Intro 54321 0:26
02 – Kool & The Gang – Celebration (Hot Tracks Mix) 6:32
03 – Europe – The Final Countdown 4:05
04 – Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band 3:31
05 – Erasure – Chains Of Love (Edit)
06 – Falco – Rock Me Amadeus (12″ American Edit) 5:50
07 – Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf (US Album Remix) 4:03
08 – Lipps Inc. – Funkytown (Patrick Cowley Remix) 7:53
09 – Paul Parker – Right On Target (12″ Mix) 6:15
10 – Gloria Estefan – Miami Hit Mix 5:20
11 – Mariah Carey – Someday (7 Inch New Jackswing) 4:43
12 – M.C. Miker ‘G’ & Deejay Sven – Holiday Rap (12 Inch Remix Version) 6:25
13 – Jellybean – Sidewalk Talk 3:58
14 – Olivia Newton-John – Twist Of Fate (12″ Remix) 5:32
15 – Dolly Parton – 9 To 5 2:46

DISC TWO:
01 – Infomation Society – What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Club Radio Edit) 3:20
02 – Madonna – Where’s The Party (Single Edit) 4:14
03 – Black Box – Strike it Up (Original Remix) 5:05
04 – Amber – This Is Your Night (Main Mix) 4:00
05 – Boy Krazy – That’s What Love Can Do (Gigolo Club) 6:28
06 – Patrick Cowley – Megatron Man (12″ Version) 9:08
07 – Sylvester – Mega (Tone) Medley 12:22
08 – Afternoon Delights – General Hospi-Tale (Single Version) 4:02
09 – Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl 3:15
10 – Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up (Xtended Mix) 4:23
11 – Laid Back – White Horse (US Edit) 3:55
12 – Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel – Route 66 (Mega Single Mix) 4:29
13 – Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind (7″ Instrumental) 4:02
14 – Paul McDouglas – Theme From ”Dallas” (Original Dance-Version) 5:10
15 – Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night 3:10

BONUS TRACKS:
16 – Various – Attack Of The Disco Queens (The 80’s HiNRG Medley) 15:24
Mixed By – Stephen L. Freeman

17 – Various – Return Of The Disco Queens (The 80’s HiNRG Medley Pt. 2) 11:49
Mixed By – Stephen L. Freeman

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Not On Label
Catalog #: DJPTNY21
Format: 32xfile, Compilation
Released: 2021, 2024
Country: US

CREDITS:
Compiled and Edited By DjPaulT
Producer: DjPaulT
Artwork and Design by: DjPaulT

NOTES
Special thanks to all of the record labels, producers, remixers and the artists
All tracks compiled by: DjPaulT
All tracks digitally mastered

This compilation 2021, 2024 DJPT Productions
Please visit: burningtheground.net

SOFTWARE USED:
SOFTWARE USED:
Exact Audio Copy (EAC)
Audacity 2.4 (Editing)
Adobe Photoshop CC
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Digitally Mastered

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Various Artists – A Very DjPaulT Christmas (US Compilation)

  BURNING THE GROUND HOLIDAY EXCLUSIVE

 

NEW Bonus Tracks!

Season’s Greetings! I originally put this collection together for Christmas 2020. I wanted to bring it back this year for those who are new to Burning The Ground or those who may have missed it the first time around.

I hope that this Christmas compilation will become part of your holiday tradition every year. I put together some of my favorites as well as some well-known and lesser-known Christmas tracks.

My Christmas Wish is that this holiday season finds you all safe and well.

-DjPaulT

**For this re-posting I have added two extra tracks “Love Makes The World Go Round” by Madonna, and “We Shall Be Free” by Garth Brooks.

TRACKS:
01 – Chevy Chase & Beverly D’Angelo – Dialogue – Take It Russ… 0:29
02 – Debbie Gibson – Sleigh Ride 3:13
03 – Dead Or Alive – Blue Christmas (2000 Remix Version) 3:41
04 – Martin L. Gore – Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 3:07
05 – Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland 3:36
06 – Mavis Staples – Christmas Vacation (Radio Version) 3:21
07 – Corey Hart – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 3:34
08 – Pet Shop Boys – It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas (Original Version) 3:57
09 – Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter 3:43
10 – The Power Station – Harvest For the World 3:37
11 – Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road 2:10
12 – Prince & The Revolution – Another Lonely Christmas (US Remix) 6:49
13 – George Michael – Jesus To A Child (Radio Edit) 6:10
14 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power of Love 5:28
15 – Annie Lennox and Al Green – Put A Little Love In Your Heart 3:49
16 – Erasure – She won’t Be Home (Lonely Christmas) 3:31
17 – Sheena Easton – It’s Christmas (All Over The World) 4:58
18 – Book Of Love – We Three Kings 3:19
19 – New Kids On The Block – This One’s For The Children 4:00
20 – Olivia Newton-John – The Way Of Love 4:14
21 – Kate Bush – Home for Christmas 1:45
22 – Sinead O’Connor – Silent Night (Long Version) 4:45

BONUS TRACKS:
23 – Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Single Version) 3:40
24 – ABBA – Happy New Year 4:23

**2023 Bonus Tracks
25 – Madonna – Love Makes The World Go Round 4:31
26 – Garth Brooks – We Shall Be Free 3:48

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Not On Label
Catalog #: DJPTHOL1
Format: 26xfile, Compilation, FLAC
Released: 2020
Country: US
Credits: Compiled By: DjPaulT
Artwork/Design By DjPaulT

NOTES
Special thanks to all of the artists, producers, and record labels.
All tracks taken from original CD sources digitally mastered
This compilation 2020 DjPaulT

Peace on Earth!

DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

SOFTWARE USED:
SOFTWARE USED:
Exact Audio Copy (EAC)
Audacity 2.4 (Editing)
Adobe Photoshop CC
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Digitally Mastered

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Donna Summer – Winter Melody/Spring Affair (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1977

NEW 2023 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!

Originally posted December 21, 2010

“Winter Melody” is a song by Donna Summer released as a single in late 1976 from her Four Seasons of Love album. It became a top 30 hit in the UK, where it peaked at #27.

By this time Summer was making her name as the queen of disco music, though this song is a soul ballad. The song represents the “winter” phase of the concept album, and speaks of a woman struggling to come to terms with the fact that her relationship has ended. As with much of Summer’s material at that time (particularly with songs found on her concept albums), the song played for a considerable amount of time (over six minutes), however, the song was edited for its release as a single. “Winter Melody” peaked at #43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

The flip side “Spring Affair” (which represents the “spring” phase of the concept album) tells of the beginning of a new relationship. “Spring Affair” is more than eight minutes long, though it was edited for release as a single. The song peaked at number 15 on Spain’s singles charts and number 3 on Spain’s Radio chart. “Spring Affair” peaked at #43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Winter Melody (Edit) 4:00

SIDE B:
Spring Affair (Edit) 3:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1977 Winter Melody U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #43
1977 Winter Melody U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #24
1977 Spring Affair U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #43
1977 Spring Affair U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #8
1977 Spring Affair U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 100, Casablanca – NBD-100
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the Casablanca LP, “Four Seasons Of Love”

An Oasis Recording

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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:
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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David Bowie – Magic Dance (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

NEW 2023 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!

Originally posted January 16, 2016

“Magic Dance” (also known as “Dance Magic”) is a song written and recorded by the English singer David Bowie for the Jim Henson musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986). It was released as a single in limited markets worldwide in January 1987.

Bowie wrote and recorded five songs for Labyrinth, in which he also starred as Jareth, the king of the goblins. “Magic Dance” was written for a scene in which Jareth and his goblins entertain a crying baby that has been wished away to them by the film’s heroine, Sarah Williams. In the film, Bowie performs the number with Toby Froud as the baby, and 50 puppets and 12 costumed extras as the goblins.

Described as a “simple dance number that’s driven by electric bass and emphatic drums” “Magic Dance” includes song lyrics that refer to the film The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) starring Cary Grant and Shirley Temple, in which the two have a call and reply verse: “You remind me of a man.” “What man?” “The man with the power.” “What power?” “The power of hoodoo.” “Who do?” “You do!”. In “Magic Dance,” “man” is replaced with “babe” and “hoodoo” with “voodoo”. According to Nicholas Pegg, the verse is an “old playground nonsense chant” that was originally popularized by The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.

Bowie performed the baby’s gurgles in the song recording of “Magic Dance”, as backing vocalist Diva Gray’s baby, the intended vocalist, wouldn’t gurgle on the microphone. In the actual scene of the film, baby vocals were dubbed in by a more cooperative infant. During the movie’s production, and in the end credits, the song was referred to as “Dance Magic.”

Magic Dance” is the third track on the Labyrinth soundtrack, released in July 1986 to coincide with the film’s US premiere. In 1987 the song was released on 12″ in limited markets, including the US. A single version was mixed but never released, and an edit of the “Dance Mix” (incorrectly labeled as the ‘single mix’) was released on the New Zealand edition of Best of Bowie (2002). The single was not released commercially in the UK until the digital download version was made available in early 2007.

In 1986, “Magic Dance” peaked at #40 in New Zealand. At the time of Bowie’s death in 2016, “Magic Dance” was the 19th highest selling Bowie song digitally downloaded in the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
Magic Dance (A Dance Mix) 7:15
Producer [Additional], Remix – Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero*

SIDE B:
Magic Dance (Dub) 5:30
Producer [Additional], Remix – Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero*

Within You 3:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-19217
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the motion picture soundtrack “Labyrinth”

Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.