Author: DjPaulT

August 22, 2014

Bruni Pagan – Fantasy (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

Bruni Pagan is a Puert Rican Disco Singer raised in New York City’s Lower East Side. In 1979 Bruni released her first and only album titled “Just Bruni”. The first 12″ single lifted from the album”Fantasy” quickly climbed the US Dance Chart peaking at #7 after spending sixteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Fantasy 8:19
Written-By – Billy Dietrich, Bruni Pagán*, Janet Rosenblatt, Nick Allen (2)

SIDE B:
Don’t Be So Mean (In Your Jeans) 6:33
Written-By – David Cooper (3), Thom Bridwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Fantasy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– AS-11423
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Producer – Al “Smiley” Harrison*, Janet Rosenblatt

NOTES:
Produced for Sound Palace Productions, Inc.
From her album “JUST BRUNI”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 21, 2014

Eurythmics – Right By Your Side (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Right by Your Side” is a song by the British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the second single in the UK from Eurythmics’ third album Touch.

“Right by Your Side” was something of a departure from previous Eurythmics songs, and is an uptempo love song which features a calypso music instrumental backdrop, complete with synthesized steel drum and marimba sounds and a horn section.

“Right by Your Side” became the fourth consecutive Eurythmics single to hit the Top 10 of the UK singles chart during 1983. It also climbed to number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

“Plus Someting Else” is an instrumental/dub mix of the song “Regrets”; this version was included as a bonust track on the 2005 CD remaster of the album Touch. Shemefully the CD version does not include the full outro and is faded out nearly ten seconds early.

SIDE A:
Right By Your Side 12:21

SIDE B:
Right By Your Side (Special Mix) 1:00
Plus Something Else 5:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Right By Your Side	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#29
1983	Right By Your Side	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#32

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PW-13696
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Reggae
Style: Calypso, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Laurence Stevens
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Photography By – Peter Ashworth
Producer – David A. Stewart

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “TOUCH”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 20, 2014

Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Here Comes the Rain Again” is a 1983 song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released as the third single in the UK from the album Touch and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics’ second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Here Comes the Rain Again” hit number eight in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in that country.

SIDE A:
Here Comes The Rain Again (Full Version) 5:09
Arranged By [Strings] – Michael Kayman*
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Producer – David A. Stewart
Strings – British Philharmonic Orchestra, The

SIDE B:
This City Never Sleeps (Live Version) 5:32
Mixed By – Jon Bavin

Paint A Rumour (Long Version) 8:00
Engineer – Jon Bavin
Producer – David A. Stewart

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Here Comes The Rain Again	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1984	Here Comes The Rain Again	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#6
1984	Here Comes The Rain Again	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PW-13726
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
“‘This City Never Sleeps’ Recorded Live at ‘Kibuki Theatre’ San Francisco July `83”
From the LP “TOUCH”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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August 19, 2014

Stevie Nicks – I Can’t Wait (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“I Can’t Wait” is a 1986 song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single released off of her third studio album Rock a Little. The song peaked inside the US top 20 at #16 for two weeks and is one of only four of Nicks’ singles to enter the US Dance charts peaking inside the top 30. It also charted in the UK, reaching #54 in the early months of 1986, her first single to chart there since 1981’s “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”. The song also featured on the charts at the same time as another song of the same title by Nu Shooz, something of a rare incidence.

This UK 12″ contains an extended version of the album track “Rock A Little” although it is not listed as such on the sleeve or record label. This version only appears on European issues of the 12″ single.

SIDE A:
I Can’t Wait (Extended Mix) 6:00
Arranged By – George Black, Rick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
Rock A Little (Extended Version) 5:16
Engineer [Enginered By] – Shelly Yakus

I Can’t Wait (7-Inch Mix) 4:27
Arranged By – George Black, Rick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 12R 6110
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Michael Hodgson (2)
Photography [Photograph] – Tony McGee
Producer [Produced By] – Jimmy Iovine
Programmed By [Programming] – Jamie Sheriff
Written-By – S. Nicks*

NOTES:
Original versions appear on the LP “ROCK A LITTLE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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