Tag: 12″

John Adams – Strip This Heart (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

 

“Strip This Heart” was the second solo single released by British former Private Lives lead vocalist John Adams from his only studio LP “Strong”. The sophist-pop track was released by A&M Records in the USA but failed to chart. Adams released one more single after “Strip This Heart” before disappearing into music obscurity.

David Cole of C + C Music Factory plays keyboards on the track with Frank Heller, and Bruce Forest on Engineer/Remix duty.

SIDE A:
Strip This Heart (12″ Version) 8:10
Strip This Heart (Bonus Beat) 4:13

SIDE B:
Strip This Heart (7″ Version Edit) 3:28
Strip This Heart (LA 7″ Version) 3:45
Strip This Heart (Dub) 4:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12241
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Downtempo

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Different tracklist between labels and rear cover: track Precious One’, displayed on cover, is not available on record.

From the LP “STRONG”

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Red Box – For America (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“For America” is a 1986 single recorded by British pop group founded by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. The song was taken from their debut LP The Circle & the Square.

During this period the group found themselves at odds with their record company regarding what it perceived as a lack of mainstream appeal in their choice of material, despite the success of of their previous single “Lean on Me” in the UK and Europe.

Toulson-Clarke responded to WEA’s request for something to appeal to American radio with the sardonic “For America”, which criticized what he saw as the style-over-content approach of the American media, as well as alluding to American military involvement in Grenada and Nicaragua. The song was not a hit in the United States, though it did outsell “Lean on Me” worldwide, reaching number one in six countries and the top ten in several others including the UK, where it spent twelve weeks in the chart peaking at number ten.

SIDE A:
For America (Bazooka Mix) 6:00
Mixed By – Red Box
Mixed By [Mixmaster] – Phil Harding
Producer – David Motion

SIDE B:
Ain’t Got No..I Got Life (From The Musical HAIR) 2:52
Arranged By – The Famous 6
Engineer – Chris Baylis
Producer – Red Box

R’n A 4:02
Engineer – Chris Baylis
Producer – Red Box

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – YZ84T, Sire – 248583/0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From The Circle & the Square

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Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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David Knopfler – Shockwave (Germany 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Shockwave” is a 1985 single by British musician David Knopfler taken from his second solo album “Behind The Lines” after leaving Dire Straits.

He was born in Scotland, but raised in Blyth, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band in 1980 during the recording of their third album, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist.

“Shockwave” did not chart, and there was no music video released for the song. The single was only released in Germany and the U.K.

This 12″ was pressed on Blue Transparent vinyl.

SIDE A:
Shockwave (Special Mix) 6:16
Written-By – B. Roberts, D. Knopfler, H. R. Schade*

SIDE B:
Sunset 3:33
The Missing Book 4:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Intercord – INT 125.231
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Blue Transparent
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Engineered at Hermes Studio, Kamen, W. Germany.

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Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 (86 Remix) (Europe 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“25 or 6 to 4” is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the Rock band Chicago. It was originally recorded in 1969 for their second album, Chicago, with Peter Cetera on lead vocals.

An updated version of “25 or 6 to 4” was recorded for the 1986 album Chicago 18 with James Pankow listed as co-writer, and new band member Jason Scheff on lead vocals. It featured two verses instead of three. The single reached number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Single’s Chart. This version was also used as the B-side for the band’s next single in 1986, “Will You Still Love Me?”

The music video for the 1986 remake won an American Video Award, in the Best Cinematography category, for Bobby Byrne.

SIDE A:
25 Or 6 To 4 (86 Remix) 4:12
Written-By – James Pankow, Robert Lamm

SIDE B:
One More Day 4:14
Written-By – Carmen Grillo, James Pankow

Hard Habit To Break 4:08
Written-By – J. Parker, S. Kipner

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 25 Or 6 To 4 (86 Remix) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #48

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 920 565-0, Full Moon – 920 565-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf

From the Chicago 18 Album on Warner Bros. Records

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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
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