Tag: UK

July 7, 2016

Phil Thornalley – So This Is Love (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“So This Is Love” is a single by English songwriter-producer Phil Thornalley. He is perhaps best known for co-writing (with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven) the Ednaswap song “Torn” (made famous by Natalie Imbruglia’s cover version) and the number one hits “Mama Do”, “Boys and Girls” and “Cry Me Out” for Pixie Lott. He has produced for The Cure and was their bass player for eighteen months. He was also a member of the English pop band Johnny Hates Jazz from 1988 to 1992.

I addition Thornalley remixed singles for Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Psychedelic Furs and Cyndi Lauper.

In 1983 “So This Is Love” was released as a one-off single on RIVA Records in Australia and the UK, the single failed to chart.

SIDE A:
So This Is Love (Extended Mix) 5:12
Last Too Long 2:22

SIDE B:
So This Is Love (Instrumental Mix) 4:03
So This Is Love (System Mix) 3:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Riva (2) ‎– RIVA 41T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Mixed By – Phil Thornalley
Producer – Phil Thornalley

NOTES:
Recorded and Mixed at RAK Studios
Art Direction and Design – Martin Brown
Photography – Ashworth
Stylist – Suzanne Rose

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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 Removal: Manual
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

June 28, 2016

UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Originally posted April 11, 2010

“Don’t Break My Heart” was the second single taken from UB40’s sixth studio album “Baggariddim” released in September 1985. The single was the follow up to the massive hit “I Got You Babe”. “Don’t Break My Heart” failed to chart in the US but peaked at #3 in the UK, #8 Ireland, #13 New Zealand and #37 in Australia.

SIDE A:
Don’t Break My Heart (12″ Version) 7:20

SIDE B:
Mek Ya Rok (12″ Version) 6:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DEP International ‎– DEP 22-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Alan Caves, John Shaw, Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*
Producer – Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*, UB40
Tape Op – Nicks Phipps*
Words By, Music By – UB40

NOTES:
Produced at The Abbatoir, Birmingham.
Manufactured in the UK

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

June 27, 2016

UB40 – If It Happens Again (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Originally posted March 26, 2010

“If It Happens Again” is a song and single written and performed by British group, UB40. It was featured on their album Geffery Morgan and was released in 1984 reaching #9, on the UK charts, staying for eight weeks. It also made #9 on the Irish charts and #8 on the Dutch charts.

The song was written as the group’s response to Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party’s victory in the 1983 UK election. It contains the lines “If it happens again I’m leaving, I’ll pack my things and go… I won’t say I told you so” and is considered a protest song of the time.

SIDE A:
If It Happens Again (Dance Mix) 6:25

SIDE B:
Nkomo A Go-Go (Dance Mix) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DEP International ‎– DEP 11-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Music By, Lyrics By – UB40
Producer – Howard Gray, UB40
Producer [Assistant] – Ray’Pablo’Falconer*

NOTES:
From the forthcoming album “Geffery Morgan…”

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

June 24, 2016

Tracie Spencer – Symptoms Of True Love (PWL Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

REQUEST

“Symptoms of True Love” is the second single from Tracie Spencer’s self-titled debut album. The single was released in 1988. It was written by German composer team Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber. Unlike her first single (which was a ballad), this song was an uptempo club/dance track. The theme of the song focuses on Spencer discovering that she is suffering from “symptoms of true love” and lists the causes.

“Symptoms of True Love” was Tracie’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 38. On the Hot Black Singles chart, it peaked at a respectable number 11.

SIDE A:
Symptoms Of True Love (PWL Remix) 7:11
Remix – Pete Hammond*

SIDE B:
Symptoms Of True Love (Piano Dub) 5:06
Remix, Producer [Additional Productions] – David Todd

Symptoms Of True Love (Instrumental) 4:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Symptoms Of True Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#38
1988	Symptoms Of True Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#11
1988	Symptoms Of True Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 060-20 2789 6, EMI Electrola ‎– 060-20 2789 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Euro House

CREDITS:
Executive-producer – Stan Plesser, Wayne Edwards (2)
Photography By – Dennis Keeley (2)
Producer – Ron ‘Have Mercy’ Kersey*
Written-By – F. Weber, I. Klarmann*

NOTES:
Side A:
Remixed for PWL

Side B:
B1: Additional Production & Remixed for Watchout Productions, Inc.

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