Tag: UK

February 26, 2016

U2 – Night & Day (UK Ltd. Edition 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Night and Day” is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter’s most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists.

In 1990 Irish band U2 recorded the song for the compilation album Red Hot + Blue the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. The Red Hot series was dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.

U2 released the song as a promotional 12″ single in the UK limited to only 5000 numbered copies.

SIDE A:
Night & Day (Twilight Remix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Night & Day (Steel String Remix) 7:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– RHB 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS :
Engineer [Remix] – Ciaran Byrne*, Mary Kettle, Sean Leonard
Producer – The Edge, Paul Barrett
Remix, Producer [Remix] – Youth
Written-By – Cole Porter

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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

February 24, 2016

Matt Bianco – Good Times (UK 12″)

strong>BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Good Times” is a single released on August 15, 1988 by UK band Matt Bianco. “Good Times” was the second single taken from the band’s third studio album Indigo. The single spent five weeks on the UK singles chart peaking at #55. The single did not chart in the US.

SIDE A:
Good Times (New Long Version) 7:14

SIDE B:
Tumbao (Long Version) 6:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– YZ302T, WEA ‎– 247739-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 15 Aug 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Producer – Mark Fisher, Mark Reilly
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Ian Curnow
Remix – Phil Harding

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

February 11, 2016

AC/DC – Who Made Who (Special Collectors Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted April 2, 2011

“Who Made Who” is a single by the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their 1986 album, Who Made Who. It was one of only three new tracks on Who Made Who, because the album is not only a soundtrack to Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, but a compilation album featuring tracks from previous albums.

In the UK the single peaked at #16. In the US “Who Made Who” did not make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 but did chart at #23 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in May 1986.

SIDE A:
Who Made Who (Special Collectors Mix) 4:48
Engineer – Roy Cicala, Tom Swift

SIDE B:
Guns For Hire (Live Version) 5:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Who Made Who	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9425T, Atlantic ‎– 786 819-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 12 May 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mixdown Engineer] – Sam Horsburgh Jnr..
Photography By – George Bodnar
Producer – Harry Vanda & George Young*
Written-By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young

NOTES:
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

February 1, 2016

David Bowie – Time Will Crawl (Dance Crew Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Time Will Crawl” is the second track on David Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down and was issued as the second single from the album. The single was a minor hit, breaking into the top 10 charts in the US.

This is the UK release of the 12″ which includes European only mixes of “Time Will Crawl” by Chris Lord Alge. Rumour has it that this 12″ was deleted after five days of it’s initial release in 1987.

SIDE A:
Time Will Crawl (Dance Crew Mix) 5:34
Remix – Chris Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
Time Will Crawl (Dub) 5:15

Girls (Japanese Version) 4:01
Written-By – Erdal Kizilcay

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION
Label: EMI America ‎– 12EAX 237
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – David Bowie, David Richards
Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
Album version appears on “Never Let Me Down”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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