Tag: US

June 15, 2016

King – Love & Pride (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Love & Pride” is the debut single by Coventry band King, produced by Richard James Burgess from their first studio album Steps in Time (1984). It was released in August 1984 and reached a chart ranking of #84 on the UK Singles Chart in May. When the group performed the song on Saturday morning television towards the end of the year, the single was re-released and became a hit in early 1985, reaching number two in the charts for three consecutive weeks and only being held off the top spot by “I Know Him So Well”, a duet by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson for the musical Chess. It later climbed to a peak of number 55 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985. Richard James Burgess remixed the single several times for B-sides and 12 inch versions and these fueled the international club success of the single and subsequent album, Steps in Time. The dance mixes of “Love & Pride” pushed it to a peak position of seventeen on the American dance charts. In this song a Prophet 5 synthesizer is used.

SIDE A:
Love & Pride (Extended Mix) 6:14

SIDE B:
Love & Pride (Dub Mix) 4:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Love & Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#55
1984	Love & Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49 05236, Epic ‎– 49-05236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Nick Knight
Producer, Remix – Richard James Burgess
Written-By –M. Roberts*, P. King*

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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 9, 2016

Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Originally posted July 4, 2012

“Holiday Road” is a 1983 single written and recorded by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The song was featured in the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation and was played during the opening titles. The song was also used in the sequels National Lampoon’s European Vacation and Vegas Vacation. The song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983.

SIDE A:
Holiday Road 2:11

SIDE B:
Holiday Road 2:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Holiday Road	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-2055
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll

CREDITS:
Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Written-By – Lindsey Buckingham

NOTES:
From the Warner Bros. album “National Lampoons Vacation” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Promotional copy not for sale.
Same track appears on both sides.

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

June 3, 2016

Company B – Full Circle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single released by American freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma. The single debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on August 8, 1986 peaking at #5 after eleven weeks on the survey. The single was taken from the trio’s self titled debut album.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Vocal / Club Version) 7:48

SIDE B:
Full Dub-El (Dub Version) 6:48
Full Circle (Vocal / Radio Edit) 4:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Engineer – Ish*, Ron Albert
Management – Bob Gordon (6), John Kaye (2)
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Ish*

NOTES:
Special remix of Atlantic LP “Company B”

Mixed at Audio Vision, Miami, Fla.

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

June 2, 2016

Ish – I Could Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Could Love You” is a single by Ish professionally known as Ish Ledesma a Miami based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Ledesma has fronted, written for, or produced hits for the bands Foxy, Oxo, and Company B. Both Oxo and Company B were one-hit wonders in the US, with respective hits “Whirly Girl” and “Fascinated”; Foxy released several albums and singles, including the number one R&B hit “Get Off”.

In 1986 Ish released his second solo album “On This Corner” produced by Keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man John Robie. “I Could Love You” was the second single taken from the album but failed to have any chart impact dwespite getting heavy club play.

SIDE A:
I Could Love You (Club Mix) 6:02
Don’t Stop Now (Dub) 3:53

SIDE B:
I Could Love You (Rhythm Version) 5:03
Scream For Daddy (Dub) 3:35
Toot Toot Too Doot (Dub) 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20493
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Robie
Remix – Dan Joseph (2), Ish Ledesma

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