Tag: US

June 1, 2016

Phil Fearon – Ain’t Nothing But a House Party (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” is a 1986 single by English record producer Phil Fearon. He was the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the 1980s band Galaxy. “Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” was mixed by Pete Hammond and produced by Stock / Aitken / Waterman. In the Uk the single peaked at #60, in the US it reached #41 on the Billboard dance chart and #92 R&B.

SIDE A:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (Raise The Roof Mix) 7:20

SIDE B:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (7″ Edit) 3:23

Burning All My Bridges 3:30
Engineer – Mark McGuire

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#41
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#92

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cooltempo ‎– 4V9 43096, Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43096
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Mix Master Pete Hammond
Photography By – Mike Prior (2)
Producer – Stock / Aitken / Waterman*

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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

May 27, 2016

Spider – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit rock song, written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight. The song was originally recorded in 1981 by American rock band Spider with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. Holly Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for various artists and later formed Device. “Better Be Good To Me” later became a hit for Tina Turner in 1984.

Spider’s version was taken from their second album Between the Lines and features Amanda Blue on lead vocals.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Long Version) 7:24
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn

SIDE B:
I Love 3:11
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – A. Fig*

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Dreamland Records ‎– DLSPX 11
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
From the LP “BETWEEN LINES”

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

May 26, 2016

Two Minds Crack – Cry Cry Cry (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

A highly recommended new wave/synth-pop single from a really underated band.

“Cry Cry Cry” is a 1986 new wave/synth-pop pop single by Two Minds Crack formed in Port Talbot, Wales in 1980 by Kevin Jones, Mark Davies and Pete Martin. The band released several singles and one studio album “The Victory Parade”. The band were unable to have any chart success and were eventually dropped by their label Sire Records in 1988 just as the band were planning to record a second album. Shortly after, the band fell into obscurity and disbanded.

As a bonus track I have added the “Instrumental 7 Inch” which I lifted from the Uk 12″.

SIDE A:
Cry Cry Cry (Club Mix) 6:24
Cry Cry Cry (Instrumental) 6:00

SIDE B:
Cry Cry Cry (Extended Version) 6:24
Now The Love Has Gone 4:48

BONUS TRACK:
Cry Cry Cry (Instrumental 7 Inch) 3:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20542
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Engineer – Simon Humphrey
Producer – Dave Hewson*

NOTES:
Original versions available on “THE VICTORY PARADE”

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

May 18, 2016

Madhouse – 6 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Madhouse is a jazz fusion band from Minneapolis that was created by Prince.

“6” was the first and only single to be released from Madhouse’s first album 8. It was released one week before the album, marking the first official release of any kind by Madhouse.

The single also contained an edit and an extended version of Six, as well as a non-album track, Six And ½. As with the accompanying album, the single’s name is written numerically (6), while the title track is written in full (Six), although the extended version (6 (End Of The World Mix)) is written numerically.

The single failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart, number 14 on the Billboard Crossover 30 Chart and number 24 on the 12-inch Singles Sales Chart.

SIDE A:
6 (End Of The World Mix) 6:12

SIDE B:
Six 3:37
Six And 1/2 2:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	6	U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 9 20608-0 A, Paisley Park ‎– 0-20608
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 14 Jan 1987
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk, Funk

CREDITS:
Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography By – Richard Litt
Recorded By, Mixed By – Susan Rogers
Written-By – Madhouse

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