Tag: UK 12″

Toni Basil – Time After Time / You Gotta Problem (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

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“Time After Time” is a song originally recorded by Nick Gilder in 1979 for the Chrysalis records album Frequency.

In 1981 “Time After Time” was covered by American singer Toni Basil. It was released as asingle from Basil’s Worg Of Mouth album in Europe and Australia. The single failed to make an impact and did not chart.

The b-side “You Gotta Problem”, is a nearly straight-ahead remake of Devo’s “Pity You”, released just a year before on Devo’s New Traditionalists album.

Music videos were filmed for both “Time After Time” and “You Gotta Problem” and were featured on the Word of Mouth video album released only on VHS in 1981.

SIDE A:
Time After Time 3:41
Written-By – McCullock*, Guilder*

SIDE B:
You Gotta Problem (Special Extended Dance Version) 6:49
Written-By – Mothersbough*

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Radialchoice – TIC 6 12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Co-producer [Producer With] – Trevor Veitch
Producer – Greg Mathieson

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Trans-X – Living On Video (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Trans-X is a Canadian 1980s synth band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are known for their hit song “Living on Video” which charted world wide.

“Living on Video” is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.

SIDE A:
Living On Video (Long Version) 5:55

SIDE B:
Digital World 3:30

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

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Living On Video U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #61

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – POSPX 650
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Daniel Bernier
Written-By – Pascal Languirand, Steve Wyatt (tracks: B)

NOTES:
Made in England.
Original sound recording made by Polydor Int. GmbH (Hamburg).

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
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Taylor Dayne – Prove Your love (House Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

This 12″ is the alternate UK 12″ containing House Mixes of “Prove Your Love” & “Tell It To My Heart” both from Taylor Dayne’s debut album.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second U.S. Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1988, where it peaked at #7. The song spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it became Dayne’s first #1 hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the song was a hit overseas, going to #1 in Switzerland, #4 in Germany and #8 on the UK singles chart.

“Tell It to My Heart” appeared in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 14 November 1987, rising to #39 from #43. Ten weeks later, the single peaked in the number seven spot, during the week of January 23, 1988. The song was on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. In the UK “Tell It To My Heart” reached #3 to be ranked as the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK, one of the best selling singles that didn’t get to number one that year.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (House Mix) 7:25
Engineer, Guitar – Bob Cadway
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi

SIDE B:
Tell It To My Heart (House Of Hearts Mix) 8:34
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Engineer – Bob Cadway

Upon The Journey’s End 3:50
Vocals – Billy T. Scott
Mastered By – Greg Calbi

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #7
Year Single Chart Position
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – 609 966
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Artwork By [Photography] – Gilles Larrain

NOTES:
From the red-hot debut album “Tell It To My Heart”

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Bananarama – Cheers Then (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

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“Cheers Then” is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its third single. The song was the first Bananarama single to be written by group members Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward and also their first ballad release.

Coming off three consecutive top-ten hits, “Cheers Then” peaked at a disappointing number forty-five in the UK singles chart. Fahey said in a 1986 interview about this song, “We started taking our careers seriously after ‘Cheers Then’ bombed. Before then we thought all groups just brought out records and had them go to the top of the charts. It bought us down to reality a bit.”

Even with its relatively low sales, the song is regarded by critics as one of Bananarama’s best recordings . The group’s fortunes would rebound, however, with their UK follow-up single, a cover version of Steam’s “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”.

The B-side, “Girl About Town,” has been issued on CD for the first time on the 2007 UK reissue of Deep Sea Skiving as one of five bonus tracks. However the version used is a slightly longer version (3:31) with an additional 4 bars just before the instrumental break (roughly 1:45 – 1:59).

The music video was a recreation of the musical film The Sound of Music. Filmed in Salzburg, the girls re-enact many of the scenes from the film, including the step-jumping scene for “Do-Re-Mi” and running in the hills, and the gazebo scene. It was directed by Keef for Keefco.

SIDE A:
Cheers Then (Extended Version) 5:19

SIDE B:
Girl About Town (Extended Version) 5:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – NANX 3
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Cover Design] – Peter Barrett
Performer – Keren*, Sarah*, Siobhan*
Photography [Faces] – Bay Hippisley
Photography [Wall] – Nobbly Neil Matthews
Producer – Barry Blue
Written-By – Bananarama

NOTES:
Produced for Bluey Tunes Ltd.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi