Tag: 12″

February 17, 2016

Natalie Cole – Jump Start (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

R.I.P. Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter, and actress. The daughter of Nat King Cole, she rose to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits “This Will Be”, “Inseparable”, and “Our Love”. After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction, Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album Everlasting and her cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac”. In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable… with Love, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards. She sold over 30 million records worldwide.

On December 31, 2015, Cole died at the age of 65 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, due to congestive heart failure. Natalie we will miss you.

“Jump Start” was the fourth single taken from Natalie Cole’s 1987 studio album “Everlasting”. The single was a top twenty hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #13 on October 13, 1987. “Jump Start” was also a dance hit reaching #28 on September 19, 1987. In the UK the singles peaked at #36.

SIDE A:
Jump Start (Dance Mix) 7:14
Remix – Ellis Jay*

Jump Start (Dub) 7:23
Remix – Ellis Jay*

SIDE B:
Jump Start (Radio Edit) 4:21

More Than The Stars 4:39
Mixed By – Taavi Mote

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Jump Start	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#13
1987	Jump Start	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records ‎– V-56053
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Electro, Soul

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Vincent Calloway
Executive-Producer – Gerry Griffith
Photography By – Moshe Brakha
Producer – Reggie Calloway
Sleeve – Debra Bishop
Written-By – Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “EVERLASTING”

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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 16, 2016

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Everything Will B-Fine (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Everything Will B-Fine” is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam from their 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number nine on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number twenty-two on the Dance chart. The song was their first not to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Everything Will B-Fine (F.F. Remix) 5:25

SIDE B:
F.I.N.E. (Full Force House Jam Mix) 5:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Everything Will B-Fine	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#9
1988	Everything Will B-Fine	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#19
1988	Everything Will B-Fine	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 07584
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, House

CREDITS:
Producer – Full Force
Remix – Full Force, Tony Maserati

NOTES:
From the LP “SPANISH FLY”

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

February 15, 2016

Erasure – Sometimes (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Sometimes” is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in October 1986 as their fourth single overall.

After three commercial flops from their debut album Wonderland, “Sometimes” became Erasure’s first bona fide hit, peaking at number one in South Africa, number two in their native United Kingdom and in Germany, and becoming a huge international hit. The song became Erasure’s second Top 5 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it charted alongside “It Doesn’t Have to Be” and peaked at number four.

Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, “Sometimes” typifies the Erasure “sound” — an uptempo, dance-oriented pop tune accentuated by Clarke’s analogue synthesizers and Bell’s lyrics about being in love. The music video showcases Erasure on a building rooftop — Clarke playing an acoustic guitar and Bell singing — as they weave through white sheets hanging from a laundry line; near the end of the video rain starts to fall on the duo.

“Sometimes” spent seventeen weeks in the UK singles chart — the duo’s longest chart run for a single in that country — and was included on Erasure’s second album The Circus, released six months later in March 1987.

SIDE A:
Sometimes (Shiver Mix) 5:50
Remix [Uncredited] – Rico Conning

Sometimes (Extended Mix) 7:30
Edited By – Joseph Watt
Remix – Rico Conning

SIDE B:
It Doesn’t Have To Be (The Boop Oopa Doo Mix) 7:13
Remix [Uncredited] – Phil Harding

Sexuality (Private Mix) 5:56
Remix – Rico Conning

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Sometimes	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4
1987	Sometimes	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20614, Sire ‎– 9 20614-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Flood
Written-By – Clarke/Bell

NOTES:
Tracklist of Side A is incorrectly identified on back cover and center labels as:
A1 Sometimes (Extended Mix)
A2 Sometimes (Shiver Mix)

“Sometimes (Extended Mix)” is a longer version of the “Shiver Mix”.

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

February 12, 2016

Feargal Sharkey – Loving You (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Happy Valentine’s Day Weekend

“Loving You” is pop vocalist Feargal Sharkey’s second single as a solo artist, released in 1985. The single’s two tracks did not feature on Sharkey’s self-titled 1985 debut album Feargal Sharkey.

The B-side for the single, “Is This An Explanation?” was exclusive to the single, written by Sharkey and Jo Callis who was a member of popular band The Human League. The A-side was also written by Sharkey and Callis.

The single peaked in the UK at #26 for a total of 11 weeks, where Sharkey’s previous debut single “Listen to Your Father” peaked at #23.

The A-side featured Queen’s percussionist Roger Taylor on additional drums and synths. Taylor also produced the A-side along with David Richards whilst Sharkey produced the B-side. Richards has also worked with Queen and David Bowie.

A promotional music video was created for the single. Sharkey also performed the song on the popular UK music show Top of the Pops.

SIDE A:
Loving You (Extended Version)
Producer – Dave Richards*, Roger Taylor

SIDE B:
Is This An Explanation?
Producer – Feargal Sharkey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 601 886, Virgin ‎– 601 886-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Caryn Gough
Photography By – Richard Haughton
Written-By – Sharkey*, Callis*

NOTES:
Printed In Western Germany

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