Charles B. – Lack Of Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Lack Of Love” is an acid house single by Charles B who hails from Chicago and is known as The Grave Digger due to his spiritual and religious background and his ability to sing in descantes. Well known in the gay scene, Charles B. wrote his own songs by singing them to musical accomplices like Adonis.

The record was produced by acid house pioneer Adonis who made his name with the classic 1986 tracks “No Way Back” and “We’re Rockin Down The House”.

The “heiy” vocal sample comes from “In the Morning Time” by Tramaine originally, from ’86. The “Heiy” sample is actually the “Ha” syllable of a vocal “Sing Hallelujah”, messed around with a bit. “Sing Hallelujah” vocal from “In the Morning Time” was also sampled as the main refrain in Dr Alban’s “Sing Hallelujah”.

“Lack Of Love” was the only single ever released by Charles B..

SIDE A:
Lack Of Love (Club Mix) 6:20
Remix [Mixed By] – Mark Saunders

Lack Of Love (Ivory Mix) 5:04
Engineer – Gary Wilkinson

SIDE B:
Lack Of Love (Garage Mix) 5:03
Remix [Mixed By] – Mike Cameron*, Troy Patterson

Lack Of Love (Garage Dub) 4:41
Remix [Mixed By] – Mike Cameron*, Troy Patterson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Desire Records ‎– 873 163-1, PolyGram ‎– 873 163-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House, Deep House, Garage House

CREDITS:
Producer – Adonis
Written-By – Adonis, Charles B

NOTES:
Printed in USA.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

July 6, 2017

Royalty – Baby Gonna Shake (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Baby Gonna Shake” is a 1989 single by Royalty a family band from Los Angeles. Produced and written by Stephen Bray (of Madonna/Breakfast Club fame). The group released one album Rich And famous in 1987.

The b-sdie is an instrumental performed by Stewart Copeland drummer for the English band The Police. Both tracks are featured on the Vestron Pictures motion picture soundtrack “Earth Girls Are Easy”.

SIDE A:
Baby Gonna Shake (12″ Vocal) 6:42
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Performed By – Royalty

Baby Gonna Shake (Bonus Beats) 4:40
Performed By – Royalty

SIDE B:
Baby Gonna Shake (Radio Edit) 5:06
Edited By – Greg Royal
Performed By – Royalty

Baby Gonna Shake (Dub) 4:33
Performed By – Royalty

Throb (LP Version) 2:10
Producer, Written-By – Stewart Copeland
Performed By – Stewart Copeland

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-21200
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Programmed By – Bruce Forest (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Peter Schwartz (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Remix – Bruce Forest (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Frank Heller (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Written-By – Linda Mallah (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)

NOTES:
From the Sire/Reprise album and Vestron Pictures film EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY

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June 30, 2017

Men At Work – Everything I Need (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi”

Originally posted February 24, 2011

“Everything I Need” was a single released in 1985 by the Australian group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay and the recording was produced by Hay with keyboardist Greg Ham. The song appeared on the group’s album Two Hearts.

The tune has a bouncy, midtempo pop/rock feel, and is marked by a loud, thwacking drum rhythm and a prominent slide guitar solo.

“Everything I Need” was not a major hit. It peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was in fact to be the last Men at Work single to make the U.S. charts.

SIDE A:
Everything I Need (Extended Version) 4:33
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

SIDE B:
Everything I Need (Single Version) 3:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Everything I Need	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#47
1985	Everything I Need	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 05216
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By – John Dickson
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain , Colin Hay , Greg Ham
Producer – Colin Hay , Greg Ham
Written-By – C. Hay*

NOTES:
From the Men At Work album “TWO HEARTS”

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June 28, 2017

Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi”

“I Should Be So Lucky” is a song performed by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). Released on 29 December 1987 by Mushroom Records and PWL Records, the song became a worldwide breakthrough hit; its now-iconic image of Minogue on the front cover was shot by David Levine. The song was well received by music critics.

The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue, and they went on to produce Minogue’s first four studio albums. “I Should Be So Lucky” was an international hit, reaching number one in several countries including Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany, as well as making the US Billboard Hot 100 top 30.

SIDE A:
I Should Be So Lucky (Original Dance Mix) 6:04

SIDE B:
I Should Be So Lucky (Dance Remix) 6:10
I Should Be So Lucky (Instrumental) 3:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	I Should Be So Lucky	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#28
1988	I Should Be So Lucky	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20914
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman*

NOTES:
From the album “KYLIE”

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