Debbie Gibson – Out Of The Blue (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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REQUEST

“Out of the Blue” is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released as a single in January 1988, “Out of the Blue” gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching number three in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at number nineteen.

SIDE A:
Out Of The Blue (Club Mix) 5:50
Out Of The Blue (Bonus Beats) 4:20

SIDE B:
Out Of The Blue (Drumappella) 4:05
Out Of The Blue (Dub Version) 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#16
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86621
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Keyboards [Additional] – Bobby Khozouri
Keyboards [Emulator Solo] – Andy Marvel
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Executive Producer: Broadbeard Productions, Inc.
Remixed for Small Wonders Productions, Inc.
Remixed at Sound Track Studios/NYC
Edited for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc.

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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

April 8, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Only In My Dreams (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

REQUEST

“Only in My Dreams” is the debut single for American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. The song was written by Gibson herself in 1984, two years before she recorded The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 5, 1987 peaking at #4. In the UK “Only In My Dreams” debuted on the UK singles chart on December 9, 1987 only peaking at #54.

SIDE A:
Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix / Vocal) 6:34
Only In My Dreams (Percapella / Vocal) 3:29

SIDE B:
Only In My Dreams (Dreamix) 4:18
Only In My Dreams (Hearthrob Beats) 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#31
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9322T, Atlantic ‎– 786 744-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Debbie Gibson, Fred Zarr
Engineer [Mixing] – ‘Doc’ Dougherty*
Engineer [Recording] – Don Feinberg
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Mastered By – Herbie (Pump) Powers*
Producer – Fred Zarr
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – Deborah Gibson*

NOTES:
From the debut album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

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

April 7, 2016

Machinations – No Say In It (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

RWQUEST

“No Say In It” is a song by Australian synth-pop band Machinations. The song was lifted from the bands second full length album Big Music. “No Say In It” reached #14 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in September 1984.

“No Say In It (Mendelsohn’s Played Mix)” is exclusive to the Australian release. As a bonus track I included “5 Minutes Black” which was included as the b-side of the US and Canada releases of “No Say In It”.

SIDE A:
No Say In It (Machinations Cut Mix) 8:23
Remix – Guy Gray, Machinations

SIDE B:
No Say In It (Mendelsohn’s Played Mix) 7:10
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn

5 Minutes Black 3:32
Engineer – Alan Wright

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good Plus

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: White Label Records ‎– X 13169
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Guy Gray
Producer – Julian D. Mendelsohn*
Written-By – Machinations

NOTES:
Written on release: “Produced by a small cuddly Australian called Julian D. Mendelsohn.”

Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 6, 2016

John Waite – Missing You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

REQUEST

“Missing You” is a song co-written and recorded by English musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album No Brakes. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of 22 September 1984, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Original MTV personality Nina Blackwood said in the book VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave that Waite had written the song about her. She later told the Tampa Bay Times that Waite confirmed this to her after the book’s publication.

SIDE A:
Missing You (Extended Version) 7:03

SIDE B:
For Your Love 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#27
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7833
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Gary Hellman (tracks: A)
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Stiger (tracks: A)
Mixed By – John Luongo (tracks: A)
Producer – David Thoener, Gary Gersh
Producer, Written-By – John Waite
Written-By – Chas Sandford (tracks: A), Curly Smith (tracks: B), Donnie Nossov (tracks: B), Gary Myricktracks: B), Mark Leonard (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Special version from the LP “NO BRAKES”

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