Breakfast Club – Never Be The Same (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Never Be The Same” is a 1987 single released by American group Breakfast Club taken from their self titled debut album. The group was formed in New York in the late 1970s, and went through several line-ups including one in which Madonna was the drummer.

“Never Be The Same” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on October 24, 1987 spending eleven weeks on the survey peaking at #8. In the UK “Never Be The Same” reached #9 on the UK Singles chart in December 1987.

SIDE A:
Never Be The Same (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:45

SIDE B:
Never Be The Same (The Club Dub) 8:38
Never Be The Same (The Breakfast Beats) 4:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Never Be The Same	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23797
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Junior Vasquez, Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Michael Verdick, Stephen Bray
Remix , Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – D. Gilroy*, S. Bray*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the “BREAKFAST CLUB” Album

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

September 23, 2014

Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“(I Just) Died in Your Arms” is the debut single by English band Cutting Crew released in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at number-one in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland. It was produced by Terry Brown and mixed at Utopia Studios by Tim Palmer.

First released in Britain, the song peaked at #4 on the UK charts in August 1986. Upon its release in the United States, the previously unknown band’s debut single shot to number one on May 2, 1987, and stayed there for two weeks. It also reached #4 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #24 on Billboard’s Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and (in a remix version) #37 on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. The song spent three weeks at #1 in Canada.

SIDE A:
(I Just) Died In Your Arms (Remix) 6:43
Producer – Cutting Crew, John Jansen, Terry Brown
Remix – Tim Palmer
Written-By – N.Eede*

SIDE B:
For The Longest Time 4:33
Producer – Cutting Crew
Written-By – K. MacMichael*, N.Eede*

(I Just) Died In Your Arms 4:45
Mixed By – Tim Palmer
Producer – Cutting Crew, John Jansen, Terry Brown
Written-By – N.Eede*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	(I Just) Died In Your Arms	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	(I Just) Died In Your Arms	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#4
1987	(I Just) Died In Your Arms	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Siren Records (8) ‎– SIREN 21-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jul 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Illustration – Paul Schofield (2)

NOTES:
From The LP “BROADCAST”
B-side tracks listed in incorrect order on sleeve.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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September 22, 2014

New Order – Everythings Gone Green (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Everything’s Gone Green” is the third single by the English alternative rock/electronic band New Order. It was released in December 1981 and reached number three on the UK Independent Singles chart, number twenty-nine on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles chart and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

As usual per New Order and Joy Division’s releases, the recording date and location of the music is not disclosed on the original sleeve. The single was originally released in Belgium on Factory Benelux and bears the catalogue number FBN-8. The single was later released in New Zealand in 1982 and was made available in the UK through import copies. The artwork was designed by Peter Saville with computer graphics on the cover designed by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.

SIDE A:
Everythings Gone Green 5:31

SIDE B:
Cries And Whispers 3:25
Mesh 3:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Everythings Gone Green	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#34

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory Benelux ‎– FBNL 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: Dec 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Electro

CREDITS:
Producer – Martin Hannett
Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
First Edition 12″
Recorded in U.K.
Made in BNL.

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September 19, 2014

Styx – Mr. Roboto (Edited Version) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on September 21, 2011. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time using the Ortofon Super OM 30 stylus!

“Mr. Roboto” is a song written by Dennis DeYoung and performed by the band Styx on their 1983 concept album Kilroy Was Here. In Canada, where they were always more popular than in their native U.S., it went to #1 on the RPM national singles chart, becoming their third single to top the charts in that country (following “Babe” in 1979-80 and “The Best of Times” in 1981). In the U.S., it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their first notable hit there since “Too Much Time on My Hands” in 1981. Mr. Roboto is one of Styx’s most popular songs.

The song tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy (ROCK), in the rock opera Kilroy Was Here. The song is performed by Kilroy (as played by keyboardist Dennis DeYoung), a rock and roll performer who was placed in a futuristic prison for “rock and roll misfits” by the anti-rock-and-roll group the Majority for Musical Morality (MMM) and its founder Dr. Everett Righteous (played by guitarist James Young). The Roboto is a model of robot which does menial jobs in the prison. Kilroy escapes the prison by overpowering a Roboto prison guard and hiding inside its emptied-out metal shell. When Jonathan Chance finally meets Kilroy, at the very end of the song, Kilroy unmasks and says, I’m Kilroy! Kilroy!, ending the song.

The robot-like catchphrase was created with a vocoder. The song heavily features the Oberheim OB-Xa and PPG Wave synthesizers.

Stan Winston designed the Roboto costume and mask, which is displayed prominently on the cover of the album Kilroy Was Here. The track was released as the first single from the album at the last minute instead of “Don’t Let It End” at the request of A&M Records.

This US 12″ promo contains the “Edited Version” on both sides.

SIDE A:
Mr. Roboto (Edited Version) 4:44

SIDE B:
Mr. Roboto (Edited Version) 4:44

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Mr. Roboto	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1983	Mr. Roboto	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-17224
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Written-By: Dennis DeYoung

NOTES:
Promotion Copy – Not For Sale
From the A&M album “KILROY WAS HERE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi