Tag: 1983

Mel Brooks ‎– To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Pts. 1&2) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

R E Q U E S T

This is Mel Brooks at his bad taste worst relating the short but spectacular history of the Third Reich. The title is of course lifted from the Shakespeare play Hamlet; it is also the title of the 1983 film which Brooks produced and starred in with his wife, Anne Bancroft. It is actually a remake of a 1942 comedy, which did not of course include a rapping Führer, and neither did the Mel Brooks version; the song did though appear on the soundtrack, and was released as a single with a video reaching number 12 in the UK charts. It includes snatches of the melody of “Deutschland Ueber Alles”, the German national anthem, and the same couplet Brooks contributed to his earlier “Springtime For Hitler”.

Brooks co-wrote the song with the British musician, music journalist and producer Pete Wingfield.

SIDE A:
To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Part 1) 7:43

SIDE B:
To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap) (Instrumental Mix) (Part 2) 7:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – 12 IS 158
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Stage & Screen
Style: Parody, Pop Rap, Disco
Credits: Engineer – Chris Birkett
Illustration – Graham Humphreys
Photography By – Stephen Vaughan (2)
Producer, Arranged By – Pete Wingfield
Written-By – Mel Brooks, Pete Wingfield

NOTES:
Inspired by the film “To Be Or Not To Be”

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Falco – On The Run (Auf Der Flucht) (US 12″)

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“On the Run” (also known as Auf der Flucht) is a 1982 double A-side single by the Austrian musician Falco that was released as a promotional single in France, Canada and the US. It was produced in 1981 in Berlin, Germany, by Robert Ponger. On the other side of the single, there is another song called Maschine brennt, the double a-side single “On the run/Maschine brennt” peaked at number nine in the US Hot Dance Club Play chart.

In European countries (except France), the single wasn’t released as a double A-side, which meant the next single after “Der Kommissar” became “Maschine brennt” instead (that didn’t include “Auf der Flucht”) in case of Falco’s home country Austria.

In Austria and Norway, the song peaked at number four in the official charts. In Finland, it reached number seven, in Germany number ten, in Spain number 34, and in the Netherlands number 49.

SIDE A:
On The Run (Auf Der Flucht) (Specially Remixed Version) 4:33

SIDE B:
Maschine Brennt (Specially Remixed Version) 4:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 On the run/Maschine brennt U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12063
Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Clyde Kaplan
Executive Producer – Robert Ponger
Producer – Falco, Robert Ponger
Remix – Dayle Gloria, Kenn Friedman
Written-By – Falco, R. Ponger*

NOTES:
Original versions from the A&M album “Einzelhaft”
Produced for GIG Records Austria.

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The Sisters Of Mercy – Temple Of Love (UK 7″)

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The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic Rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company. Currently, the band is a touring outfit only.

On 15th October 1983 Temple Of Love entered the UK Independent Charts peaking at #1. After the success of “Temple of Love”, the band signed a contract with major record label WEA.

This 7″ contains the original 1983 version of “Temple Of Love” which has not been released on CD.

SIDE A:
Temple Of Love 3:52

SIDE B:
Heartland 4:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Merciful Release – MR 027
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Goth Rock
Credits: Producer – Andrew Eldritch
Recorded By – Chris Nagle, Richard Scott (2)

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Adam Ant – Puss’N Boots (UK 12″)

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Recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm in the late summer of 1983 with Phil Collins as both drummer and producer, “Puss ‘N’ Boots” was released as a single in October of 1983. It was backed by “Kiss The Drummer”. The A side appeared on his second solo album, Strip. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #5 spot on the U.K. singles chart.

SIDE A:
Puss’N Boots (Extended Version) 5:04
Bass, Vocals, Guitar – Adam*
Drums, Percussion – Phil Collins
Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Guitar – Marco*
Producer – Phil Collins

SIDE B:
Kiss The Drummer (Extended Version) 5:25
Drums – Paris
Engineer – Paris
Guitar, Keyboards – Marco*
Producer – Ant*, Marco*
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion – Adam*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – TA3614
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 24 Oct 1983
Genre: electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Adam Ant, J.B. (19)
Photography By – Alan Ballard*
Written-By – Ant*, Marco*

NOTES:
Phil Collins appears courtesy of Virgin Records
“Puss’N Boots” taken from the forthcoming album “Strip”
“Antmusic For Sex People”

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi