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The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Love My Way” is a song by English band The Psychedelic Furs. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from their third studio album Forever Now. Written by the four members of the group and produced by Todd Rundgren (who also played marimba on the song), the song reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand, top 30 in Australia and the top 50 in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Frontman of the group Richard Butler had a specific audience in mind when he penned the lyrics to this song. He explained himself thus in an interview with Creem in 1982: “It’s basically addressed to people who are f–ked up about their sexuality, and says ‘Don’t worry about it.’ It was originally written for gay people.”

Released in 1982, “Love My Way” peaked at number nine in New Zealand, where it spent 21 weeks on the chart. The song peaked at number 42 in the UK and number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number 30 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart and number 40 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.

British filmmaker Tim Pope directed the official music video for “Love My Way” in 1982, and it was placed in regular rotation on MTV.

The single was released in the UK with the non-album B-side, “Aeroplane.” In the US, the B-side was changed to a different non-album track, “I Don’t Want to Be Your Shadow”.

The song is featured in the 1983 film Valley Girl and appears on the soundtracks of the 1998 film The Wedding Singer, the 2017 film Call Me by Your Name (where its appearance inspired a major surge in streaming popularity).

SIDE A:
Love My Way 3:33

SIDE B:
Aeroplane (Dance Mix) 5:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1982 Love My Way U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #44
1982 Love My Way U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #30
1982 Love My Way U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #40

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– A13 2549
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Arranged By – The Psychedelic Furs
Producer – Todd Rundgren
Written-By – Ashton*, Butler*, Butler*, Ely*

NOTES:
Made in England

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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Dare – Abandon (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Abandon” was the first single taken from taken from the debut album “Out of the Silence” by British rock band DARE fronted by Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton.

“Abandon” spent five weeks on the U.K. singles chart peaking at #71 on August 10, 1989.

SIDE A:
Abandon (Extended Remix) 6:24
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn

The Last Time 3:30

SIDE B:
Abandon (Remix) 4:18
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn

Precious 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 519
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, AOR

CREDITS:
Photography By – Andrew Catlin
Producer – Dare (2) (tracks: 2,4), Larry Klein (tracks: 1,3), Mike Shipley (tracks: 1,3)

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NOTES:
From the LP “Out of the Silence”

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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Wang Chung – Don’t Be My Enemy (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Don’t Be My Enemy” is a single by Wang Chung. It was the first single from the album Points on the Curve in the UK, where it reached #92 in late 1983. In the US, it was released as the third single from the album, and reached #86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in late 1984.

SIDE A:
Don’t Be My Enemy (Ticking Groover Mix) 8:55

SIDE B:
The Waves (Instrumental) 4:35
Don’t Be My Enemy 3:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Don’t Be My Enemy U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #86
1983 Don’t Be My Enemy U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #29
1983 Don’t Be My Enemy U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– TA 3529, CBS ‎– TA 3529
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum

NOTES:
From the LP “POINTS ON THE CURVE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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

Falco – Jeanny (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Jeanny“ is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, released in December 1985 as the third single from his third studio album Falco 3 (1985). It was written and composed by Falco and Rob and Ferdi Bolland, who also produced the song.

It was the third song released as a single out of the album in 1986. Controversial due to its lyrics, it nonetheless became a number one hit in numerous European countries.

In 2008 the song re-entered the Austrian Single Charts.

The song is about a relationship between a man and a woman named Jeanny.

At the time when it reached number one, critics said that the song glorifies rape. German TV and radio personality Thomas Gottschalk made various negative remarks and called the song “rubbish”. An outcry in German language markets caused the song to be banned by some radio broadcasters or played with a preceding warning by others.

Falco argued that it is about the musings of a stalker.

The part of the “news flash” in the track is spoken by German newsreader Wilhelm Wieben.

Several feminist associations called for a boycott of the song. Some TV and radio stations in West Germany agreed and didn’t play the song “for ethical reasons”, while others just played it on their charts shows. In East Germany the song was not on air and playing it in dance clubs was prohibited.

There were also demands to prohibit the song in West Germany, but officials denied the application in April 1986. This angered news presenter Dieter Kronzucker, who presented the daily news magazine heute-journal for the West German public TV station ZDF: his two teenage daughters, along with their cousin, had been kidnapped and briefly held captive in Tuscany several years earlier; this formed the basis of his anger about the song’s release, which he discussed on heute-journal. Following this, further radio stations followed the boycott. In the German federal state of Hesse the song was aired accompanied by a warning. In the popular music show Formel Eins cutscenes were aired, but only whilst the song was at the top of the charts.

SIDE A:
Jeanny 5:56

SIDE B:
Jeanny (English Language Version – ‘Girl Is Missing’) 5:25

Rock Me Amadeus (The American Edit) 5:55
Edited By – Boris Granaich*, Christer Modig

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 333
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer – Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland
Design – X=X
Lacquer Cut By – JA*
Written By – R. & F. Bolland/Falco
Written-By –Falco, F. Bolland*, R. Bolland*

NOTES:
Side One taken from the LP “FALCO 3”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
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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 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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