Author: DjPaulT

August 22, 2023

INXS – Need You Tonight (Liebrand Remix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Need You Tonight” is a song by the Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick, as well as the fourth song on the album. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved its highest charting position in the United Kingdom, where the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart; however, this peak was only reached after a re-release of the single in November 1988. On its first run on the U.K. charts in October 1987, it stalled at No. 58. It was one of the last songs recorded for the album, yet it would arguably become the band’s signature song.

This 12″ is the 1988 reissue (mainly aimed at Europe and especially the U.K. where the single had previously stalled at No. 58 in 1987) which incorporated new artwork and packaging plus remixes Ben Liebrand. There was also another more widely available 12″ and CD single with remixes by Julian Mendelsohn. The Liebrand Remix was only released on 12″ in the U.K.

SIDE A:
Need You Tonight (Ben Liebrand Mix) 7:16
Remix – Ben Liebrand

SIDE B:
New Sensation (Extended Dance Mix) 6:31
Remix – Nick Launay

Move On 4:46
Mixed By – Chris Thomas

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs	#7
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#73

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – INXSR 1222, Mercury – 872 273-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design – The Unknown Partnership Ltd.*
Photography By – Chris Cuffard*
Producer – Chris Thomas
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

NOTES:
Taken from the album “KICK”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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August 18, 2023

Santana – Say It Agan (Extended Dance Remix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Say It Again” is a 1985 single by American band Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.

“Say It Again” nearly hit the U.S. Top 40 peaking at #46 in 1985, and in Carlos Santana’s arsenal of lead singers, the vocals on “Say It Again” fell to the soulful Greg Walker. Of Santana’s 15 Top 40 songs, Walker would sing lead on two of them as he made his mark with “Stormy” and “She’s Not There” – both of which charted in the ’70s and were remakes of ’60s songs.

“Say It Again”, also reached #15 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was taken from the band’s fourteenth studio album “Beyond Appearances”.

SIDE A:
Say It Again (Extended Dance Remix) 7:41

SIDE B:
Say It Again (Instrumental) 6:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Say It Again	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#46
1985	Say It Again	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05168
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Mar 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Sabrina Buchanek
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Val Garay

NOTES:
From the Columbia LP “Beyond Appearances”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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August 17, 2023

Miami Sound Machine – Conga (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

NEW 2023 Transfer!
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Originally posted July 26, 2011

“Conga” is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.

The single was released worldwide in 1985 and became a smash success around the world, providing the band worldwide mainstream popularity, reaching #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and winning the Grand Prize at the 15th annual “Tokyo Music Festival” in Japan.

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 copies.

“Conga” became a worldwide success and is recognized as the signature song of the band and Gloria Estefan. The song reached the Top Ten in various countries, including the United States and the Netherlands. The song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, while the attention was based more on the single “Bad Boy”. In Billboard magazine’s year-end chart in 1986, “Conga” finished at #40.

SIDE A:
Conga (Dance Mix) 6:00
Remix [Special Dance Mix By] – Pablo Flores

SIDE B:
Conga (Instrumental) 4:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#60
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#7
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: U.S.
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Latin

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Photo] – Emirito Pujol
Producer – Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Written-By – E. E. Garcia*

NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Primitive Love”

Credits Emilio Estefan, Jr. on sleeve; Emilio Estefan on label.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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August 16, 2023

Barbie – Barbie Dance Club (US Cassette Single)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

BTG BARBIE Rewind: Bubblegum Pop Inspired by BARBIE!

“Barbie Dance Club” is a cassette single released in 1988 featuring three exclusive songs written for Barbie herself that were included as part of a 30-minute direct-to-video promotional VHS tape released in 1989. The video featured a Dance Club consisting of kids, ranging from 8-12 years of age, essentially giving promotion to outfits for the Mattel Barbie doll. There was also a special line of Dance Club dolls released all wearing club fashions the dolls included Barbie, Ken, Kayla, and Devon.

In the video you could learn to do the Barbie dance created by pop mega-star Paula Abdul. Watch the video

Singer/songwriter Stacey Piersa who would later write “Didn’t I Say I Love You” (from the Paula Abdul single “My Love Is For Real”) with Elliot Wolff appears in the video as a dancer. Elliot Wolff wrote Paula Abdul’s hit songs, “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted.”

I was not able to find any information on who the female vocalist is on these tracks. None of these songs have ever been released digitally.

SIDE A:
Doin’ The Barbie (Dance Mix) 4:14

SIDE B:
Our Game 2:16
Dreamin’ 2:12

Cassette Grade:
Cassette: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mattel – none
Format: Cassette, Single
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dance-pop, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Carlos Rios (2)
Written-By, Producer – Cheryl Caglese, Jerry Caglese

NOTES:
Made in Hong Kong

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CASSETTE TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Cassette Deck: Nakamichi BX-300 Discrete 3-Head Cassette Deck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp Line In Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
Cassette transfer was recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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