Author: DjPaulT

October 28, 2023

Dead Or Alive – Something In My House (XXX Clean and Dirty Mixes) (UK 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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Originally posted July 18, 2012

“Something In My House” Clean & Dirty Mixes is a rare 1986 UK 2-track white label promo-only 12″ featuring the “Mortevicar Mix” and the now legendary “XXX Naughty Mix” with explicit samples from The Exorcist. This 12″ was pressed to only 500 copies and was distributed by Dead Or Alive after Epic Records refused to release it.

The “Mortevicar Mix” is a cleaned-up edit of the “XXX Naughty Mix” containing samples from the 1985 horror film “House” along with samples from “The Exorcist”.

“Something In My House” was released in the UK in December 1986 as the second single from the band’s third studio album, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know. The single peaked at #12 on the UK singles chart. In the United States, the song reached #85 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

CLEAN SIDE:
Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix) 6:59

DIRTY SIDE:
Something In My House (Naughty XXX Mix) 6:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Something In My House	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#85
1986	Something In My House	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – XPR 1328
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, White Label, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer [Uncredited] – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Remix [Uncredited] – Dead Or Alive, Phil Harding
Written-By [Uncredited] – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Promo only, not for sale.
Track times do not appear on the release.
Housed in a custom stickered sleeve. Some record labels are plain white with no info.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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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October 27, 2023

Samantha Fox – I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

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“I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)” is a song by English singer Samantha Fox from her self-titled second studio album (1987). The song was written by Jon Astrop, Karen Moline, and Mark Shreeve and produced by Astrop. It was released in July 1987 as the album’s second single.

The single peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in most European countries inside the top 30. The single was not released in the United States.

“Even In The Darkest Hours (Extended Version)” was originally onlt released on this Canada 12″.

SIDE A:
I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) (Extended Version) 6:36
Mixed By – Jerry Peal
Producer –Jon Astrop

I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) (Edited Version) 3:51

SIDE B:
I Surrender (To The Spirit Of The Night) (Instrumental) 5:44

Even In The Darkest Hours (Extended Version) 7:24
Producer – Steve Lovell, Steve Power

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jive – FOXC-1201
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Recorded at Battery Studios, London

Taken from the LP “SAMANTHA FOX”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 26, 2023

Icehouse – Icehouse (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

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“Icehouse” is a song by the Australian rock band Flowers, later known as Icehouse. It was released as a single in Europe in 1982 by Chrysalis Records from the band’s first album, Icehouse after the band changed its name to Icehouse. In the United States, the song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1981 even though the song was not released as a single in the U.S.

“Icehouse” was written by founding member Iva Davies when he lived at 18 Tryon Road, Lindfield in an old, cold flat of a two-storey mansion—across the street was a dishevelled house which had its lights on all night peopled by short-term residents. Davies only learned that it was a halfway house for psychiatric and drug rehab patients after he wrote the song. Russell Mulcahy, an expatriate Australian living in London, directed the music video for “Icehouse”.

SIDE A:
Icehouse 4:09
Producer – Cameron Allan, Iva Davies
Written-By – I. Davies*

SIDE B:
All The Way (Live) 4:08
Producer –Paul Zullo, Bob Kaminsky*

Written-By – . Davies*

Cold Turkey (Live) 4:16
Producer –Paul Zullo, Bob Kaminsky
Written-By – J. Lennon

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Icehouse	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – CHS 12 2577
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Indie Rock, New wave

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By – Tone*

NOTES:
Tracks on B-Side are live tracks and were originally recorded for the ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour’

Taken from the LP “ICEHOUSE”

Made in the U.K.

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VINYL tRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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October 25, 2023

Claudio Simonetti – Démon (Italy 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

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“Démon” is the instrumental theme song for the 1985 Italian horror film of the same name performed by Italian musician and film composer Claudio Simonetti who was also the keyboardist of the progressive rock band Goblin, Simonetti has specialized in the scores for Italian and American horror films since the 1970s. A long-time collaborator of director Dario Argento, Simonetti has worked on several of the director/producer’s films including Deep Red, Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead, Tenebrae, Phenomena, Demoni, and Opera.

SIDE A:
Démon 5:36

SIDE B:
Killing 3:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – ZT 7520
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Italy
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style: Italo-Disco, Instrumental, Score

CREDITS:

Artwork – E. Sciotti*
Cover – Studio Gorial
Mastered By – Marcello Spiridioni
Producer – Claudio Simonetti, Giancarlo Meo
Written-By – C. Simonetti*

NOTES:
From the original soundtrack of the movie “Démoni”.
Recorded at Acquario Studio, Rome
Produced by Giancarlo Meo and Claudio Simonetti for Universo Film Sas
Viale Tor di Quinto 39 00191 Rome, Italy

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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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