Author: DjPaulT

September 25, 2025

Shannon – Give Me The Music (Medley) (UK 12″) (1984)

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Today on Burning the Ground, I’m excited to share a very special custom 12” single featuring the iconic American singer Shannon. This release brings together two rare and exhilarating tracks that highlight the best of her mid-80s dance floor dominance.

Side A: “Give Me The Music (Medley – AN Intermixture of Let The Music Play & Give Me Tonight)”
The first track is a carefully crafted medley of Let The Music Play and Give Me Tonight, titled Give Me The Music (Medley). This gem was originally found on the B-side of Shannon’s 1984 UK 12” single Sweet Somebody, but it’s a track that didn’t make it onto the 2006 remastered edition of her self-titled debut album. The medley flows seamlessly, capturing the infectious energy of both songs and delivering a nostalgic, club-ready experience that fans of Shannon’s early work will immediately recognize and love.

Side B: “Do You Wanna Get Away (Ultimix)”
On the flip side is a Hot Tracks remix service version of Do You Wanna Get Away (Ultimix), expertly remixed by Bradley D. Hinkle. Originally from Shannon’s second album of the same name, this Ultimix amplifies the dancefloor appeal with extended breakdowns and energized percussion—perfect for DJs or anyone looking to relive the peak of 80s freestyle and post-disco excitement.

Custom Artwork
To complete this one-of-a-kind release, I’ve created custom artwork that captures the spirit of Shannon’s music and the era she helped define. It’s a nod to the vibrant energy of early 80s club culture while giving this single its own unique identity.

This custom 12” single is a love letter to Shannon’s timeless contributions to dance music. Whether you’re a collector, a DJ, or a fan of 80s club classics, this release is a must-have addition to your collection.

**Just a quick heads up: I accidentally mislabeled side B. It should be “Do You Wanna Get Away (Ultimix).” I have re-uploaded the files with the correct tags. Please download the updated versions again from the site or your email.

SIDE ONE:
Give Me The Music (Medley) – An Intermixture Of Let The Music Play & Give Me Tonight 6:55
Producer – Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett, Rod Hui
Written-By – Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm

SIDE TWO:
Do You Wanna Get Away (Ultimix) 8:05
Remix – Bradley D. Hinkle
Written-By – C. Barbosa*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Unofficial
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Artwork Design – DjPaulT

NOTES:
Side One: Courtesy Emergency Records taken from “Sweet Somebody” UK 12″

Side Two: Courtesy Hot Tracks Remix Service taken from Series 4, Issue 6

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Music Black
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 25 (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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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September 24, 2025

Evelyn King – Love Come Down (US 12″) (1982)

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Few songs capture the shimmering essence of early-80s dance music quite like Evelyn King’s Love Come Down. Released in JUly, 1982 as the lead single from her album Get Loose, the track showcases King at the height of her Hi-NRG and post-disco powers, blending irresistible grooves with a voice that radiates both strength and sensuality.

Produced by the legendary Kashif, Love Come Down is a masterclass in 1980s pop-funk. The song opens with a pulsing synth bassline and tight drum programming, immediately setting the dancefloor-ready pace. Kashif’s production elevates King’s vocals, framing them with sparkling synth lines, rhythmic guitar stabs, and a subtly funky horn section. It’s a song that feels simultaneously modern and timeless, with a hook that’s impossible not to sing along to.

Lyrically, Love Come Down is deceptively simple, centering on the exhilaration and anticipation of love. Evelyn King’s delivery turns a basic theme into an unforgettable expression of desire and euphoria, making the track resonate as both a romantic anthem and a dance classic.

Commercially, the song was a massive success. It topped the Billboard R&B chart and cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, cementing Evelyn King’s reputation as one of the most versatile voices of her era. Over the years, Love Come Down has endured not just as a nostalgic relic but as a staple in club rotations, sampled tracks, and countless dance compilations.

For anyone exploring the intersection of post-disco, funk, and early 80s synth-pop, Love Come Down is an essential listen. It’s a perfect snapshot of a moment when dance music was evolving, and Evelyn King was right at the forefront, delivering a song that still moves bodies and lifts hearts more than 40 years later.

SIDE A:
Love Come Down 6:14

SIDE B:
Love Come Down (Instrumental) 5:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

Chart Performance – Evelyn King: *Love Come Down* (1982)
Chart	Peak Position	Date
US Billboard Dance Club Songs	#1	1982
US Billboard Hot 100	#17	1982
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#1	1982
UK Singles (OCC)	#7	1982
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	#44	1982

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – PD-13274
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Contemporary R&B

CREDITS:

Producer – Morrie Brown
Producer [Assistant] – Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones, III*
Written-By – Kashif

NOTES:
From the “Get Loose” album, AFL1-4337

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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September 23, 2025

Madonna – Everybody (US 12″) (1982)

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When people think of Madonna’s career, the mind often jumps straight to the blockbuster singles of the mid-’80s—“Like a Virgin,” “Into the Groove,” “Papa Don’t Preach.” But before she was the Queen of Pop, she was a hungry, ambitious New York club artist trying to break through. Her debut single “Everybody,” released on October 6, 1982, was the track that started it all.

The First Step Into Pop History

“Everybody” was recorded in New York with producer Mark Kamins, a local DJ who gave Madonna her first real shot at the studio. Released on Sire Records, the track is a lean, no-frills dance cut, powered by a throbbing bassline, synth stabs, and an irresistible groove that perfectly captured the energy of downtown clubs at the time. Unlike her later material, “Everybody” doesn’t lean on big choruses or flashy hooks—it’s about the beat, the rhythm, and the invitation to dance.

Interestingly, the single’s original 12″ release didn’t feature Madonna’s face on the sleeve. Sire instead went with a graphic design that led some early listeners to assume she was a Black artist. This anonymity, paired with the song’s strong club appeal, helped “Everybody” find its first home in dance clubs before radio ever picked it up.

Chart Performance

“Everybody” wasn’t an immediate mainstream smash. The single didn’t chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it made a big impression on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, reaching #3 in early 1983. This club success laid the groundwork for Madonna’s next singles, “Burning Up” and especially “Holiday,” which finally brought her into the pop spotlight.

A Club Classic That Still Holds Up

What’s striking about “Everybody” today is how raw and unpolished it feels compared to the polished pop Madonna would soon deliver. The song’s hypnotic repetition and stripped-down production reflect the early ’80s New York dance scene, where disco was evolving into something sharper and more electronic. It’s a time capsule of a city and a movement—and the moment Madonna began her ascent.

Legacy

Even though “Everybody” isn’t always the first song people mention when talking about Madonna, it’s impossible to overlook its importance. Without it, there’s no debut album, no MTV icon, no pop domination. It was Madonna’s calling card, a song that declared her mission: to make everybody dance.

The track has since become a fan favorite and often finds its way into live performances, especially during tours that pay tribute to her roots. For collectors, the original U.S. 12″ single is a gem, featuring the extended 12″ version running over 5 minutes, which remains the definitive way to hear the track.

✨ “Everybody, come on dance and sing. Everybody, get up and do your thing.”

From this simple refrain, a pop revolution was born.

SIDE A:
Everybody 5:59

SIDE B:
Everybody (Dub Version) 8:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

Chart Performance — Madonna: *Everybody* (1982)
Chart	Peak Position	Date
US Billboard Dance Club Songs	#3	1983
US Billboard Hot 100	—	—
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#107 (Bubbling Under)	1983

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-29899, Sire – 9 29899-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing
Country: US
Released: Oct 6, 1982
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Art Direction, Design – Christine Sauers
Artwork [Illustrations] – Lou Beach
Engineer – Butch Jones
Producer – Mark Kamins
Written-By – Madonna

NOTES:
A is longer than the later album version that has the same title.
B side plays 8:59 but is mentioned 9:23 on the cover

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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September 19, 2025

Various – Disco Fever ’79 (Music Factory Megamix) (UK 12″) (1993)

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Back in the mid-80s, when DJ-only remix services were just beginning to carve out their space, one UK collective quickly became a favorite among club jocks—Music Factory Mastermix. Founded in 1985, the Sheffield-based promotional service specialized in delivering creative edits, themed mixes, and exclusive reworks of chart hits and dance classics. Their productions weren’t intended for commercial release but for the hands of DJs who wanted something unique to spin on the dancefloor.

Among their many themed mixes came a special retrospective celebration: “Disco ’79 Megamix.” Crafted by Darren Ash, one of Music Factory’s standout editors (and partly responsible for the infamous Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers phenomenon), this mix took club audiences on a flashback to the glittering year of 1979—when disco truly dominated the charts and dancefloors worldwide.

The Mix

Ash stitched together a powerhouse lineup of late-’70s disco anthems, giving DJs an instant floor-filler that connected the dots between the biggest disco names. The megamix included:

Village People – The kings of camp and dance anthems, unstoppable in ’79 with Y.M.C.A. and In the Navy.
Donna Summer – The Queen of Disco herself, bringing that Giorgio Moroder-powered pulse to the mix.
Sister Sledge – Riding high with the Chic-produced We Are Family and He’s the Greatest Dancer.
Edwin Starr – Known for his soul roots, he slid into the disco world with irresistible grooves.
The Real Thing – UK soul-disco pioneers who were enjoying chart success well into the disco boom.
Gibson Brothers – Injecting Caribbean flavor into disco with tracks like Cuba and Que Sera Mi Vida.

Why 1979?

By 1979, disco had reached its peak cultural saturation—chart dominance, glittering outfits, and mainstream acceptance that was about to trigger the infamous “disco backlash” in the early ’80s. Still, for those who lived it, this was the golden year when nearly every club, roller rink, and radio station pulsed with four-on-the-floor grooves.

The Disco ’79 Megamix served as both a tribute and a tool—paying homage to an unforgettable year while giving DJs in the mid-’80s an easy way to reignite the sparkle of disco on contemporary dancefloors.

Darren Ash’s Touch

Ash’s editing style was clean, fast-paced, and always built for impact. Much like the Jive Bunny medleys that would soon take over UK charts, this mix leaned on clever segues, instantly recognizable hooks, and a relentless dancefloor drive. Unlike novelty medleys, though, “Disco ’79” had real weight because the source material was the very essence of disco at its height.

Legacy

Though intended for promotional use only, mixes like “Disco ’79” showcase just how influential remix services like Music Factory were. They preserved and reshaped the past while keeping DJs equipped with fresh, inventive tools. For disco lovers, this megamix remains a nostalgic time capsule of one of music’s most glamorous years.

SIDE A:
Various – Disco Fever ’79 (Music Factory Mastermix) 13:03
Village People– Y.M.C.A.
Village People– In The Navy
Edwin Starr– Contact
The Real Thing– Can You Feel The Force
Gibson Brothers– Que Sera Mi Vida
Donna Summer– Hot Stuff
Donna Summer– Bad Girls
Sister Sledge– We Are Family

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Music Factory – MFMM79
Series: Music Factory Mastermix Issue – 79
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 45 RPM, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1993
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Darren Ash
Artwork [Custom] – DjPaulT

NOTES:
Taken from Music Factory Mastermix – Issue 79

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
for BURNING THE GROUND

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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