Author: DjPaulT

Kajagoogoo – Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Ooh to Be Ah” is a song by English band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983 as the second single from their debut album White Feathers, and was produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and producer Colin Thurston. It was the band’s second-biggest hit, peaking for two weeks at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the follow-up single to “Too Shy” and describes the fact that the clothes you wear do not make you famous.

SIDE A:
Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix) 6:38
Lyrics By – Limahl

SIDE B:
Ooh To Be Ah 3:36
Lyrics By – Limahl

Interview Rooms 3:23
Lyrics By – Nick Beggs

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12 EMI 5383, EMI ‎– 12EMI 5383
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover] – Nick Beggs, Shoot That Tiger!
Engineer –  Colin Thurston
Lacquer Cut By –Jeff*
Music By, Arranged By, Written-By – Kajagoogoo
Producer – Colin Thurston, Nick Rhodes

NOTES:
A side dead wax says “Concrete Mix”.
B side dead wax says “Kaja Mix”.
Tritec Music Ltd.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


Password: burningtheground

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The Psychedelic Furs – Danger (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Danger” was the second single taken from “Forever Now” the third studio album by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, the song was release as a single in a remixed form in the UK while “Love My Way” was released in the USA to coincide with the band’s North American tour.

“Danger” which, with its “headlong pace and slamming beat”, was described by critic Ken Tucker as “the most ferocious, impassioned song the Furs have ever recorded”.

SIDE A:
Danger (Remix) 2:36
Remix – Ed E. Thacker*

SIDE B:
I Don’t Want To Be Your Shadow 3:48
Goodbye (Dance Mix) 5:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– CBS A13 2865, CBS ‎– CBS A 13 2865
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer –  Todd Rundgren
Written-By, Arranged By – The Psychedelic Furs

NOTES:
Produced for Alchemedia Productions Inc.

Track A: taken from the Album & Cassette ‘Forever Now’.
Track B2: original version to be found on the Album & Cassette ‘Forever Now’.

Made in England

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


Password: burningtheground

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Alphaville – Romeos (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Romeos” is the first single from Alphaville’s 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album.

A short film was made for the song, it was included in the 1989 compilation Songlines, the “Romeos” segment was directed by Australian film director Ian Pringle and starred by English actor Noah Taylor.

“Romeos” reached #45 on Germany’s pop charts when it was released in 1989.

SIDE A:
Romeos (Tribal Mix) 6:24
Romeos (Radio Edit) 3:59

SIDE B:
Romeos (Balcony Mix) 5:56
Headlines 4:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86428
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix, Overdub] –  Mario “Rude” Rodriguez*
Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By –  Eric Kupper, Rob Caprio*
Other [Production Co-ordinator] – Kim Langbecker
Producer –Alphaville, Klaus Schulze
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Richie Jones
Written-By –Alphaville

NOTES:
Additional production & remix for Wake/Make It Rock Productions.
Overdub & mix at Cove City Sound Studios, L.I.N.Y. and Shakedown Sound, NY.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


Password: burningtheground

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Liza Minnelli – Don’t Drop Bombs (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Don’t Drop Bombs” is the second single from Liza Minnelli’s album Results, produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn. “Don’t Drop Bombs” was popular on the club circuit, but failed to make the Top 40 in the UK, peaking at No. 46. The single would only find its way the US club scene as an import and on the DJ subscription remix services.

SIDE A:
Don’t Drop Bombs (Extended Remix) 5:56

SIDE B:
Don’t Drop Bombs (Dub Mix) 5:46
Don’t Drop Bombs (Accapella) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– ZEE T2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – 3a
Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles
Drum Programming, Scratches –  C. J. Macintosh*
Engineer –  Julian Mendelsohn, Renny Hill
Engineer [Assistant] – Danton Supple
Keyboards –  Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, Pete Vettese*
Photography By – David LaChapelle
Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Pet Shop Boys
Producer [Post Production], Remix –Keith Cohen
Programmed By [Fairlight] –Chris Lowe, Gary Maughan
Vocals [Additional] –  Neil Tennant
Written-By – Tennant/Lowe*

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “RESULTS”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.