Author: DjPaulT

Steve Winwood – Back In The High Life Again (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Back in the High Life Again” is a 1986 song written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings and performed by Winwood. The song was included on his album Back in the High Life and included backing vocals by James Taylor and a prominent mandolin played by Winwood. “Back in the High Life Again” was Winwood’s second number-one single on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Back in the High Life Again” was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1988.

SIDE A:
Back In The High Life Again (Edit) 4:26
Engineer – Jason Corsaro
Engineer, Mixed By – Tom Lord Alge*
Producer – Russ Titelman, Steve Winwood

SIDE B:
Night Train (Instrumental) (Edit) 4:16
Producer –  Steve Winwood

Help Me Angel 5:04
Producer –  Steve Winwood

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Back In The High Life Again U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #13
1986 Back In The High Life Again U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #19
1986 Back In The High Life Again U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 303
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – GD*

NOTES:
“Back In The High Life Again” Edited from the Steve Winwood album “Back in the High Life”.
“Night Train (Instrumental)” Edited from the Steve Winwood album “Arc of a Diver”.
“Help Me Angel” taken from the Steve Winwood album “Taking Back The Night”.

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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Sting – Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

NEW 2021 Transfer!

Originally posted, February 16, 2012

“Love Is the Seventh Wave” was the second single and second track from Sting’s 1985 solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The song is supposedly about love being the seventh wave or the strongest wave in a series of waves, thus wiping out any sort of problems. It concludes with a brief, self-mocking reference to Sting’s biggest hit song with The Police, “Every Breath You Take”, which had been about the dark side of love that leads to sexual jealousy and obsession.

The single contained a different mix of the song than the album mix, as well as a live version of “Consider Me Gone.”

“Love Is The Seventh Wave” debuted in the US Billboard Top 40 on November 23, 1985. The song remained in the top 40 for seventeen weeks peaking at #9.

SIDE A:
Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix) 4:07
Engineer –  Jim Scott, Pete Smith
Remix – Daniel Quatrochi*, Sting

SIDE B:
Consider Me Gone (Live) 4:48
Engineer, Recorded By – Pete Smith
Mixed By –Kim Turner

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Love Is The Seventh Wave U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #9
1985 Love Is The Seventh Wave U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #20
1985 Love Is The Seventh Wave U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 272
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Reggae-Pop

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By –  Pounda
Lyrics By –  Gordon Sumner
Photography By – Daniel Quatrochi*
Producer – Pete Smith, Sting
Written-By –  Sting

NOTES:
Includes Giant Full Colour Sting Poster (Limited Edition)
The album “The Dream Of The Blue Turtles” also available

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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Vacation January 12-21

Hey guys,

I really hope everyone is staying safe and doing whatever you can to protect yourselves, and those around them during the very strange times we find ourselves living in. I wanted to let you all know that I will be going on vacation from January 12 to January 21. Much like my partner and I did last year only staying closer to home due to the pandemic.

I will miss you all and I will see you when I return around January 21.

Love & Light

-DjPaulT

Madison Square – Happiness (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Happiness” is a 1987 single by German band Madison Square. This single is truly one of those obscure 80’s records I could not find any information about this band anywhere on the internet. According to Discogs they never released a full album and this was their only single release. Kind of a shame because this record is really pretty good. I hope you give it a listen and like it too.

SIDE A:
Happiness 6:21
Written-By – P. Fallenstein*, Steve Single

SIDE B:
Only You 3:03
Written-By –  Chris Simath

Sometime 4:20
Written-By –  Chris Simath

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Snowbird Records ‎– 609 325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Emile Flash

NOTES:
Produced for Snowbird Records.
Recorded and Mixed at Paradise Studios, Munich.

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.