Author: DjPaulT

Cee Farrow – Should I Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Should I Love You” is a song by the German singer Cee Farrow, released in 1983 as the lead single from his debut album Red and Blue. It was written by Farrow and Lothar Krell, and produced by Andy Lunn. Released in North America only, the single reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the charts for six weeks.

Having signed with Rocshire Records, Farrow recorded his debut album, Red and Blue, between March and December 1982 at Hotline Studios. Released in 1983, “Should I Love You” was issued as the first single from the album. It became a minor hit in October 1983 when it peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.

Shortly after the single and album’s release, Rocshire began suffering legal issues when it was discovered that Rocshire had been financed by millions of dollars that Rocky Davis’ wife, Shirley Davis, had embezzled from Hughes Aircraft while working as an accountant there. U.S. Federal Marshalls seized all of the label’s assets, including master tapes, in January 1984. Farrow stepped away from the music business, but later made an attempt at a comeback with the 1991 single “Imagination”. He died in 1993 in West Hollywood, California of a brain disease attributed to AIDS.

FACE A:
Should I Love You (12″ Version) 7:20

FACE B:
Should I Love You (Dub Version) 7:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Should I Love You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #82
1983 Should I Love You U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #91

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rocshire Records ‎– XR 95508
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Lunn

NOTES:
Side B is a “Dub Version” but is not listed as such on the label.

Produced for Hot Line Studios GmbH.

The original version appears on the LP “Red And Blue”

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Madonna – Justify My Love (William Orbit Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

Celebrating 30 years of “Justify My Love”

“Justify My Love” is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits compilation album The Immaculate Collection (1990). It was released on November 6, 1990, by Sire Records as the lead single from The Immaculate Collection. The song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, with additional lyrics by Madonna. Chavez was not credited on the song, which led to a lawsuit against Kravitz. Chavez settled out-of-court, the terms of which included a songwriting credit. Madonna’s vocals are primarily spoken and whispered, but almost never sung, a style that she later employed on her following studio album Erotica (1992).

Musically, “Justify My Love” is a trip-hop song, with mid-tempo settings and instrumentation. The lyrics of the song are primarily about sex and romance. “Justify My Love” received mixed reviews from older critics, but was critically appreciated by many contemporary critics, noting it as one of Madonna’s best songs to date. The song became Madonna’s ninth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom, while reaching the Top 10 in several countries including Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Italy, and Switzerland.

The accompanying music video portrayed Madonna as a woman walking in a hotel hallway, looking distressed and tired from work, until being seduced into having sex with a mysterious man and woman. It caused controversy worldwide, due to its explicit sexual images, and was subsequently banned from MTV and other TV networks. The video, which contained imagery of sadomasochism, voyeurism, and bisexuality, made its US television debut December 3, 1990, on ABC during its late-night news program Nightline. The song was part of the setlist of three of her concert tours, the most recent being The MDNA Tour in 2012. In 2003, Q Magazine ranked “Justify My Love” at number 842 in their list of the “1001 Best Songs Ever”.

SIDE A:
Justify My Love (William Orbit Remix) 7:15
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – William Orbit

SIDE B:
Justify My Love 4:58
Mixed By – Goh Hotoda, Shep Pettibone

Express Yourself (Shep’s ‘Spressin’ Himself Re-Remix) 4:02
Mixed By – Goh Hotoda
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Producer, Written-By – Madonna, Stephen Bray

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Justify My Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1990 Justify My Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1990 Justify My Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1
1990 Justify My Love U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #42

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– W9000T, Sire ‎– W 9000 (T), Warner Bros. Records ‎– 7599 21825-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 26 Nov 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Trip Hop

CREDITS:
Design – Jeri Heiden
Lacquer Cut By – Miles*
Lyrics By [Additional] – Madonna (tracks: A, B1)
Photography By – Patrick Demarchelier
Producer [Associate] – André Betts*
Producer, Written-By – Lenny Kravitz (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
Made in UK.
Original version available on the album “Immaculate Collection”

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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R.E.M. – (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville” is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from its second studio album Reckoning. The song failed to chart on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts.

The song was written by Mike Mills (credited to Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe), in 1980, as a plea to his then-girlfriend, Ingrid Schorr, not to return to Rockville, Maryland, where her parents lived. Schorr, who later became a journalist, has written about her amusement with the factual inaccuracies about her relationship with Mills and the background of the song that often appear in books about the band. Peter Buck has stated that the song was originally performed in a punk/thrash style and that it was recorded for this single in its now more-familiar country-inspired arrangement as a joke aimed at R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs.

SIDE A:
(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville (Special Radio Edit) 3:54
Producer – Don Dixon, Mitch Easter

SIDE B:
Catapult (Recorded Live) 4:00
Producer – EDR*
Remix – Don Dixon

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records ‎– SP 70982, I.R.S. Records ‎– SP-70982
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Photography By – Ed Colver
Written-By – Berry*, Stipe*, Mills*, Buck*

NOTES:
Catapult (Live) (Previously unreleased)
Track A from the I.R.S. album “Reckoning”

Side B recorded in Seattle, WA June 27, 1984.
Produced by EDR for The Source.

Printed in the U.S. of A.

PROMOTION COPY-NOT FOR SALE

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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“Weird Al” Yankovic – I Lost On Jeopardy (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

R.I.P. Alex Trebek 1940-2020

“I Lost on Jeopardy” is a song by “Weird Al” Yankovic from his second album, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D, released in 1984. The song is a parody of “Jeopardy” by The Greg Kihn Band, released in 1983, and its refrain “Our love’s in jeopardy”. The parody’s lyrics center on the game show Jeopardy!, and features a guest vocal from Don Pardo, who announced for Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1975.

The song was released just prior to the revival of Jeopardy! in 1984, though contrary to popular theory, the revival was already in the works and was not inspired by Yankovic’s song.

The song peaked at #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
I Lost On Jeopardy (12″ Mix) 5:31
Mixed By – Randy Cunningham

SIDE B:
Mr. Popeil 4:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1984 I Lost On Jeopardy U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #81

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rock ‘N’ Roll Records ‎– AS 1887
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Novelty, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Rick Derringer

NOTES:
Side A is a parody of “Jeopardy” by the Greg Kihn Band.

Taken from the Rock ‘N’ Roll Records Lp “Weird Al” Yankovic – In 3-D

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 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

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