Author: DjPaulT

Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Ball Of Confusion” is a song originally recorded in 1970 by Motown vocal group The Temptations.

In 1985 English alternative rock band Love And Rockets released the song as the debut single from the album Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven. The song’s music video received heavy airplay on MTV but the song failed to chart. Love And Rockets consisted of former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar, and saxophone), David J (bass guitar and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums and synthesizers) after that group split in 1983.

In 1986 the song was released in the U.S. as a single and was included on the band’s second album Express.

SIDE A:
Ball Of Confusion (12″ Mix) 7:14
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

Ball Of Confusion (7″ Mix) 3:30
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

SIDE B:
Ball Of Confusion (USA Mix) 6:15
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

All In My Mind 4:42
Written-By – Daniel Ash

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Big Time ‎– 6038-1-BDAB, Big Time ‎– 6038-1-BD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – John A. Rivers, Love And Rockets
Sleeve – Hitz*

NOTES:
Not For Sale
from the “Express” album

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild In The Country (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Go Wild in the Country” is a song by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. It was released as a single from their album See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy.

“Go Wild in the Country” was written by Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman, Malcolm McLaren and Matthew Ashman.

It was first released in 1982 and entered the UK Singles Chart in January, reaching No. 7 and staying for 13 weeks on the chart. It was the first single by the band to not be produced by Malcolm McLaren.

The single sleeve, from the same photoshoot as the See Jungle! See Jungle! album cover reenacts Édouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l’herbe.

SIDE A:
Go Wild In The Country (Extended Version) 5:20
Written-By – Barbarossa*, Gorman*, McLaren*, Ashman*

SIDE B:
El Boss Dicho! 2:12
Written-By – Barbarossa*, Gorman*, Ashman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– RCAT 175, RCA ‎– (PB 5450)
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Brian Tench

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Peter Godwin – Baby’s In The Mountains (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Baby’s In The Mountains” is a 1983 single by English New wave artist Peter Godwin. Godwin was also a member of the English rock band Metro. “Baby’s in the Mountains” was taken from Peter Godwin’s only solo album “Correspondence” also released in 1983. The dance remix of “Baby’s In The Mountains” was a big dance hit and described as “intricate but direct”.

“Baby’s In The Mountains” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on October 15, 1983, peaking at #4 after spending fourteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Baby’s In The Mountains (New York Remix) 6:50
Remix – John Luongo

SIDE B:
Soul Of Love 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Baby’s In The Mountains U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 815 536-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer –Georg Kajanus
Written-By – Peter Godwin

NOTES:
From the LP “Correspondence”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Faith No More – We Care A Lot (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“We Care A Lot” is a song by American rock band from San Francisco, California Faith No More.

The lyrics of this song are a sarcastic parody of “the popstar posing that accompanied those [Live Aid style] charitable events” and mentions a range of things about which the band sarcastically claims ‘we care a lot’, such as the LAPD, the “food that Live Aid bought”, the Garbage Pail Kids and even The Transformers. The original version, released in 1985, mentions Madonna and Mr. T. This was altered for social relevance in the 1987 re-release.

The song peaked at #53 on the U.K. singles chart in 1988.

SIDE A:
We Care A Lot (Make Love Not War Mix) 5:04

SIDE B:
Anne’s Song 4:47
We Care A Lot (LP Version) 4:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Slash ‎– PRO-A-2702
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Faith No More, Matt Wallace, Steve Berlin
Written-By – Faith No More

NOTES:
Record is housed in a custom promotional sleeve. Side A plays at 45 RPM, side B plays at 33⅓ RPM.

Promotional copy. Not for sale.

From the Faith No More album “Faith No More Introduce Yourself”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi