Author: DjPaulT

March 2, 2016

Red Box – Lean On Me (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)” is a 1985 single by British pop group Red Box.

In August 1985 the duo had their first UK hit single, “Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)”, a song which reached and stayed at number three in the UK Top 40 for over a month. It also reached number 1 in five countries and the top 5 in a further 12 giving worldwide exposure to the band. It was promoted with an unusual video (nominated for Best Video at the Brit Awards 1985) in which a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter provided a translation of the song’s lyrics, which led to a feature on BBC Two’s Newsweek programme.

The single was taken from their debut album The Circle & the Square.

SIDE A:
Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) (Dogmatix) 6:40
Engineer – David Bascombe, Trigger (6)
Mixed By – Red Box, Tony Richards
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion
Producer, Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Chris Hughes

SIDE B:
Stinging Bee (Catmatix) 4:36
Producer – Red Box

Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) 4:32
Engineer – Trigger (6)
Producer, Recorded By – David Motion

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– Sire ‎– W 8926T, Sire ‎– W8926(T), Sire ‎– 920344-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Arun*
Written-By – Julian Close (tracks: B1), Simon Toulson Clarke*

NOTES:
From the LP “The Circle & the Square”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 1, 2016

Intaferon – Get Out Of London (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXLUSIVE 1983

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“Get Out Of london” also known as”Getoutoflondon” was a 1983 single by short-lived English new wave duo Intaferon, consisting of Simon Fellowes and Simon Gillham. “Get Out of London” was produced by Martin Rushent peaking at #93 on the UK singles chart in October 1983. Intaferon released three singles before disappearing. Simon Fellowes released two albums under the name Simon F.

The duo’s Singles were often featured on the channel four show Max Headroom.

SIDE A:
Getoutoflondon (Intacontinentalballisticmix) 8:00

SIDE B:
Getoutoflondon 3:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– CHS 12 2715
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Drum Machine, Effects [Sfx], Vocals – Simon Fellowes
Guitar, Sequenced By [Machines], Effects [Sfx], Vocals – Simon Gilham
Producer – Martin Rushent
Written-By – Intaferon

NOTES:
Issued on gradient red Chrysalis labels, some copies have a sticker on front cover stating ’12” at 7″ price – includes radio mix’.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 26, 2016

U2 – Night & Day (UK Ltd. Edition 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Night and Day” is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter’s most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists.

In 1990 Irish band U2 recorded the song for the compilation album Red Hot + Blue the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. The Red Hot series was dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.

U2 released the song as a promotional 12″ single in the UK limited to only 5000 numbered copies.

SIDE A:
Night & Day (Twilight Remix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Night & Day (Steel String Remix) 7:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– RHB 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS :
Engineer [Remix] – Ciaran Byrne*, Mary Kettle, Sean Leonard
Producer – The Edge, Paul Barrett
Remix, Producer [Remix] – Youth
Written-By – Cole Porter

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 25, 2016

Level 42 – Hot Water (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Hot Water” is a single released in 1984 by the British musical group Level 42. It was released a couple of weeks before the album True Colours. The single reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. The song was produced by Ken Scott

In 1985, “Hot Water” and another True Colours song, “The Chant Has Begun”, were tacked onto the US version of Level 42’s breakthrough album, World Machine, in place of “I Sleep on My Heart,” “Dream Crazy” (which only appeared on the European CD version of the album), and “Coup D’Etat.” “Hot Water” was released as the US follow-up single to the World Machine breakthrough single, “Something About You” in 1986; it peaked at #87.

SIDE A:
A Hot Water (Mastermix) 10:11
Remix – Ken Scott

SIDE B:
Hot Water 3:38
Producer – Ken Scott

Hot Water (Live) 6:14
Mixed By – Gregg Jackman, Level 42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Hot water	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#87

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 885 155-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Written-By – M. King*, M. Lindup*, P. Gould*, W. Badarou*

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi