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August 8, 2014

Dead Or Alive – Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (The Pearl And Dean “I Love” BPM Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Turn Around & Count 2 Ten” is a 1988 single by the British band Dead or Alive. Despite that its UK Singles Chart success was limited to the top 100 (#70 peak), the song reached number two in the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The track also features backing vocals by British singer Tracey Ackerman.

This is the first UK 12″ release for “Turn Around And Count 2 Ten” featuring the “I Love BPM” Mix. The B-side is the PWL 12″ Instru-MENTAL 12″ Mix of “Something in My House”.

SIDE A:
Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (The Pearl And Dean “I Love” BPM Mix) 8:35
Backing Vocals – Tracy Ackerman
Keyboards [Additional] – Andy Stennett
Mixed By, Engineer – Bruce Robins*, Dead Or Alive

SIDE B:
Something In My House (Instru-MENTAL 12″ Mix) 5:21
Mixed By – Dead Or Alive , Phil Harding
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Turn Around And Count 2 Ten	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– BURNS T4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 22 Aug 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography – Paul Cox
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
“Turn Around And Count 2 Ten” from the Epic LP “NUDE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

August 7, 2014

Dead Or Alive – Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (The Pearl And Dean “I Had A Disco Dream” Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Turn Around And Count 2 Ten” was the first single releasd from British synth-pop band Dead Or Alive’s fourth studio album “Nude”.the single proved to be a massive success in Japan, where “Turn Around and Count 2 Ten” spent seventeen weeks at #1. While not released in the US the single still cahrted on the Billboard Hot/Dance Club Play Chart at #2. The single also charted in the UK #70 and Australia #30 respectively.

“I Had A Disco Dream” Mix is the second of two 12″ singles that were released only in the UK and is the more rare of the two. This 12″ also includes an edited Instru-MENTAL Mix of “Something In My House”. There are also two tracks from “Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know”, “Then There Was You” and “Come Inside” both tracks run together with no spaces in between I have left this intact since it is how it appears on the 12″.

SIDE A:
Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (The Pearl And Dean “I Had A Disco Dream” Mix) 7:10
Backing Vocals – Tracy Ackerman
Keyboards [Additional] – Andy Stennett
Mixed By, Engineer – Bruce Robins*, Dead Or Alive

SIDE B:
Something In My House (Instru-MENTAL Mix Edit) 3:28
Then There Was You/Come Inside 8:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Turn Around And Count 2 Ten	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– BURNS Q4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Phil Harding (tracks: B1 to B3)
Producer – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A), Stock, Aitken & Waterman (tracks: B1 to B3)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
“Turn Around And Count 2 Ten” from the Epic LP “NUDE”

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August 6, 2014

Simply Red – Come To My Aid (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Come To My Aid” was the second single released by English soul and pop band Simply Red. The song was taken from the bands debut album “Picture Book”. Released in 1985 on Elektra records “Come To My aid” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance chart on February 8, 1986 after spending eight weeks on the survey the song peaked at #13. In the United Kingdom the song reached #66.

SIDE A:
Come To My Aid (Vocal / Survival Mix) 6:42
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

SIDE B:
Come To My Aid (Heavy Dub Version) 6:00
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Granma’s Hands (Vocal / Non-LP Bonus Track) 2:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Come To My Aid	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– ED 5112
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Stewart Levine

NOTES:
“Come To My Aid” from the LP “PICTURE BOOK”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale

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August 5, 2014

Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” is a Grammy Award-winning #1 song performed by Aretha Franklin and George Michael as a duet in 1987. It was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan. It also stands as Aretha’s biggest hit at Adult Contemporary radio, spending several weeks at #2. Despite selling more than a million US copies, the single was never certified.

The song was not originally written as a duet. Climie and Morgan pitched the song to Tina Turner as well to Aretha Franklin and Arista Records head Clive Davis. It was Davis’ idea to get Franklin and George Michael to record the song as a duet.

Narada Michael Walden, who worked with Aretha on her Who’s Zoomin’ Who album, produced this track. He also produced the song this displaced at the top spot of the Hot 100: “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship. This made him the eighth producer in the Rock Era to score back-to-back #1 hits.

The “Instrumental” only appears as the b-side of the 7″ single releases.

SIDE A:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) 4:00

SIDE B:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (Instrumental) 4:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#2
1987	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	#12
1987	I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)	U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– DUET 2
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 19 Jan 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Soul

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden
Written-By – Morgan*, Climie*

NOTES:
From the LP “ARETHA”
Produced for Perfection Light Productions.

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