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May 28, 2014

INXS – Listen Like Thieves (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Listen Like Thieves” is the title song and third single from Australian rock band INXS’s fifth album, Listen Like Thieves. In Australia the single peaked at #28 in the UK #46 and in the United States #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
Listen Like Thieves (Extended Remix) 5:44
Remix – Francois Francois Kevorkian*, Michael Hutchinson

Listen Like Thieves (Instrumental Remix) 4:07
Remix – Francois Kevorkian*, Michael Hutchinson

SIDE B:
Listen Like Thieves (Live Version) 4:14
Recorded Live Melbourne, Australia

Begotten (Instrumental) 3:07
Engineer – Andrew Scott, David Nicholas
Mixed By – David Nicholas
Percussion [Traps] – Jon Farriss
Piano – Andrew Farriss
Producer, Performer,
Written-By – Kirk Pengill

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Listen Like Thieves	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86818
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Steve Churchyard (tracks: A1 to B1)
Management – MMA Management
Producer – Chris Thomas (tracks: A1 to B1)
Written-By – INXS (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
“Listen Like Thieves” from the Atlantic LP: “LISTEN LIKE THIEVES”

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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

May 27, 2014

INXS – What You Need (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“What You Need” is a song recorded by the Australian band INXS. It is the leadoff track from their 1985 album, Listen Like Thieves. “What You Need” was the first single off the album in Australia and New Zealand, while it was in USA and Europe the second single after “This Time” and was the band’s first American Top Ten hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

After the album Listen Like Thieves was recorded and ready to be given to the record label for inspection, producer Chris Thomas was worried that the album didn’t have a “hit”. As Andrew Farriss recalled in a 2005 interview; “What You Need is another example of a huge hit that essentially took no time at all. We’d already finished the Listen Like Thieves album but Chris Thomas (the producer) told us there was still no “hit”. We left the studio that night knowing we had one day left and we had to deliver “a hit”. Talk about pressure. The band’s performance on that track is amazing. We absolutely nailed it.”

The song was covered by “Weird Al” Yankovic in his 1986 album Polka Party!.

SIDE A:
What You Need (Vocal / LP Version) 3:35
Engineer –Steve Churchyard
Producer – Chris Thomas

What You Need (Vocal / Extended Remix) 5:35
Engineer – Steve Churchyard
Producer – Chris Thomas
Remix – Nick Launay

SIDE B:
Melting In The Sun (Vocal / 12″ Version) 4:44
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Nick Launay

Burn For You (Vocal / 12″ Version) 6:07
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Nick Launay

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	What You Need	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1985	What You Need	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86832
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Cover Graphics] – Lynn-Maree Milburn
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

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May 26, 2014

Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Come On Eileen” is a song by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released in the UK on 25 June 1982 as a single off their album Too-Rye-Ay. It was their second number one hit in the United Kingdom, following 1980’s “Geno”. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, “Big” Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

“Come On Eileen” won Best British Single at the 1983 Brit Awards.

The 7″ vinyl single released worldwide (except the US) was a 3.28 edit of the main section of the song featuring neither the intro or the coda. Dexy’s CD compilations again omit the introduction and coda, but use the unedited main section(4.06).

The worldwide 12″ and US 7″ singles featured the intro and the unedited main section (4.12). This version has only been released on CD on a Kevin Rowland CD single “Tonight”.

In a poll by Channel 4, a UK TV channel, the song was placed at number 38 in the 100 greatest number one singles of all time. Similar polls by the music channel VH1 placed the song at number three in the 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders of all time, number eighteen in VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s and number one in the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. It has sold 1.31 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. The song reached number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 charts during the week ending 23 April 1983. “Come on Eileen” prevented Michael Jackson from ever having back-to-back number one hits in the US: “Billie Jean” was the number one single the previous week, while “Beat It” was the number one song the following week.

The b-side is listed as two seperate tracks on the sleeve and label however the songs are mixed together forming one track running 7:39.

SIDE A:
Come On Eileen (Single Version) 4:12
Written-By – K. Adams*, Paterson*, Rowland*

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Philadelphia (T.S.O.P.) 7:39
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – K. Gamble/L. A. Huff*

Let’s Make This Precious
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – Paterson*, Rowland*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary tracks	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MDS 4021
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer [Directed By] – Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley*

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May 23, 2014

Dolly Parton – Potential New Boyfriend (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“Potential New Boyfriend” is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. country singles chart. It was released in May 1983 as the only single to be released from Parton’s album Burlap & Satin. The song was also popular in discos and dance clubs, and in addition to the standard 45 RPM single, an extended-play dance remix single was released. The single was also accompanied by one of Parton’s first music videos, which was directed by Steve Barron.

The record is notable in being Parton’s first song to be more successful on a chart other than country music, peaking at number 13 on Billboard magazine’s Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Potential New Boyfriend (Long Version) 5:46

SIDE B:
Potential New Boyfriend (Instrumental) 5:48
Potential New Boyfriend (Short Version) 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	#20
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-13545
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: pop/Rock, Country
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Dolly Parton
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Producer, Arranged By – Gregg Perry
Mixed By – John Luongo
Edited By – John Luongo

NOTES:
From the RCA LP: “BURLAP & SATIN”

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