Author: DjPaulT

International Chrysis – Rebel Rebel (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1994

“Rebel Rebel” is a song written and originally recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1974.

In 1994 English duo Dead Or Alive covered the song under the short-lived moniker International Chrysis.  The name was a tribute to International Chrysis (1951 – 26 March 1990), an American transgender entertainer and protégé of Salvador Dalí. She also played the damsel in distress in the music video for Van Halen’s version of “(Oh) Pretty Woman”.

International Chrysis was an attempt to create a new identity for themselves, Pete Burns and Steve Coy re-formed their band and released one single as International Chrysis on Stock, Aitken, and Waterman’s PWL label. The single reached #76 in the UK, and #97 in Australia in the United States the single was not released but did receive considerable club play.

“Rebel Rebel” would later be included in the album “Nukleopatra” (1995).

International Chrysis had planned to release a full album Complications with the label forced them to leave PWL with no distributor in the UK for what would become the album “Nukleopatra” once again under the name Dead Or Alive.

SIDE A:
Rebel Rebel (The Hole Mix) 6:34
Written-By – David Bowie

SIDE B:
Rebel Rebel (The Safe Hands Mix) 5:23
Remix – Safe Hands
Written-By – David Bowie

The Right Stuff 4:07
Written-By – Pete BurnsSteve Coy

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: PWL International – PWLT 303, PWL International – 4509 96450 0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: May 30, 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: Euro House

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at PWL THE HIT FACTORY

Dedicated to Courtney Love

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
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:
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

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

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Boytronic – You (Germany 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“You” is the debut single released by German synth-pop group Boytronic originally released in Europe in 1983. The single reached #10 in Germany. “You” was remixed and re-released in 1986 the United States but failed to chart.

SIDE A:
You (Extended Version) 7:11

SIDE B:
You (Dub Remixed Version) 7:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 812 875-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Herausgeber: Phonogram GmbH Hamburg
Made in West-Germany

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
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:
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

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

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Vacation!

Friends as of this very moment, I’m taking a vacation. It won’t be a long vacation, 10 days at most. I have no idea where we are going, it may be Rio, Club Tropicana, or maybe somewhere over the rainbow.

My partner and I love to take road trips so I imagine it will be somewhere spontaneous. I will miss you guys. While I am away, I will not be posting on the site.

Take care of the place while I am gone.

-Paul

Giorgio Moroder – Chase (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1978

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Originally posted November 10, 2012

“Chase” (also known as “The Chase”) is a 1978 instrumental composition by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album Midnight Express (1978), and was a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a 13:00 12″ maxi single. It made the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48.

Created especially for the film Midnight Express, Alan Parker, the director of the film, explicitly asked Moroder for a song in the style of “I Feel Love”, which Moroder composed for Donna Summer. It was Moroder’s second time composing a movie soundtrack after his work on 1972’s German softcore sex film “Sex Life in a Convent”. The song’s main melody was played on a Roland SH-2000 synthesizer, while the bass lines were played on a Minimoog synthesizer. The track also has a flanging effect produced by the MXR Flanger, while other instruments used include an ARP/Solina String Ensemble, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, and piano.

Although a disco piece, “Chase”, along with “I Feel Love”, is more specifically considered the pioneering introduction of the hi-NRG genre, which came to prominence in the early 1980s. The music was arranged by Harold Faltermeyer under the leadership of Giorgio Moroder.

Pitchfork named it the 175th best song of the 1970s, saying, “Any time someone describes a piece of music as ‘cinematic,’ there’s a decent chance they’re thinking, consciously or subconsciously, of ‘Chase’. It’s impossible to overstate, let alone list, the number of composers and films who’ve ripped off ‘Chase’.”

I also created custom front cover art for this post.

SIDE A:
Chase 13:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 Chase U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #33
1979 Chase U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #42
1979 Chase U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco #31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 20146 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style: Disco, Soundtrack

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Promotional Copy Not For Sale

Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of Midnight Express
℗ 1978 Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.

Special One-Sided Record (Play Other Side)

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC:
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:
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

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by donating using PayPal. I appreciate your help.