Category: Duran Duran

November 10, 2022

Talk Talk/Duran Duran – The Big Mouth Mega-mix / The Knock-out Mix (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

This is the scare DJ Service Megamix 12″ single from U.S.-based label ON-USound (Later known as Euro-Mixx). The 12″ features on the A-side “The Big Mouth Mega-Mix” by the British band “Talk Talk” who are best known for their 1984 hit “It’s My Life” which is featured as well as the 1982 hit “Talk Talk” in this nearly twelve-minute mega-mix of some of the band’s well-known tracks.

The flip side is for Duran Duran fans and is a must-have. The “Knock-out Mix” which features most of Duran’s biggest hits all continuously mixed. This megamix alone is worth hunting down this 12″ vinyl treasure, you will not be disappointed it’s a Duranie’s dream come true twelve minutes of Duran Duran bliss…

As with most of the ON-USound/Euro-Mixx titles, multiple sources were used to create these megamixes so quality does vary from track to track. I have made every effort to ensure the best-sounding transfer.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

SIDE A:
Talk Talk – The Big Mouth Mega-Mix 11:52
Music By – Talk Talk
Words By – Mark Hollis

Living In Another World
Dum Dum Girl
Happiness Is Easy
Such A Shame
It’s My Life
Talk Talk
My Foolish Friend

SIDE B:
Duran Duran – The Knock-Out Mix 12:29
Written-By – A. Taylor*, J. Taylor*, N. Rhodes*, R. Taylor*, S. LeBon*

I Don’t Want Your Love
Notorious
Wild Boys
Save A Prayer
Union Of The Snake
All She Wants Is
A View To A Kill
The Reflex
Decadance

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ON-USound – TT-15, ON-USound – DD-15
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Unofficial Release, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop, New Wave

NOTES:
Bootleg unofficial megamixes

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
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November 9, 2022

Duran Duran – The Reflex (Dance Mix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

NEW 2022 Transfer!
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration!

Originally posted August 14, 2012

++ Of note the original transfer in 2012 was the USA 12″ of “The Reflex” which was pressed at 33 ⅓ RPM it also did not include the live b-side track. For this NEW 2022 Transfer, I decided to use the UK 12″ which is pressed at 45 RPM for better sound fidelity along with the addition of “Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)” recorded live on the b-side.

“The Reflex” is the eleventh single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released in 1984. The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third studio album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983). The single became the band’s first to reach the top of the US singles chart and their second to top the UK singles chart.

“The Reflex” became the band’s most successful single, topping the UK chart on 5 May 1984. It was their second UK No. 1, after 1983’s “Is There Something I Should Know?”, and would prove to be their last. The single entered the charts in America on 21 April 1984 at no. 46, became Duran Duran’s first of two singles to hit no. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (for 2 weeks) on 23 June 1984 , and was a huge hit internationally. (Their only other single to hit no. 1 in the US was the title song to the 1985 James Bond film “A View to a Kill”.) It was also the first of two songs that kept “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen out of the top spot (the other one being Prince’s “When Doves Cry”). The band wanted it to be the lead single from Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), but their label did not like the warbling singing during the “why don’t you use it” segments, thinking this would hinder its success as a stand-alone single track.

The remixes for both the 7″ and 12″ singles were created by Nile Rodgers, of Chic fame. It was his first work with the band, and he would later go on to produce “The Wild Boys” single as well as the album Notorious (1986) and several tracks on Astronaut (2004).

Producer Ian Little recalled the sound Nick Rhodes came up with on his Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard: “…whenever I hear that steel-drum part it always brings a smile to my face because it’s so out of tune. Steel drums always are, but it was exactly right in terms of rhythm and tone. So a wood-block sound was mixed in to make it even more percussive and, successfully, it did the job.”

The live B-side “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)” is a cover version of a Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song, recorded 16 November 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon in London, with lead Rebel Steve Harley joining the band onstage.

SIDE A:
The Reflex (Dance Mix) 6:34
Mixed By – Jason Corsaro, Nile Rodgers
Written-By – Duran Duran

SIDE B:
The Reflex (Dance Mix Edited) 4:22
Mixed By –Jason Corsaro, Nile Rodgers
Written-By – Duran Duran

Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) 4:55
Mixed By – Ian Little
Written-By –Steve Harley

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHARTS HISTORY

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	The Reflex	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1984	The Reflex	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12DURAN 2, EMI – 12 DURAN 2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Apr 28, 1984
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – Arun*
Producer – Alex Sadkin (tracks: A, B1), Duran Duran (tracks: A, B1), Ian Little (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
Track B2 recorded live in November 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon.
Manufactured In The UK By EMI Records Limited.

From the LP “Seven And The Ragged Tiger”

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November 8, 2022

Andy Taylor – Stone Cold Sober (UK Limited Edition) (12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Stone Cold Sober” is sixth solo single by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, released from the album Dangerous by A&M Records in September 1990.

Written by Rod Stewart and Steve Cooper, the song was originally released on Stewart’s Atlantic Crossing album in 1975.

This was the first single taken from Andy Taylor’s 1990 covers album Dangerous, which was accompanied by a black & white video. “Stone Cold Sober” peaked at #94 on the UK sibgles chart.

The B-side is a cover version of David Bowie’s 1976 single “Suffragette City” along with a cover of The Jess Roden Band’s “Winter With You” from 1979. Neither song appear on the Dangerous LP.

SIDE A:
Stone Cold Sober 3:27
Written-By –Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper

SIDE B:
Suffragette City 3:27
Written-By – David Bowie

Winner With You 3:37
Written-By – J.Roden*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:A&M Records – AMX 710
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design –Jeremy Pearce
Photography By [Photoplay] – Simon Fowler (2)
Producer – Andy Taylor

NOTES:
“Stone Cold Sober” taken from the A&M album “Dangerous”

Made In England

Limited Edition Gatefold sleeve.

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August 25, 2022

Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)” is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran, the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). Having finished the 1980s with the Decade singles compilation, Duran Duran found the 1990s a new challenge, in which success would initially elude them. The lukewarm success of “Violence of Summer” would shadow the band for the next few years until 1993’s “Ordinary World” returned them to chart success. The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.

The B-side, “Throb”, is an ambient instrumental remix of Liberty album track “My Antarctica”. The use of a remixed album track would be repeated with the inclusion of “Water Babies”, a remix of “All Along the Water” on the “Serious” single.

SIDE A:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Power Mix) 4:51
Remix – Brown-Eyes*

Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Dub Mix) 4:48

SIDE B:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Rock Mix) 4:24
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Story Mix) 3:13
Remix –Brown-Eyes*

Throb (Instrumental) 4:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#64
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay	#13
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15612
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Calligraphy – Ruth Rowland
Composed By –Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon, Campbell, Cuccurullo
Design – Icon London
Photography By – Ellen Von Unwerth
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Producer [Associate] – Duran Duran

NOTES:
Produced for Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd.
Remixed for Brown-Eyes Music Corporation.
Mastered at Capitol.
Recorded in England.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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