Category: Paul Hardcastle

Paul Hardcastle – Eat Your Heart Out (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Eat Your Heart Out” is a 1984 single by British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hardcastle. The song reached #59 on the U.K. singles chart in december 1984. The song includes vocals by Kevin Henry.

As far as I can tell “Rain Forest (Remix)” has never been released on CD ordigitally.

SIDE A:
Eat Your Heart Out (Extended Version) 5:52
Vocals –Kevin Henry
Written-By –  Paul Hardcastle

SIDE B:
Rain Forest (Remix) 5:43
Written-By –  Paul Hardcastle

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cooltempo – COOLX 102, Cooltempo – Cool X102
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS: BilBo (3)
Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Producer – Paul Hardcastle
Sleeve – Cannibale, Thomi Wroblewski

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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Elite
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
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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Paul Hardcastle – 19 (The Final Story) (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

“19” is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album Paul Hardcastle (1985).

The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on America’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use of sampled and processed speech, in particular a stutter effect used on the words “n-n-n-n-nineteen” and “d-d-d-d-destruction”. It also includes various non-speech samples such as crowd noise and a military bugle call.

“19” features sampled narration (by Peter Thomas), interview dialogue (“I wasn’t really sure what was going on”) and news reports from Vietnam Requiem, an ABC television documentary about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. In 2009, the song placed at 73 on VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s.

“19” topped the charts in the UK for 5 weeks, and reached the top 20 in the US, where it also topped the dance chart. For a while, it was the top selling single in 13 countries (helped by the fact that versions of the song were recorded in French, Spanish, German and Japanese), and it received the Ivor Novello award for Best-selling single of 1985. The song’s English language release came in 3 different 12″ versions (“Extended Version”, “Destruction Mix” and “The Final Story”), each with an alternative cover design.

SIDE A:
19 (Extended Version) 5:14
19 (Extended Japanese Mix) 5:12
Narrator – Kango Kobayashi

SIDE B:
19 (Destruction Mix) 7:07
19 (The Final Story) 8:31
King Tut (U.S. Remix) 5:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #15
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #1
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– WWS-63050
Series: British Invasion ’85 –
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Hardcastle
Translated By – Landy Takeuchi
Written-By – J. McCord* (tracks: A1 to B2), M. Oldfield* (tracks: A1 to B2), P. Hardcastle*, W. Coutourie* (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
In World War Two The Average Age Of The Combat Soldier Was 26. In Vietnam He Was 19

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

B. Back

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

Paul Hardcastle – 19 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

Today we honor every service member who has ever worn one of our nation’s uniforms. Happy Veterans Day (US).

“19” is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album Paul Hardcastle (1985).

The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on America’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use of sampled and processed speech, in particular a stutter effect used on the words “n-n-n-n-nineteen” and “d-d-d-d-destruction”. It also includes various non-speech samples such as crowd noise and a military bugle call.

“19” features sampled narration (by Peter Thomas), interview dialogue (“I wasn’t really sure what was going on”) and news reports from Vietnam Requiem, an ABC television documentary about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. In 2009, the song placed at 73 on VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s.

“19” topped the charts in the UK for 5 weeks, and reached the top 20 in the US, where it also topped the dance chart. For a while, it was the top selling single in 13 countries (helped by the fact that versions of the song were recorded in French, Spanish, German and Japanese), and it received the Ivor Novello award for Best-selling single of 1985. The song’s English language release came in 3 different 12″ versions (“Extended Version”, “Destruction Mix” and “The Final Story”), each with an alternative cover design.

SIDE A:
19 (Extended Version) 5:11

SIDE B:
19 (Destruction Mix) 6:55
The Asylum (It’z Weird) 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #15
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #1
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1
1985 19 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42875
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
Credits: Artwork [Cover Art], Design – Janet Perr
Management – Simon Fuller (2)
Producer – Paul Hardcastle
Written-By –J. McCord* (tracks: A, B1), P. Hardcastle*, W. Coutourie* (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
In World War Two The Average Age Of The Combat Soldier Was 26. In Vietnam He Was 19

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

B. Back

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