Category: Tina Turner

April 4, 2013

Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

R E Q U E S T

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit single from Tina Turner’s solo album, Private Dancer. The song had originally been released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. The Turner version was successful in the United States on the Hot 100 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the US R&B/Hip-hop chart. At the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985, this song won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys won by Turner in that ceremony.

The song was featured in the tenth episode of Miami Vice and was included on the first volume of the Miami Vice soundtrack.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Extended Version) 7:42
Producer – Rupert Hine

SIDE B:
When I Was Young 3:10
Producer – John Carter

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#6
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-8609
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Recorded In England
From the LP “PRIVATE DANCER”

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Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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Adobe Photoshop CS5
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 3, 2012

Tina Turner – Afterglow (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

“Afterglow” is the name of a song recorded by Tina Turner, written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. It appeared on her 1986 album Break Every Rule, and featured Steve Winwood on keyboards. The song was the eighth and final song from the album to be released as a single, if only in the United States. It failed to crack the US Hot 100, but it reached #2 on the US dance charts and #20 on the Adult Contemporary chart. A promo video for the track was filmed as part of the Break Every Rule TV special in 1986, in which it was the opening number. It shows Turner performing the song in her dressing room at the club Le Zero in Paris as she is preparing to go on stage.

SIDE A:
Afterglow (12″ Vocal Dance Mix) 7:13
Afterglow (7″ Mix) 4:15

SIDE B:
Afterglow (Glowing Dub) 6:16
Afterglow (Tina’s House Mix) 6:38
Afterglow (Tinapella) 4:41

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

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Afterglow	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15349
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock, Deep House, Garage House
Credits: Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer – Hugo Dwyer
Producer – Terry Britten
Programmed By – Eric Kupper
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “BREAK EVERY RULE”

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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 2, 2012

Tina Turner – Break Every Rule (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

REQUEST

“Break Every Rule” is a single recorded by Grammy Award winning pop/rock singer Tina Turner. It was the title track to both Turner’s 1986 album of the same name and the name of her 1986/1987 world tour. It was released as a single in early 1987 to support the album and the tour. The song found limited success on the US and UK singles charts. The music video shows Turner performing on stage as well as behind-the-scenes footage of Turner and her band from the tour. The country-flavored song was written by British composer and singer Rupert Hine and his then girlfriend Jeanette Obstoj, who had previously composed “I Might Have Been Queen” which was featured on the Private Dancer album.

SIDE A:
Break Every Rule (Dance Mix) 8:42
Producer – Rupert Hine
Remix – Rupert Hine

Break Every Rule (Single Mix) 3:47
Producer – Rupert Hine
Remix – Rupert Hine

SIDE B:
Break Every Rule (Extended Mix) 7:28
Producer – Rupert Hine
Remix – Rupert Hine

Take Me To The River (Previously Unreleased) 4:26
Producer – Martyn Ware

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Break Every Rule	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#74
1987	Break Every Rule	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15296
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Another version appears on the album “BREAK EVERY RULE” PJ-12530
Management: Roger Davies Management

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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 1, 2012

Tina Turner – The Tina Turner (Montage Mix) (UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Originally released in 1987 “The Tina Turner (Montage Mix)” is a nearly nine minute megamix of Tina Turner’s biggest hits from the 1980’s, remixed by Les ‘The Mixdoctor’ Adams for DMC Productions. The track originally appeared as the B-side of the UK “What You Get Is What You See” 12″ and the German 7″. Capitol Records also released the track as a Limited Edition 12″ promo in the UK. In 1990 the “Montage Mix” was added to the UK “Look Me In The Heart” Limited Edition CD single which is now out of print.

This is a single sided advance copy UK 12″. The single is quite unique because it features a custom picture label. Some copies also have “What You Get Is What You See (Dance Mix)” on the flip side. There are also copies that have a plain Capitol Records label.

SIDE A:
The Tina Turner (Montage Mix) 8:53
Mixed By – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams

I can’t tand The Rain
Two People
We Don’t Need Another Hero
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Typicale Male
Let’s Stay Together

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – PSLP 1003
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
For DMC Productions

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi