Category: Underworld

Underworld – Thrash (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Thrash” is an Australia only single released by
UK electronic music act Underworld formed by Rick Smith and Karl Hyde in 1987 after their former band Freur disbanded. The single was taken from the band’s second album titled “Change The Weather”. This 12″ seems to be pretty hard to come by these days so I am happy to add it to my Totally Obscure 80s series.

SIDE A:
Thrash (Dance Pass) 6:21

SIDE B:
Thrash (Extasy Pass) 5:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21443
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer [Additional] – E. Kupper*, Mark Kamins
Producer, Mixed By – Dave Sussman*, Mark Kamins
Written-By – Alfie Thomas, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Sire/Warner Bros. LP “CHANGE THE WEATHER”
Exclusive Australian release.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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Password: burningtheground

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Underworld – Underneath The Radar (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

“Underneath the Radar” is a single by Underworld released in 1988 from the album Underneath the Radar. It was featured prominently in the fifth season premiere of Miami Vice, during the opening aerial shots of Miami and subsequent nightclub shootout. On the singles charts, it reached number 5 in Australia, number 2 in South Africa, number 14 in New Zealand and number 74 in the United States.

The Morse code in the first 30 seconds of the song reads “Think global, act local”.

SIDE A:
Underneath The Radar (12″ Remix) 8:01
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

Underneath The Radar (Instrumental Version) 6:36
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Big Red X 4:59

Underneath The Radar (Dub) 6:00
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Underneath The Radar U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #74

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Sire ‎– 0-20852, Sire ‎– 9 20852-0
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country:US
Released:1988
Genre:Electronic, Rock
Style:Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Alfie Thomas, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “UNDERNEATH THE RADAR”

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

Underworld – Stand Up (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

A. Front

“Stand Up” is a single by British electronic group formed in 1980 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The single “Stand Up”, which became the band’s biggest US hit, peaking at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1989. In the bands home country the single did not chart.

SIDE A:
Stand Up (Extended Dance Mix) 6:25
Mixed By – Robin Goodfellow

SIDE B:
Stand Up (Ya House Mix) 5:38
Mixed By – Robin Goodfellow

Outskirts 4:16
Producer – Rick Smith

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Stand Up U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #69
1989 Stand Up U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21319, Sire ‎– 9 21319-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Chris Musto, John Warwicker, Vivid I.D.
Photography By – Enrique Badulescu
Written-By – Thomas*, Hyde*, Smith*

NOTES:
Original version of “Stand Up” available on the Sire/Warner Bros. album “CHANGE THE WEATHER”
Made In U.S.A.

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