BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989
REQUEST
“The Machineries Of Joy” is a 1989 collaboration between German industrial metal/EBM band Die Krupps and British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. The collaboration became a hit on the U.S. dance charts peaking at #25.
Both remixes featured here are exclusive to this picture disc and a rare German 12″ promo and never available on CD.
**As with most picture discs the sound quality is usually not very good and the discs were mainly used as collector items. This picture disc is no exception although in beautiful near mint condition. I have tried my best to present theses rare versions in the best possible quality considering the source.
LOGO SIDE:
The Machineries Of Joy (Skateboard-Mix) 5:40
Engineer – Paul Kendall
Remix – Nitzer Ebb, Paul Kendall
PHOTO SIDE:
The Machineries Of Joy (Rhönrad-Mix) 6:05
Engineer – Peter Krick
Remix – Die Krupps
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Macheneries Of Joy | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #25 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: BCM Records – BCM 18249
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Picture Disc
Country: Germany
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: EBM
CREDITS:
Bass – Rüdiger Esch
Photography By – Schulte-Ellinghaus*
Producer – Jürgen Engler, Ralf Dörper
NOTES:
Recorded in Düsseldorf and London.
Name of photographer is miss-spelled on cover (correct: Schulte-Kellinghaus).
Find the 12″ on 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
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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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
Was just occasionally confronted with EBM, like, Front 242 – Headhunter (pun intended), but get the occasional stiff neck headbanging to other heavy stuff!
Not a collector, but got a few picture disc, indeed they sound terrible :(. With an exception, the chart-topping smash by Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up. Which comes in blue transparent vinyl!
https://www.discogs.com/Yazz-And-Plastic-Population-The-Only-Way-Is-Up/release/93593
Oh my stars and stripes! Thank you so much!! Sounds amazing.
Always been a fan of Nitzer Ebb. Love their song “Control, I’m Here” and “Join in the Chant” Great music for working out!
OMG. I had this 12” (the black vinyl one) back in the day. It got ruined with the rest of my vinyl in a flood in the basement! I was devastated! Thanks so much for this!
Since my tastes run the gamut from pure pop bliss to the darker realms of dance music, I always get a sudden jolt of adrenalin whenever I see a record that I would never have dreamed seeing on your site Paul!! I LUST after EBM and Industrial music!! I am so grateful to the person who requested this one!! I love hard beats and you always deliver. I can’t wait to crank this one up tonight!! I can already feel the blood run to my groin!!!
Jeff
After this body-blush rush, I have to commend to you once again for putting out posts of this nature. It’s so fantastic of you dear Paul!!
Jeff
I always loved this music it was very erotic in a way. I felt kinda naughty after playing it like I was a really seedy club somewhere lol I love it though 🙂
Great post, Paul! You make me remember of my youth. This reminds me of early EBM-Parties in Berlin in early 90s. Best time of my life
You’re welcome Graham. It’s always fun to relive those memories 🙂
Loving this! Thanks for the rips Paul!
You’re welcome my friend 🙂