Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987
“Holy War” is a 1987 single by American rock, and blues songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer Jon Butcher. “Holy War’ was the second single taken from Butcher’s most successful LP “Wishes”, the single reached #25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in May 1987. The music video for “Holy War” was in heavy rotation on MTV.
SIDE A:
Holy War (PTL Club Mix) 6:33
Holy War (Evangelical Dub) 5:03
SIDE B:
Holy War (Missile Mix) 4:08
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Holy war | U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | #25 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Capitol Records – V 15302
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock
CREDITS:
- Producer – Spencer Proffer
- Remix – Andy Wallace (tracks: Tracks A1 And A2)
- Written By, Producer – Jon Butcher
NOTES:
Taken from the LP “WISHES”
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
Password: burningtheground
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5 Stars for a great track + another 5 stars for being topical! Pop/Rock musicians are now too afraid of the backlash for speaking out against WAR! We have 2 major wars going on and everyone is busy picking sides instead of speaking out for the women and children … on both sides! Makes you wish for the “good ‘ole” Roman times, when a bunch of men would meet in a field somewhere and battle it out!
Wel said Martika. I love the way you think 🙂 Thanks for being a part of the community 🙂
Please, you can upload the album “I Remember Holding You” by Boys Club Band?
Hi Paul, I’m quite excited about this!! FYI my delay in commenting has nothing to do with this song being politically topical, I promise! This single, which is vaguely familiar, really scratches me where I itch. I was hoping for something that, well, rocks and voila! I know John Butcher from his debut album, The John Butcher Axis, which charted in ’83 and ’84. I agree with you and Jeff, the 80s were the best time when artists spoke out on hot button issues. Little Steven with Artists United Against Apartheid, Bob Geldof, Phil Collins, Earth, Wind & Fire come… Read more »
No worries Retro Hound, I understand that people have lives away from BTG. I had never heard of Jon Butcher until someone requested this single. I watched the video and immediately loved it, so I bought a copy. When researching the song, I found nothing but praise for Jon Butcher and the parent LP “Wish”. Thanks, as always, for being a long-time commenter and supporter.
Paul, please make a 24bit FLAC of this 12” vinyl. I’d be very grateful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsTJE5zW1rc
Sorry I don’t have that one.
I’m sorry for not responding sooner regarding this track. Talk about timely, Paul. The 1980’s were a great decade because artists and producers weren’t afraid to voice their opinions concerning hot button issues. I think this song is brilliant. I love the sound of the music and the lyrics. Thank you, Paul, for a new track to my ears. Also, I see Andy Wallace is involved here and he has worked with some of my favorite people in the music industry.
Jeff
I love the 80s for this reason as well people were not afraid to speak out about things they felt passionate about. Nowadays this song would have been cancelled. Andy Wallace did an excellent job remixing this track it also sounds amazing. Thanks as always, Jeff for commenting.
well, how apropos this one is to the current events! Kudos. Protesting war never gets irrelevant.
Probably why this post is not getting much love. Oh well, still a fantastic track and remixes. Thanks for taking the time to comment, Raymond 🙂