Psychedelic Furs – Shock (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Shock” is the third single taken from the LP Midnight to Midnight by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released in June, 1987. The song peaked at #30 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart spending seven weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Shock (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:20
Engineer [Mix] – Dave Meegan
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Shock (Instrumental – The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:20
Engineer [Mix] – Dave Meegan
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone

Shock (Single Mix) 3:19
Mixed By – Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Shock	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs	#30

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 06862
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Jun 27, 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Design – Nick Egan
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Written-By – J. Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler*

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 mixed for Mastermix Productions.

Special versions from the Columbia Lp: “Midnight To Midnight”

Direct Metal Mastering

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

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March 31, 2022

Nina Hagen – Universal radio (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusivev1985

“Universal Radio” is a song by German singer Nina Hagen from her third studio album Nina Hagen in Ekstasy (1985). It was released as the lead single from the album in January 1985 by Columbia Records. Written by Ron Dumas and produced by Adam Kidron, “Universal Radio” became successful in the US charts, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. It was premiered by Rodney Bingenheimer on the radio station KROQ Los Angelas. “Universelles Radio”, the German version of the song was also released.

The music video for the song featured footage of her performance at the Rock in Rio festival from January 13, 1985.

Hagen worked with Ron Dumas, who had previously recorded the song in 1983 with his band Ron Dumas Group. She later described the song as not being musically very interesting and that she originally wanted to do her vocals differently, but was directed by the recording company to make the record more “commercial”.

**Please note the noise at the start of the Album version is supposed to be there.

SIDE A:
Universal Radio (Universal Dance Mix) 7:00
Remix – Lotti Golden, Richard Scher
Edited By – The Latin Rascals

SIDE B:
Universal Radio (Album) 3:36

Universal Radio (Dub) 7:28
Remix – Lotti Golden, Richard Scher
Edited By – The Latin Rascals

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Universal Radio	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05211
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Picture Cover
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Producer – Adam Kidron

NOTES:
Taken from the Columbia LP “In Ekstasy”

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March 30, 2022

Go West – The King Of Wishful Thinking (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

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Originally posted August 10, 2012

“The King of Wishful Thinking” is a song by British pop duo Go West, written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page. It was featured in the film Pretty Woman and appeared on its soundtrack. It was later featured on Go West’s third studio album, Indian Summer, in 1992. The song reached number three in Canada, number six in Australia, number eight in the United States, and number 18 in the United Kingdom. At the 1991 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Video of the Year.

In 2018, actor Paul Rudd and late-night host Jimmy Fallon made a shot-for-shot recreation of the music video for The Tonight Show.

SIDE A:
The King Of Wishful Thinking (Club Mix) 5:52
Edited By [Wacky Bits] – Gregski Royal*
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jon Gass

The King Of Wishful Thinking (Power Radio Mix) 4:05

SIDE B:
The King Of Wishful Thinking (Cuss-A-Pella) 2:44
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jon Gass

The King Of Wishful Thinking (LP Edit) 4:00
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	The King Of Wishful Thinking	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1990	The King Of Wishful Thinking	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – V-56173, EMI USA – V-56173
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey
Executive Producer – Ron Fair
Photography – Richard Houghton
Producer, Arranged By – Peter Wolf (3)
Recorded By – Paul Erickson*
Written-By – Martin Page, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Pretty Woman”

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March 25, 2022

Miguel Bosé – Shoot Me In The Back (France 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

*Although I do not agree with Miguel Bosé’s views on COVID-19 I am posting this record because it’s fun and I like it. I actually bought this record in a used shop just for the sleeve (ha ha) then later someone actually requested it. This post was by no means ment to cause any controversy.

“Shoot Me In The Back” is a 1979 disco single by Panamanian singer-songwriter and actor, Miguel Bosé. Taken from his third studio LP Chicas! (Girls!). “Shoot Me In The Back” was only released as a single in France.

Propelled by his famous family and their friends, Bosé started a career as an actor in 1971, taking part in various movies. He quickly found work on the basis of his talent and good looks rather than his family name. He studied acting as well as dancing and singing. Due to the lack of acting opportunities, he started exploring his talents as a singer in 1975. With the assistance of Camilo Sesto he recorded his first singles. Two years later, in 1977, Bosé signed a contract with CBS Records and he remained with them until 1984. Between 1977 and 1982, Bosè was a major teen idol in Italy, Spain, Southern Europe and in all Latin America. He had 7 top ten hits that earned him a secure spot in every televised song festival held in the aforementioned countries. By 1983 his star had severely waned in Italy, and he rarely performed there again until the 2000s, retreating to Latin American markets instead.

During the COVID-19 pandemic Bosé became one of the most active denialists, questioning the effectiveness of masks and other aspects of the virus. Some of his videos have been removed from YouTube and Facebook.

SIDE A:
Shoot Me In The Back (Disco Mix) 5:14
Written-By – F. Arbex*

SIDE B:
Please Think Of Me 3:24
Written-By – D. Vaona*, G. P. Felisatti*, M. Bosé*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – 12-7488
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Country: France
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Graham Preskett
Arranged By, Producer – Danilo Vaona

NOTES:
Made in France

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