Go West – True Colours (Japan 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“True Colours” is a song by British band Go West, released on November 17, 1986, as the lead single from their second studio album Dancing on the Couch. It was written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, and produced by Gary Stevenson. “True Colours” reached No. 48 in the UK and No. 22 in Ireland.

The song was not released in the United States.

SIDE A:
True Colours (The Snake Charmer Mix) 5:04

SIDE B:
True Colours 3:56
XL5 2:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI Strip: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – S14-163
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Japan
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
‘True Colours’ Taken from the forthcoming album “Dancing On The Couch”

“Do not play table tennis before listening to this record”

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Limahl – Only For Love (12″ Mix When She Moves In Close) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Only for Love” is the debut solo single by former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl, following being fired from the group by his bandmates in 1983. Limahl’s 1984 debut solo album, Don’t Suppose, included the song. The song became his first UK top 20 hit, peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains his second most popular single in the UK as a solo act (the first being “The Neverending Story”).

Limahl performed the song with Beth Anderson on the TV show American Bandstand on March 9, 1985.

The song also played a part in the singer meeting producer Giorgio Moroder, while he was performing the song at a rock festival in Tokyo the following year. Moroder would help Limahl reach greater international success later in his career.

+There were two music videos shot for the song one for the USA market and another for the international market.

++The remix on the A-side “12” Mix When She Moves In Close” did not appear on the 2014 re-issue of the album “Don’t Suppose”. This mix is vinyl-only. The single version is also exclusive to vinyl.

SIDE A:
Only For Love (12″ Mix When She Moves In Close) 5:43

SIDE B:
Only For Love (Single Version) 3:51
O.T.T. (Over The Top) 1:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Only For Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #51

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12 LML 1, EMI – 12LML 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.

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John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1978

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Originally posted May 10, 2011

“Love Is in the Air” is a 1978 disco song by Australian singer John Paul Young. It was written by George Young (no relation) and Harry Vanda, and released as the lead single from Young’s fourth studio album, Love Is in the Air (1978). The song became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at No. 7 on the pop chart and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, his only U.S. top 40 hit. The song plays at 122 beats per minute, a typical 1970s disco rhythm. At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards, the song won Most Popular Australian Single. In 1992, a remix of the song was released and featured on the soundtrack to the Golden Globe-nominated film Strictly Ballroom. A new music video was also produced.

In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection.

John Paul Young said of the recording, “We actually did ‘Love Is in the Air’ because we needed something for the German market. ‘Standing in the Rain’ became a hit in the clubs over there and then on the charts, so we needed a follow-up. I’d been to Germany and heard the music. It was electronic mania, all clicks, and electronic buzzes. So George and Harry gave it the treatment.” Young performed “Love is in the Air” live on episode 148 of Countdown on 30 April 1978 and Top of the Pops on 4 May 1978.

This U.S. promotional 12″ single contains the same track on both sides, in addition, the Disco version is exclusive to the United States.

SIDE A:
Love Is In The Air 5:16

SIDE B:
Love Is In The Air 5:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1978 Love Is In The Air U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1978 Love Is In The Air U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – DSKO 126, Scotti Bros. Records – DSKO 126
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
same track on both sides
promo only in a blue Atlantic/Atco sleeve

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Donna Summer – Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Stop, Look & Listen” was the third single taken from Donna Summer’s eleventh studio album “She Works Hard For The Money” released by Mercury Records. The song released in January 1984, dealt with the topic of social injustice and peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart. No music video was released for this single.

The “extended Remix” is vinyl only and did not appear on the album’s expanded edition.

SIDE A:
Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) 5:56

SIDE B:
Tokyo 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – DONNA 312, Mercury – 818071-1, Mercury – 818 071-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Side A is alternatively titled Stop Look And Listen (Long remix) on the record label and Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) on the front and back of the sleeve.

Album available She Works Hard For The Money

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