Ready For The World – Oh Sheila (The M&M Mix!) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Oh Sheila” is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles and the Hot Dance Club Play charts. It was the first of two chart toppers for the band on the Billboard R&B chart, preceding their 1986 number-one R&B hit, “Love You Down”.

The song is commonly misattributed to Prince, due to similarity to his vocal and musical style, as well as the belief that the song’s lyrics allude to frequent Prince collaborator Sheila E.

The use of a faux British accent during parts of the song was the preference of singer Melvin Riley Jr., who said “I like that kind of accent, so I thought I’d use that sound.”

SIDE A:
Oh Sheila (Extended M&M Mix) 6:47
Engineer [Remix] – Graham Dickson
Remix –John Morales

SIDE B:
Oh Sheila (Extended M&M Dub) 4:30
Engineer [Remix] – Graham Dickson
Remix –John Morales

Oh Sheila (Luis Mix) 4:11
Engineer [Remix] – Graham Dickson
Remix –John Morales

I’m The One Who Loves You 3:44
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Oh Sheila	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	Oh Sheila	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#1
1985	Oh Sheila	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1985	Oh Sheila	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCAX 1005
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Noel Summerville
Producer – Ready For The World
Written-By – G. Valentine (tracks: A, B1, B2), G. Strozier, G. Potts (tracks: B3), M. Riley Jr.

NOTES:
Original versions available on the MCA LP ‘Ready For The World’

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VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
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Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
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Click Removal: Manual
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M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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February 11, 2022

Then Jerico – What Does It Take? (UK 12″ Ltd. Edition)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“What Does It Take?” was the second singles taken from the second LP “BIG AREA” by English rock band Then Jerico. The song features backing vocals by American singer Belinda Carlisle. “What Does It Take?” reached #33 in the UK, and #26 in Ireland.

SIDE A:
What Does It Take? (Extended) 5:36
Backing Vocals – Belinda Carlisle
Engineer – Peter Henderson
Keyboards [Additional], Guitar – Rick Nowels
Producer – Rick Nowels
Written-By – Munday, Nowels, Stewart*

SIDE B:
Under Fire 6:03
Co-producer – Mark Shaw, Peter Henderson
Written-By – Then Jerico

Jungle 5:09
Co-producer – Mark Shaw, Peter Henderson
Written-By – Then Jerico

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint
Band Portraits: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – LONXG 223, London Records – 886539.1, London Records – LONX 223
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Limited Edition Gatefold sleeve also includes 5 band portraits.

From the LP “The Big Area”

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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February 9, 2022

Robert Palmer – You Are In My System (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“You Are in My System” is a 1982 song originally recorded by American band the System. The song, written by Mic Murphy and David Frank.

In 1983, the song was covered by the English rock singer Robert Palmer. This version, which was produced by Palmer and remixed by Dominique Blanc-Francard, reached No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached No. 33 on the Mainstream Rock chart. It was actually recorded after the rest of the Pride album had been completed when Palmer heard the original 12″ promo copy at famous Paris private night club l’Elysées Matignon played by top DJ Bernie Bernthaler. He quickly flew back to cut it as an extra track, and it was recorded within 24 hours. He had even persuaded David Frank to play on it himself. This was the album’s only successful single.

SIDE A:
You Are In My System (Remix) 6:07
Remix – Dominique Blanc-Francard

SIDE B:
Deadline 3:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	You Are In My System	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#78
1983	You Are In My System	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#33
1983	You Are In My System	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – 0-96996
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – David Harper (4)
Producer – Robert Palmer
Written-By – David Frank, Mic Murphy

NOTES:
From the LP “PRIDE”

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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February 6, 2022

Seven Days

Hi everyone,

First I want to say thank you for all of the love you guys sent my mom. I passed it along to her and she is very touched by it.

You might have noticed that the older 24bit files are no longer available. I decided to only allow them to be active for seven days. The reason is that recently my site hosting and website security costs increased, therefore, I had to cut something. Paying $40 a month to host 24bit files was getting to be a bit much. The last fundraiser in October was not as successful as past ones due to the pandemic, in which I totally understand. I would urge you to subscribe to BTG, that way you can get an email everytime I make a new post. Then you will not miss out. 16bit files will stay available for at least one year, then I remove them to make space for new files on my server. I have also decided to cut back a little on posting. Posts will not be everyday like before because I have been posting pretty much daily for the last twelve years so I want to slow down a bit to focus on my family, as well as putting out quality transfers that I can take my time working on.

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