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.

I appreciate all of the support that you guys have given it really means a lot.

-DjPaulT

February 4, 2022

Thompson Twins – Runaway (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“Runaway” is a 1982 single by British band Thompson Twins taken from their second studio LP “Set” which was released in the USA as “In The Name Of Love”. The single was a commercial failure and did not chart. The record was only released in UK and European markets.

Although not an official member of the band, Thomas Dolby was also on hand to play additional keyboards on the track.

SIDE A:
Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesiser] – Tom Dolby
Written-By – T. Bailey

SIDE B:
Bouncing (Extended Remix) 4:56
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T Records (2) – TEE 125
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: May 1982
Genre: Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design, Photography [Photo Illustration] – Thomi Wroblewski
Lacquer Cut By – timtom (tracks: A), TY (tracks: B)
Music By –Thompson Twins
Producer –Steve Lillywhite

NOTES:
Remixed from the album “Set”.

Marketed by Arista
Manufactured and Distributed by Polygram Record Operations Ltd.

Tom Dolby appears courtesy of Venice-In-Peril/EMI Records.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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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February 1, 2022

King – Alone Without You (Scorcher Mix) (Japan 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Alone Without You” is a song by English band King, released as the first single from their second studio album Bitter Sweet.

The single was the second of the band’s only two top ten hits, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1985, and remaining there for nine weeks.

SIDE A:
Alone Without You (Scorcher Mix) 4:33
Remix – Groucho*

SIDE B:
Love & Pride (U.S.A. Summer Mix) 6:14
Remix – Richard James Burgess
Written-By – M. Roberts*

I Kissed The Spikey Fridge (Rock Hard Mix) 3:59
Remix – Richard James Burgess

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mear Mint
OBI: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 12•3P-719
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: Mar 21, 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By –Simon Fowler (2)
Producer – Richard James Burgess
Written-By – P. King*

NOTES:
Issued with OBI and one sided insert.
Label side A is a picture label, label side B carries all the credits.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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January 11, 2022

Paul Lekakis – Tattoo It On Me (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Tattoo It On Me” was the third single taken from the debut album “Tattoo It” by Greek-American Hi-NRG singer Paul Lekakis released on Sire Records. The single was remixed by Shep Pettibone but failed to chart. Lekakis is best known for his 1987 smash hit “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)” .

SIDE A:
Tattoo It On Me (The Extended Version) 6:31
Tattoo It On Me (Dub) 5:03
Tattoo It On Me (Beats) 4:30

SIDE B:
Tattoo It On Me (Tattoo The House Mix) 6:01
You Blow Me Away (12″ Vocal) 6:30
Engineer – Goh Hotoda
Producer – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-21743
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tony Shimkin
Engineer – P. Dennis Mitchell*
Producer – David Frank (tracks: A1 to A3,B1), Mic Murphy (tracks: A1 to A3,B1)
Programmed By – David “Jazz” Grant
Remix – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
From the LP “TATTOO IT”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Password: burningtheground

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