Alphaville – Romeos (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Romeos” is the first single from Alphaville’s 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album.

A short film was made for the song, it was included in the 1989 compilation Songlines, the “Romeos” segment was directed by Australian film director Ian Pringle and starred by English actor Noah Taylor.

“Romeos” reached #45 on Germany’s pop charts when it was released in 1989.

SIDE A:
Romeos (Tribal Mix) 6:24
Romeos (Radio Edit) 3:59

SIDE B:
Romeos (Balcony Mix) 5:56
Headlines 4:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86428
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix, Overdub] – Mario “Rude” Rodriguez*
Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By – Eric Kupper, Rob Caprio*
Other [Production Co-ordinator] – Kim Langbecker
Producer –Alphaville, Klaus Schulze
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Richie Jones
Written-By –Alphaville

NOTES:
Additional production & remix for Wake/Make It Rock Productions.
Overdub & mix at Cove City Sound Studios, L.I.N.Y. and Shakedown Sound, NY.

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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

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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 15, 2021

Liza Minnelli – Don’t Drop Bombs (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Don’t Drop Bombs” is the second single from Liza Minnelli’s album Results, produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn. “Don’t Drop Bombs” was popular on the club circuit, but failed to make the Top 40 in the UK, peaking at No. 46. The single would only find its way the US club scene as an import and on the DJ subscription remix services.

SIDE A:
Don’t Drop Bombs (Extended Remix) 5:56

SIDE B:
Don’t Drop Bombs (Dub Mix) 5:46
Don’t Drop Bombs (Accapella) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– ZEE T2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – 3a
Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles
Drum Programming, Scratches – C. J. Macintosh*
Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn, Renny Hill
Engineer [Assistant] – Danton Supple
Keyboards – Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, Pete Vettese*
Photography By – David LaChapelle
Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Pet Shop Boys
Producer [Post Production], Remix –Keith Cohen
Programmed By [Fairlight] –Chris Lowe, Gary Maughan
Vocals [Additional] – Neil Tennant
Written-By – Tennant/Lowe*

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “RESULTS”

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March 12, 2021

Tin Tin – Kiss Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Kiss Me” is a song originally released in 1982 by the British band Tin Tin. The song was allegedly written within 24 hours after the band had signed a record deal with WEA Records. The single failed to chart in the UK Singles Chart. In 1983 it was released on Sire Records in the U.S., where it made the Billboard dance chart.

SIDE A:
Kiss Me (Vocal) 7:28
Remix – François Kevorkian
Written-By – Tin Tin (4)

SIDE B:
Kiss Me (Instrumental) 4:25
Remix – François Kevorkian
Written-By – Tin Tin (4)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Kiss Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-29750
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Jeri McManus
Illustration – Glenn Parsons
Mastered By – JG♡*
Producer – Bob Lamb*

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March 11, 2021

A Flock Of Seagulls – Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album Listen.

The song exemplifies “synth-pop’s spaced-out loneliness” and yearning for imagined absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a “multi-layered, hypnotic song”, according to AllMusic.

Unlike the band’s 1982 hit “I Ran (So Far Away)”, largely a United States and Australian hit, “Wishing” performed strongly in the band’s home country, the United Kingdom, and reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart; in the US it reached the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the middle of 1983. It was popular in South Africa, reaching #8.

SIDE A:
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Long Version) 9:09

SIDE B:
Committed 5:34
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Short Version) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#26
1982	Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3
1982	Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)	U.S. Billboard Hot DanceMusic/Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jive ‎– JIVE T 25
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Nov 1982
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Pete Watson (2)
Lacquer Cut By – BilBo (3)
Photography By – E. Watson*
Producer – Mike Howlett

NOTES:
From the LP “Listen”

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