Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

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Originally posted March 18, 2012

“Ebony and Ivory” is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney’s album Tug of War. A self-empowerment hit that struggles issues of racial equality, the song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts. In 2013, Billboard ranked the song as the 69th biggest hit of all-time on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper, human level. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say “black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony, folks!”. The figure of speech is much older. It was popularized by James Aggrey in the 1920s, inspiring the title of the pan-African journal The Keys, but was in use from at least the 1840s.

The B-side of the single, the song “Rainclouds”, is written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, though on early pressings of the single the song was credited only to McCartney.

SIDE A:
Ebony And Ivory 3:43
Vocals [Additional] – Stevie Wonder

SIDE B:
Rainclouds 3:08

Ebony And Ivory (Solo Vocal) 3:43
Vocals [Solo] – Paul McCartney

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Ebony And Ivory	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1982	Ebony And Ivory	U.S. Billboard US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart	#1
1982	Ebony And Ivory	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#8
1982	Ebony And Ivory	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream rock Tracks	#34

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone – 12R 6054
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – George Martin
Written-By – McCartney*

NOTES:
A-Side: From The Album “Tug Of War”
Stevie Wonder courtesy of Motown Records Inc.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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May 29, 2020

Olivia Newton-John – Twist Of Fate (France 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Twist of Fate” is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1983 film Two of a Kind. It was written by Peter Beckett and Steve Kipner, and produced by David Foster. It reached number four in Australia and Canada while peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1984. Billboard ranked it as number 42 on its listing of the top 100 singles of 1984.

**The 12″ Remix of “Twist Of Fate” is exclusive to the France and Japan 12″ singles and differs from the version released previously in the USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden which had a fade ending to the mix. For this 12″ the track is about ten seconds longer with a cold ending.

The b-side “Jolene” was recorded live in Ogden, Utah during Olivia’s 1982 “Physical World Tour”. Olivia had previously recorded the Dolly Parton penned song for her 1976 album “Come On Over”.

I have previously posted the Japan 12″ however this is a new transfer.

SIDE A:
Twist Of Fate (12″ Remix Cold End) 5:32

SIDE B:
Jolene (Live) 3:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Twist Of Fate	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1983	Twist Of Fate	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 1545286
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: France
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (tracks: A)
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Producer – David Foster (tracks: A), John Farrar (tracks: B)
Written-By – Dolly Parton (tracks: B), Peter Beckett (tracks: A), Steve Kipner (tracks: A)

NOTES:
On front sleeve it states “Maxi 45tours”
B is a live version of “Jolene” recorded in Utah USA, 1982 – This is not stated in the title, but on the label and the back sleeve below the track it says “Enregistre en public dans l’Utah (U.S.A.)”

Made in France

“Twist Of Fate” from the Motion Picture Soundtrack “TWO OF A Kind”

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May 28, 2020

Sheena Easton – Sugar Walls (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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Originally posted March 6, 2013

“Sugar Walls” is the second single from Sheena Easton’s 1984 album A Private Heaven. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, nine of which were in the top 40. It reached #9 overall, as well as #3 on the R&B chart and #1 on the Dance chart. The song failed to chart well in Easton’s native UK. It was composed by Alexander Nevermind, a pseudonym used by Prince.

The song title is presumed to be a euphemism for the lining of a vagina, which was perhaps sufficiently subtle by itself, but the general content was considered suggestive enough to qualify the song for the “Filthy Fifteen.” Although Easton’s music video for “Sugar Walls” did not in itself feature any controversial visual content, some broadcasters refused the video airplay because of the sexual imagery of the song’s lyrics. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart and Tipper Gore’s PMRC criticized the song when it was first released.

SIDE A:
Sugar Walls (Dance Mix) 7:00

SIDE B:
Sugar Walls (Red Mix) 5:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Sugar Walls	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1984	Sugar Walls	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1984	Sugar Walls	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7852
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – David Leonard
Producer – Alexander Nevermind, Greg Mathieson
Remix – Greg Mathieson, Rusty Garner
Written-By – Alexander Nevermind

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on “A Private Heaven”

“An Endless Music Mix”

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May 27, 2020

Det Reirruc / Club’s Rappers – Axel F / Like Eddie Did (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Axel F” is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop originally performed by Harold Faltermeyer.

For this rather odd bootleg 12″ The “Axel F” mixes are credited to one “Det Reirruc” which is actually Ted Currier spelled backward, Currier was a New York City radio jockey, first with WKTU for two years then for two years with WBLS. Thereafter he started to work for EMI/Liberty Records. He also launched the Studio 92 / 92KTU dance parties, based on radio tapes using station’s compressors and levels specifics for the mixes.
Ted Currier was the direct inspiration to Shep Pettibone’s “Master Mix” tapes. Ted Currier went on to become a producer and songwriter working on George Clinton’s immortal “Atomic Dog”, and producing hits for Sly Fox, the Boogie Boys, Sweet Sensation, and Tony Terry.

“Axel F” also features the legendary 80s remix crew The Latin Rascals, who are given an “edited by” credit on the label.

The b-side is a rap tune about the career of Eddie Murphy by the unknown group Club’s Rappers.

SIDE A:
Axel F (Radio Edit) 6:17
Performed By – Det Reirruc

Axel F (Club Version) 4:58
Performed By – Det Reirruc

SIDE B:
Like Eddie Did (Radio Edit) 7:10
Performed By – Club’s Rappers

Like Eddie Did (Club Mix) 6:12
Performed By – Club’s Rappers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Club Records (2) ‎– CL-101
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Edited By – Albert Cabrera (tracks: A1, A2), The Latin Rascals (tracks: A1, A2), Tony Moran (tracks: A1, A2)
Performer – Det Reirruc (tracks: A1, A2)
Producer – Det Reirruc

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