Sparks – So Important (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“So Important” was the first single taken from the fifteenth studio album Interior Design by the American rock band Sparks, the album did little to reverse the group’s commercial fortunes and did not appear on the album charts in the US or the UK. “So Important” did better reaching #8 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1988, after spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
So Important (Extremely Important Mix) 6:59

SIDE B:
So Important (Incredibly Important Mix) 6:51
So Important (Single Version) 4:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	So Important	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Fine Art (2) – RNTW 70410
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer, Remix– John Thomas (5)
Remix, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Ron Mael, Russell Mael

NOTES:
Digitally Recorded at the Pentagon Studio, Los Angeles
“Single Version” from the LP “Interior Design”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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July 26, 2024

Giorgio Moroder & Paul Engemann – American Dream (Germany 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

The Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 were the first to invite women to compete.

This year’s Olympics in Paris are the first in history to have equal representation of female and male athletes.

Good luck to everyone!

”American Dream” is a 1984 Giorgio Moroder Single collaboration with American singer Paul Engemann, ”American Dream” was the first single taken from Giorgio’s forthcoming, 1985 album ”Innovisions”. The track ”Too Hot To Touch” is an extended instrumental remix, the original version can be found on the 1983 album ”Solitary Men” – a collaboration with Joe Esposito.

SIDE A:
American Dream 6:56
Performer – Giorgio Moroder & Paul Engemann
Written-By – Moroder, Engemann, Whitlock*

SIDE B:
Too Hot To Touch (Instrumental) 6:09
Performer – Giorgio Moroder
Written-By – Moroder, Forsey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Oasis – 6.20381, Oasis – 6.20381 AE
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Orange Transparent
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Direct Metal Mastering By – E*
Producer – Giorgio Moroder

NOTES:
Released on transparent orange vinyl.

Manufactured by Teldec, Hamburg 19, Germany
Made in Germany • TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH • 2000 Hamburg 20
140 BPM (track A)

Track B taken from the album “Solitary Men”

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July 25, 2024

Paul McCartney – No More Lonely Nights (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“No More Lonely Nights” is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney, first released on 24 September 1984, on Give My Regards to Broad Street.

The song features David Gilmour from Pink Floyd on guitars including the soaring solos and fills throughout the song. Reflecting upon the recording in a radio interview before 1990’s Knebworth concerts, Gilmour told Jim Ladd that “No More Lonely Nights” was the last thing McCartney recorded for the film (late 1983/early 1984), and that he told McCartney to give his session fee to a charity of his choice.

“No More Lonely Nights” reached number 6 in the US and number 2 in the UK.

“Silly Love Songs” is a re-recording of the soundtrack to the motion picture Give My Regards to Broad Street. The original version was released in 1976 by Paul McCartney and Wings.

SIDE A:
No More Lonely Nights (Extended Version) 8:10

SIDE B:
Silly Love Songs 4:30
No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) 4:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	No More Lonely Nights	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05077, MPL (2) – 44-05077
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing
Country: US
Released: Oct 2, 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Engineer – Geoff Emerick (tracks: B1), John Kelly*
Photography By – David Dagley
Producer – George Martin
Written-By – Paul McCartney

NOTES:
Track A differs from the sleeve and record label. On the cover remix titled “Extended Version”, and on the label remix titled “Playout Version”.

Special Versions from the motion picture and Columbia Lp SC 39613: Paul McCartney – Give My Regards To Broad Street

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July 24, 2024

Michael Damian – Rock On (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

NEW 2024 Transfer!
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Originally posted August 2, 2010

“Rock On” is a song written by English singer David Essex. Recorded in 1973 and released as a single by Essex, it became an international hit.

In 1989 “Rock On” was covered by soap opera star and singer Michael Damian, and featured in the teen film Dream a Little Dream, starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman among others. Damian’s version, which he also released from his independent album Where Do We Go from Here on the Cypress Records label, was a harder-edged interpretation that employed none of the vocal or instrumental distortion in the original 1973 David Essex version.

“Rock On” became Damian’s first hit in eight years, since his 1981 cover of Eric Carmen’s song “She Did It”. His rendition became a gold record. It reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, thus outperforming Essex’s original Billboard ranking. However, the song did get to number one for Essex in 1974 on the US Cashbox Top 100, in the same week it was at number 11 on the Billboard charts. In addition, Haim, Feldman, and Meredith Salenger all appeared in Damian’s music video for the song. This version was ranked number 99 on VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s (even though Damian had four Billboard-charting singles during the 1980s).

I created a custom sleeve for this release.

SIDE A:
Rock On (7″ Extended Dance Mix) 6:32
Edited By – Manny Lehman
Remix – Manny Lehman, Michael Damian, Tom Weir

Rock On (12″ Power Re-Mix) 3:54
Edited By – Manny Lehman
Remix – Manny Lehman, Michael Damian, Tom Weir

SIDE B:
Rock On (Original Dance Mix) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Rock On	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cypress Records – SP-12308
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Producer – Larry Weir, Michael Damian, Tom Weir
Written-By – D. Essex*

NOTES:
Printed in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A.

Label, Side 1: (Original Version appears on the “Dream A Little Dream” Soundtrack on Cypress Records SP-9-0125)
Label, Side 2: (From the “Dream A Little Dream” Soundtrack on Cypress Records SP-9-0125)

Housed inside a black 12″ die-cut sleeve. Custom sticker on shrink wrap.

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