Eurythmics – There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)” is a 1985 song written and performed by the British musical duo Eurythmics. Released as the second single from their fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song features a harmonica solo by the American musician Stevie Wonder. The song became a worldwide success; most notably in Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, where it became the duo’s only chart-topping single to date.

In the United States, the single peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix) 6:15
Backing Vocals – Angel Cross
Bass – Dean Garcia
Drums, Percussion – Olle Romö*
Engineer – Don Smith
Engineer [Additional] –Jon Bavin
Engineer [Assistant] – Jay Willis
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder
Keyboards – David A. Stewart
Remix – Dean Garcia, Jon Bavin
Strings – Michael Kamen
Vocals, Keyboards – Annie Lennox

SIDE B:
Grown Up Girls 4:13
Instruments [All Instruments] – Annie*, Dave*
Saxophone – Martin Dobson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Bear Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22
1985	There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PT 40248(R), RCA ‎– PT 40248 R
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jun 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Construction By] – Laurence*
Engineer – Adam Williams
Mastered By – JA *, SM *
Painting –Lindsey Loch
Producer – David A. Stewart
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*

NOTES:
Track A: From the album “Be Yourself Tonight”

Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation.
Manufactured in England

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EQUIPMENT USED:
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
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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August 19, 2019

The Fixx – How Much Is Enough (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

“How Much Is Enough” was the first single released off the sixth studio album “Ink” by English rock band The Fixx. The song peaked at #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on May 11, 1991. It also peaked at #10 on the Modern Rock Chart on and at #11 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. “How Much Is Enough” was the sixth and last top 40 hit by the band.

SIDE A:
How Much Is Enough (12″ Dance Mix) 6:23
Mixed By – Jeff Lorber, Peter Arata

SIDE B:
All Is Fair (Medley Mix) 4:24
Remix – Tony Peluso

Crucified
Remix – Tony Peluso

Still Around
Mixed By – John Agnello

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	How Much Is Enough	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#35
1991	How Much Is Enough	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#11
1991	How Much Is Enough	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12EM 189
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre:Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Scott Cutler

NOTES:
From the LP “INK”

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August 15, 2019

Kool & The Gang – Misled (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Misled” is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music. It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 9, 1985, after spending twenty-four weeks on the survey.

“Misled” is written in the key of E minor (recorded a half-step lower in E♭ minor) with a moderately fast rock tempo of 122 beats per minute. The group’s vocals span from B3 to A5 in the song.

SIDE A:
Misled (Remix) 5:33
Mixed By – Jim Bonnefond, Kendal Stubbs, Paddy Rascona

SIDE B:
Misled (7″ Version) 3:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Misled	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1985	Misled	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: De-Lite Records ‎– 880 581-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: R&B, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

CREDITS:
Producer – Jim Bonnefond, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell

NOTES:
From the De-lite album Kool & The Gang – Emergency

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August 14, 2019

Nuance Featuring Vikki Love – Loveride (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Loveride“ is a 1984 single by the group Nuance, from the group’s album Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance. The vocals on the song were performed by Vikki Love.

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks. The single did not crossover to the pop chart but did peak at number thirty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

A sample of Vikki Love saying “Ooh…” in the song would later be used on the album version of Nu Shooz’ “I Can’t Wait”, the U.S. version and 12″ remix of M|A|R|R|S’s “Pump Up the Volume” and Lisette Melendez’s “Together Forever.”

SIDE A:
Loveride 6:41

SIDE B:
Loveride (Dubride) 7:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Loveride	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1984	Loveride	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#34

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label 4th & Broadway ‎– BWAY 409
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Edited By – The “Latin Rascals”*
Mixed By – Jay Burnett, Mark Kamins, R. D. Miller*
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Ron Dean Miller

NOTES:
4th & B’way™, a division of Island Trading Co.,
14 East 4th Street, New York, N.Y. 10012

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