Other People – Have A Nice Day (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Other People were a Totally Obscure 80s project formed by Soft Cell’s other half Dave Ball his then-wife Gini Ball, and guitarist Andy Astle, formed after the split of soft Cell in 1984. The short-lived group also included Nick Sanderson (of Clock DVA/The Gun Club/The Jesus And Mary Chain, later to collaborate with Dave in English Boy On The Loveranch). The group echoes many sentiments of Soft Cell but with female vocals. The group never took after recording only one single.

SIDE A:
Have A Nice Day 6:36
Engineer – Mark Fishlock

SIDE B:
Another Day, Another Dollar 5:35
Drums – Nick Sanderson
Engineer – Michael Johnson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arcadia Records ‎– OTHER12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Guitar – Andy Astle
Producer – Other People
Synthesizer, Bass, Tape – Dave Ball
Vocals, Violin – Gini Ball

NOTES:
Side One recorded at DJM Studios
Side Two recorded at Britania Row

Jacket Design: Chris Long
Nick Sanderson appears courtesy of Clock DVA.

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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: 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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January 31, 2019

Fashion – Eye Talk (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Fashion was another Totally Obscure 80s band who reigned from Birmingham, England. In 1983 they released “Eye Talk” as the first single from their third studio album “Twilight Of Idols” produced by Zeus B. Held and they’re only to feature singer/songwriter Alan Darby. “Eye Talk” reached number 69 on the U.K. singles chart in February 1984.

SIDE A:
Eye Talk (Mutant Version) 9:14

SIDE B:
Slow Down 4:48
Eye Talk (Talk) 2:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– TA 4106, De Stijl (2) ‎– TA 4106
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Marlon Recchi
Engineer – Christian Gence, Femi Jiya, Kit Woolvern*
Percussion – Dik*
Performer, Arranged By – Fashion
Photography By – Paddy Eckersley
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Programmed By – Mulligan (2)
Technician [Operator] – Denis Vanzetto, Marc Frank, Nick Jones (6)
Vocals, Guitar – Alan Darby
Written-By – A. Darby*

NOTES:
Thanks to: Odyssey Studios, London; Marcus Studios, London; Trigger Studios, Paris.

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January 30, 2019

Twilight – Just Me Alone (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Twilight was a synth duo comprised of Erasure’s tour manager Andrew Mansi and soon-to-be Nitzer Ebb tour manager Steev Toth. Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) took the production reigns of what turned out to be the duo’s only single “Just Me Alone” released on Polydor Records in 1985. With its catchy synths and driving dance beat “Just Me Alone” could have very easily ended up as an Erasure track. The b-side “Talk To You” which is just as good as the A-side was produced by multi-instrumentalist Ian Ritchie. The duo never released a full album and disappeared into the Totally Obscure 80s.

SIDE A:
Just Me Alone (Extended Version) 5:20
Producer – Vince Clarke
Remix – Dennis Weinreich

SIDE B:
Talk To You (Long Distance Bad Connection) 5:52
Engineer – Tom O’Leary
Producer – Ian Ritchie
Remix – Twilight (16)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– TLTX 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Performer – Andrew Mansi, Steev Toth
Written-By – Andrew Mansi

NOTES:
Still from ‘Company of wolves’ courtesy of Palace Pictures
Group photo by Ashworth
Sleeve by Shelby American

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January 29, 2019

White China – Real World (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Real World” is a 1984 single by Scottish New wave band White China. Formed in Dunfermline in 1980, the band was signed up by major label Island Records, home to artists such as U2, Roxy Music and Bob Marley. White China released two well-received singles and quickly built up a reputation as a top live act opening for Big Country. Unfortunately, after issues with the record company, the much-anticipated debut album was never released and the band went their separate ways.

“Real World” was produced by Steve Brown who also worked with artists including ABC, Wham!, Alison Moyet, Haysi Fantayzee, Freddie Mercury (Queen), The Alarm, The Cult, Then Jericho, The Pogues and many more.

The b-side is an instrumental track produced by Martin Rushent best known for producing The Human League, The Associates, Pete Shelley among others.

SIDE A:
Real World (Extended Version) 5:11
Producer –Steve Brown
Written By – Craig Manning, Jamie Davidson, Jeff Bernstein (2), Kenny Graham, Pete Chambers

SIDE B:
Breaking Through The Clouds 4:02
Producer – Martin Rushent
tWritten By – Craig Manning, Jeff Bernstein (2)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 172
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Bass, Backing Vocals – Craig Manning
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Kenny Graham
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jamie Davidson
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Jeff Bernstein (2)
Photography By – Richard Haughton
Vocals, Guitar – Pete Chambers

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