Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Our Lips Are Sealed” is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist for The Go-Go’s, and Terry Hall, singer for The Specials and Fun Boy Three.

It was first recorded by The Go-Go’s as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981.

The following year, co-writer Terry Hall re-recorded the song with his own band, Fun Boy Three. It was included on their second album Waiting and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was the last single to chart in the UK, before their split later in 1983. Backing vocals were provided by Mo-dettes drummer June Miles-Kingston, who also played drums on the single and the Waiting LP.

SIDE A:
Our Lips Are Sealed (Special Club Remix) 6:07

SIDE B:
Our Lips Are Sealed (Single Version) 2:53
Our Lips Are Sealed (URDU Version) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42689
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – David Storey, Fun Boy Three
Engineer – Jeremy Green
Engineer [Assistant] – Keith Fernley
Photography – Mike Owen (2)
Producer – David Byrne
Remix – Fun Boy Three, Jeremy Green
Written-By – Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall

NOTES:
From the LP “WAITING”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Janet Jackson – Start Anew (Japan 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Start Anew” was a 1985 single by American musician Janet Jackson. The song was written for Jackson’s second LP “Dream Street” by Ralph McCarthy, Yuji Toriyama, but was not included on the album. It was released as an off-album single in Japan on October 11, 1985. The single version later appeared on the original Japanese CD pressings of “Control” these pressings are very sought after. The “Extended Version” has never appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
Start Anew (Single Version) 4:18

SIDE B:
Start Anew (Extended Version) 6:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– ALAM-1037
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: Japan
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – 30th Music
Producer [Associate] – John Wilson (8)

NOTES:
Japanese Promo only 12″

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Love & Light
-DjPaulT

 

 

New Kids On The Block – You Got It (The Right Stuff) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“You Got It (The Right Stuff)” is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. The second single from the group’s second album Hangin’ Tough, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989. On the album, it was simply listed as “The Right Stuff”; the change to the single was likely to avoid confusion with Vanessa Williams’ debut hit “The Right Stuff”, which charted earlier that year. A Spanish version of the song was made (“Autentica”) and peaked at number 11 in Spain.

The single appeared in the Top 40 for the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of January 14, 1989, rising from number 45 to 37. “You Got It” reached its peak of number 3 the week of March 11, 1989. Altogether, “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” spent 5 weeks in the Top 10, 8 weeks in the Top 20, and 13 weeks in the Top 40. The song was number one in Australia in August 1989, and in the UK (on its second release) in November 1989. On March 29, 1989, the single was certified Gold. In the music video, Jordan Knight is seen wearing a Bauhaus T-shirt. The song ranked as number 92 on VH1’s 100 greatest songs of the ’80s.

SIDE A:
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (12″ Version) 5:15
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (7″ Version) 3:35

SIDE B:
You Got It (The Right Stuff) (Instrumental) 5:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 You Got It (The Right Stuff) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1988 You Got It (The Right Stuff) U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs #28
1989 You Got It (The Right Stuff) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #20

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 08132
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Rock, Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] –   Hediki Sunada*, Miguel (16)
Producer, Remix – Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun
Written-By – M. Starr*

NOTES:
Special Versions from the LP “HANGIN’ TOUGH”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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