Spandau Ballet – The Freeze (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“The Freeze” was the second single released by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, from their debut album Journeys to Glory (1981). The single was a top twenty hit in several European countries peaking at #17UK, #14 Ireland and #16 in Spain.

SIDE A:
The Freeze 4:36

SIDE B:
The Freeze (Special Mix) 6:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reformation ‎– CHS 12 2486, Chrysalis ‎– CHS 12 2486
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, French Pressing
Country: UK Released: Jan 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Graham Smith (5)
Producer – Richard James Burgess
Written-By – G. Kemp*

NOTES:
UK issue pressed in France.

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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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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May 16, 2018

Queen – I Want To Break Free (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“I Want to Break Free” is a song by the British rock band Queen, from their eleventh album The Works (1984). It was written by bass guitarist John Deacon and was released in three versions: album, single and extended. It came to be included in most live concerts by the group, in several videos and in The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert where it was sung by Lisa Stansfield.

The song is largely known for its music video for which all the band members dressed in women’s clothes, a concept proposed by Roger Taylor, which parodied the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. The second part of the video included a composition rehearsed and performed with the Royal Ballet and choreographed by Wayne Eagling. Whereas the parody was acclaimed in the United Kingdom, it was considered controversial in the United States and banned by MTV and other stations. After its release in 1984, the single of the song was well received all over Europe and South America, where it was listed within top ten and regarded as an anthem of the fight against oppression. The single reached only the 45th position in the US charts, but reached number 3 in the UK and was certified silver with 200,000+ copies sold.

The rear of the sleeve incorrectly lists the B side track as just “Machines (or ‘Back To Humans’)” which was the B side in many countries, but the label correctly lists “Machines (or ‘Back To Humans’) – Instrumental Version”.

SIDE A:
I Want To Break Free (Extended Mix) 7:12
Written-By – Deacon*

SIDE B:
Machines (Or “Back To Humans”) (Instrumental Version) 5:04
Written-By – May*, Taylor*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	I Want To Break Free	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#45

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-8590
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Mack (2)
Producer – Mack (2), Queen

NOTES:
From the LP “THE WORKS”

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May 15, 2018

Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Ball Of Confusion” is a song originally recorded in 1970 by Motown vocal group The Temptations.

In 1985 English alternative rock band Love And Rockets released the song as the debut single from the album Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven. The song’s music video received heavy airplay on MTV but the song failed to chart. Love And Rockets consisted of former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar, and saxophone), David J (bass guitar and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums and synthesizers) after that group split in 1983.

In 1986 the song was released in the U.S. as a single and was included on the band’s second album Express.

SIDE A:
Ball Of Confusion (12″ Mix) 7:14
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

Ball Of Confusion (7″ Mix) 3:30
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

SIDE B:
Ball Of Confusion (USA Mix) 6:15
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield

All In My Mind 4:42
Written-By – Daniel Ash

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Big Time ‎– 6038-1-BDAB, Big Time ‎– 6038-1-BD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – John A. Rivers, Love And Rockets
Sleeve – Hitz*

NOTES:
Not For Sale
from the “Express” album

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May 14, 2018

Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild In The Country (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Go Wild in the Country” is a song by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. It was released as a single from their album See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy.

“Go Wild in the Country” was written by Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman, Malcolm McLaren and Matthew Ashman.

It was first released in 1982 and entered the UK Singles Chart in January, reaching No. 7 and staying for 13 weeks on the chart. It was the first single by the band to not be produced by Malcolm McLaren.

The single sleeve, from the same photoshoot as the See Jungle! See Jungle! album cover reenacts Édouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l’herbe.

SIDE A:
Go Wild In The Country (Extended Version) 5:20
Written-By – Barbarossa*, Gorman*, McLaren*, Ashman*

SIDE B:
El Boss Dicho! 2:12
Written-By – Barbarossa*, Gorman*, Ashman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– RCAT 175, RCA ‎– (PB 5450)
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Brian Tench

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi