Wham! – Club Tropicana (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Club Tropicana” is the fourth single taken from the debut album FANTASTIC by British duo Wham! released in July 1983.

The single peaked at #4 in the UK, going on to become the 39th best selling single of 1983.

The “Edited Version” of “Club Tropicana” is exclusive to this Japan 7″ release and is basically the album version with the fade intro removed. This release also comes in a unique poster bag picture sleeve.

SIDE A:
Club Tropicana (Edited Version) 3:47

SIDE B:
Blue (Armed With Love) 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 07・5P-241, Inner Vision ‎– 07・5P-241
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Poster Bag
Country: Japan
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – George Michael, Steve Brown (tracks: A)
Written-By – Andrew Ridgeley (tracks: A), George Michael

NOTES:
Housed in a unique Poster Bag.

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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
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

December 18, 2017

Dead Or Alive – Brand New Lover (Ltd. Edition UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Brand New Lover” is the name of a song recorded by the British new wave band Dead or Alive. It was the first single to be released from the band’s third album, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know. It achieved international success when released as a single in 1986. The song proved to be more successful in the U.S. and in Japan than in the band’s native U.K.; it peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, whereas the song reached #31 on the UK Singles Chart. In addition, “Brand New Lover” spent two weeks atop the American dance chart in December 1986.

SIDE A:
Brand New Lover (Edit) 3:35

SIDE B:
In Too Deep (Live) 4:36
B recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Brand New Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#15
1986	Brand New Lover	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 650075 8
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Gatefold Sleeve
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Phil Harding
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Limited Edition Gatefold Sleeve
Produced for PWL

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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December 15, 2017

The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“One Thing Leads to Another” is a song by new wave rock band The Fixx, from their album Reach the Beach.

“One Thing Leads to Another” is the group’s most successful single. Entering the chart at #65 on August 27, 1983, it reached #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1983.

It also hit #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and went to #1 in Canada as well. In the U.K. the single was not as popular only reaching #86.

SIDE A:
One Thing Leads To Another (Extended Version) 8:01

SIDE B:
Reach The Beach (Dub) 4:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	One Thing Leads To Another	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1983	One Thing Leads To Another	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2
1983	One Thing Leads To Another	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– FIXXT 5
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Stephen W. Tayler
Producer –Rupert Hine

NOTES:
Recorded at Farmyard Studios.
From the LP “REACH THE BEACH”

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December 14, 2017

Icehouse – Electric Blue (Ltd. Edition US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Electric Blue” is a 1987 hit single by the Australian rock / synthpop band Icehouse. In th United States two seperate promo 12″ singles were released. One featured more dance oriented mixes by Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero. The other released on limited edition Electric Blue vinyl contained more rock oriented remixes staying more true to the album version with mixes by Michael H. Brauer and David Lord.

SIDE A:
Electric Blue (Single Version) 4:24
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer

Electric Blue (12″ Version) 6:43
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer

SIDE B:
Electric Blue 4:28
Mixed By – David Lord

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Electric Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1988	Electric Blue	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#10
1988	Electric Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– VAS-2899
Format: Vinyl, Promo, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Blue Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
US promo-only mixes.

Sticker states: “Very Limited Edition Blue Vinyl”

Record states: “Mixed by Michael Brauer for MHB Productions”
“Special Unreleased Mixes”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi