Icehouse – No Promises (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“No Promises” is the first single released by Australian band, Icehouse from the band’s 1986 album, Measure for Measure. In the US the 12″ single was released with different track listings than what appeared on the UK and Australian versions. The Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero mixes on this 12″ are exclusive to this release.

The single reached #30 on the Australian singles chart. In the United Staes “No Promises” reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100, but became a top 10 dance single reaching #7 on the Billboard Dance chart.

SIDE A:
No Promises (Club Mix) 8:46

SIDE B:
No Promises (Dub) 5:10
No Promises (Instrumental) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	No Promises	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#78
1986	No Promises	U.S. Billboard Hot dance Music/Club Play	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43009
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – TJ*
Producer – Rhett Davies
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Written-By – I. Davies*, B. Kretschmer*

NOTES:
From the LP “Measure for Measure”

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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 6, 2017

T.X.T. – Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy (The Mega-Gigantic-120 dB Artlab-Mix) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy” is a 1985 single by German pop duo T.X.T.. The single was a club hit in Europe especially in Italy where it reached #4. The duo released a few more singles and a full length album then disbanded.

SIDE A:
Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy (The Mega-Gigantic-120 dB Artlab-Mix) 7:25
Written-By – Ken Taylor

SIDE B:
Hot Was The Rainy Night 3:25
Written-By – A. Klopprogge*, K. Taylor*, Jeffris*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– A 14.6073
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Ken Taylor
Engineer – Andy Lunn, P. Siedlaczek*
Guitar – Thomas Lohr*
Keyboards – L. Krell*
Photography By – F. Jaklin*
Producer – Axel Klopprogge

NOTES:
Produced for Ton & Vision.
Photos by Modulight.
Made in Holland.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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December 5, 2017

Alan Rankine – The Sandman (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“The Sandman” is the debut solo single by Scottish musician and record producer Alan Rankine best known as keyboardist/guitarist for the new wave band Associates, which he co-founded with Billy Mackenzie in the late 1970s.

“The Sandman” was taken from Rankine’s second studio album “She Loves Me Not”. A very underrated track “The Sandman” failed to chart and ends up as one of my recommended 12″ singles.

SIDE A:
The Sandman (Remix) 7:06
Engineer – Michel Andina

SIDE B:
Can You Believe Everything I See (Part 3) 6:19

The Sandman (7″ Version) 3:44
Engineer – Michel Andina

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VST 1003
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Alan Rankine

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “SHE LOVES ME NOT”

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December 4, 2017

Rockwell – Taxman (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Taxman” is a song written by George Harrison and originally recorded by The Beatles as the opening track for the 1966 album Revolver.

Im 1984 American musician Rockwell covered the song which was the fourth single taken fom his debut album “Somebody’s Watching Me”. The single only charted in the U.K. peaking at #88.

No mixes here just wanted to post this in light of recent tax events in the uSA.

SIDE A:
Taxman 3:58

SIDE B:
Wasting Away 3:58
Change Your Ways 4:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– TMGT 1345
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Curtis Anthony Nolen

NOTES:
45 RPM DISCO MIX
Produced and arranged by Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell for Super Three Productions.

From the LP “SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME”

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