Icehouse – Hey Little Girl (Special Club Mix) (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Hey Little Girl” is a single released by Australian band Icehouse, the second single from the band’s 1982 album, Primitive Man. The album and single were co-produced by band member and the track’s writer, Iva Davies, and Keith Forsey (Billy Idol). It was released in October 1982, on Regular Records on 7″ and 12″ vinyl formats. UK and Europe releases by Chrysalis Records were also on 7″ and 12″ formats, but with different track listings. The single was then released in the US in 1983 on the same formats. On “Hey Little Girl”, Iva Davies uses the Linn drum machine — the first for an Australian recording. “Hey Little Girl” peaked at No. 7 on the Australian singles chart and No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 5 in Germany, Top 20 in UK, Sweden and Netherlands, and No. 31 on U.S. the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

I previously posted the U.S. 12″ promo which includes alternate remixes you can find it here.

SIDE A:
Hey Little Girl (Disco Edit Mix) 6:57
Producer – Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Hey Little Girl 3:39
Producer – Keith Forsey

Can´t Help Myself (US Club Mix) 5:56
Producer – Cameron Allan
Remix – Daniel Coulombe

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Hey Little Girl	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#31
1983	Hey Little Girl	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#55

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 600 733, Chrysalis ‎– 600 733-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Super Sound Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Iva Davies
Written-By – I. Davis*

NOTES:
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh.

“Hey Little Girl” is taken from the album “Primitive Man”
“Can´t Help Myself” is taken from the album “Icehouse”

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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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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

November 15, 2017

The B-52’s – Roam (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Roam” is the fourth single from The B-52’s’ 1989 hit album Cosmic Thing, following “(Shake That) Cosmic Thing,” “Channel Z,” and “Love Shack.” “Roam” was a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March 1990, spending a total of 19 weeks on the chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The vocals are sung by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson. In February 1991 The B-52s were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Roam”.

SIDE A:
Roam (Extended Remix) 5:26
Remix – Andres Levin, Nile Rodgers, Tom Durack

Roam (Instrumental) 5:23
Remix – Andres Levin, Nile Rodgers, Tom Durack

SIDE B:
Roam (12″ Remix) 8:17
Remix – Ben Grosse
Technician [Assisted By] – Matt King (2)

Bushfire (LP Version) 4:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989-90	Roam	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1989-90	Roam	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1989-90	Roam	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reprise Records ‎– 0-21441, Reprise Records ‎– 9 21441-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Lyrics By – Robert Waldrop (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Don Was (tracks: B2), Nile Rodgers (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
From the LP “COSMIC THING”

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November 14, 2017

Pebbles – Mercedes Boy (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Mercedes Boy” is a song by American singer Pebbles from her 1987 self-titled debut studio album. The song was written by Pebbles and produced by Charlie Wilson, with additional production from Pebbles. “Mercedes Boy” was released as the album’s second single on March 7, 1988, by MCA Records.

In the United States, “Mercedes Boy” reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Cheap Trick’s “The Flame”, number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, and number two for two weeks on the Dance Club songs chart.

SIDE A:
Mercedes Boy (Extended Version) 7:20

SIDE B:
Mercedes Boy (Radio Edit) 5:10
Mercedes Boy (Instrumental) 4:11
Mercedes Boy (Dub) 7:29
Edited By – Steve Beltran
Mercedes Boy (Bonus Beats) 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
VINYL: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Mercedes Boy	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1988	Mercedes Boy	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#1
1988	Mercedes Boy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23838
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – George L. Smith
Producer – Charlie Wilson, Pebbles
Producer [Additional Production] – Jeff Lorber, Louil Silas, Jr.*
Remix – Keith Cohen, Peter Arata
Supervised By, Remix – Louil Silas, Jr.*
Written-By – Pebbles

NOTES:
From the MCA LP “PEBBLES”

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November 13, 2017

Rheingold – Dreiklangs-Dimensionen (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

“Dreiklangs-Dimensionen” was the most succesful single by Rheingold a German New Wave group that consisted of Bodo Staiger (vocals, guitar), Lothar Manteuffel (lyrics) und Brigitte Kunze (keyboard). They sang both in German and English and released three LP’s and several singles between 1980 and 1984.

Lothar Manteuffel teamed up with former Kraftwerk musician Karl Bartos to form Elektric Music and Bodo Staiger was working with ex Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür and today he’s busy as a music producer.

SIDE A:
Dreiklangs-Dimensionen 5:53
Lyrics By – B. Staiger*, L. Manteuffel*
Music By – B. Staiger*

SIDE B:
Fluss 4:49
Lyrics By – L. Manteuffel*
Music By – B. Staiger*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Welt-Rekord ‎– 1C 052-46 420 YZ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Aus der LP «Rheingold»

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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
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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi