Mummy Calls – Beauty Has Her Way (Extended Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“Beauty Has Her Way” is a song performed by the British band Mummy Calls from their self-titled debut album.

The song gained fame after it was used prominently in the 1980s horror film The Lost Boys. The track is played during a scene when Michael is following Star, his love interest, and she mounts David’s bike and leaves.

Since its release, the song has become a popular cult item and is frequently utilized for adult Halloween party soundtracks.

SIDE A:
Beauty Has Her Way (Extended Remix) 7:15

SIDE B:
Hunger 4:02
Message On My Door 3:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– TX 6884
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Alan Douglas (2), Hugh Padgham
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn
Producer – Hugh Padgham

NOTES:
Made In England
Track A, B1 From the LP “MUMMY CALLS”
Track A From the Original Motion Picture Soundtracl “THE LOST BOYS”

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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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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

October 26, 2017

Rose McDowall – Don’t Fear The Reaper (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Don’t Fear The Reaper” is a song originally recorded by American band Blue Oyster Cult in 1976.

Rose McDowall from the Scottish female new wave duo Strawberry Switchblade covered the song in 1988. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” was her first aborted solo release following the break up of Strawberry Switchblade. Originally rush-released in 1988 by a collaborator and without her consent, Reaper quickly vanished and has become a highly sought after item.

Track B1 is wrongly called “Crystal Days” instead of “Crystal Nights”.

SIDE A:
Don’t Fear The Reaper (Extended Version) 3:31

SIDE B:
Crystal Days 3:09
Written-By – Rose McDowall

Don’t Fear The Reaper (Instrumental) 3:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rio Digital ‎– 12RDS3
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Brian Adams, Van Kaiser
Photography By [Uncredited] – Mike Morton (3)
Producer – Ray Hedges
Written-By – Blue Oyster Cult*

NOTES:
“Rose McDowall is the former lead singer of the highly successful “Strawberry Switchblade”.

Recorded Padded Cell Colnbrook Slough Berks 1988

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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October 25, 2017

Soft Cell – Martin/Hendrix Medley (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Martin”/”Hendrix Medley” was a 12 single” by British dup Soft Cell released in January 1983 included with initial copies of the band’s second album “The Art Of Falling Apart”.

“Martin”, inspired by George A. Romero’s 1978 cult gem about a teenage vampire on the loose in a Pittsburgh suburb. Producer Mike Thorne called the song “a monstrously over-the-top extravaganza”.

The flipside sees Marc and Dave do the unthinkable: tackle a medley of Jimi Hendrix covers. Which they do quite well making it their own. The medley includes “Hey Joe”, “Purple Haze” and “Voodoo Chile”.

SIDE A:
Martin 10:14
Written-By – Ball*, Almond*

SIDE B:
Hendrix Medley 10:23

Hey Joe
Written-By – William Roberts*

Purple Haze
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix

Voodoo Chile
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 1-23769,Some Bizzare – 23769-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, EP
All Media, Limited Edition, Capitol Winchester Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Mike Thorne, Soft Cell

NOTES:
Bonus EP – “Limited Edition” with intial copies of “The Art Of Falling Apart”

Recorded at the Camden Cell Aug/Sept ’82.
Made in U.S.A.

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October 24, 2017

The Sisters Of Mercy – This Corrosion (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“This Corrosion” is a song by English goth rock band the Sisters of Mercy, released as the lead single from their second studio album, Floodland (1987), in September 1987. The song peaked at number 6 in Ireland, number 7 in the UK, and number 17 in Germany. In the United States “This Corrosion” reached number 38 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

“This Corrosion” was written by Andrew Eldritch and produced by Jim Steinman, and is recognised as one of the band’s most well-known songs. It uses a 40-piece choir, and the LP version of the song lasts for nearly 11 minutes (the single versions are substantially shorter). Eldritch’s lyrics concern his previous band members leaving The Sisters of Mercy to form The Mission. The lead singer of The Mission, Wayne Hussey was once a guitarist for the Sisters of Mercy, and Andrew Eldritch once described his lyrics as being “a string of cliches.” The lyrics of the song are meant to be a parody of Hussey’s lyrics.

SIDE A:
This Corrosion (Vocal / Extended Version) 8:36

SIDE B:
Torch (Vocal) 3:51
Colours (Vocal) 7:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	This Corrosion	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#38

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– 0-66790
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Sam Feldman
Producer – Andrew Eldrich* (tracks: B1, B2), Jim Steinman (tracks: A), Larry Alexander (tracks: B2)
Words By, Music By – Andrew Eldritch

NOTES:
Extended version from the forthcoming Elektra LP “FLOODLAND”.
B1 & B2 Unavailable on LP

Printed in U.S.A.

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