Icehouse – Crazy (Manic Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Crazy” is a 1987 single by the Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse, from the Man of Colours album, the single entered Number 3 on the Australian ARIA charts. The song was written by band members Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer and Andy Qunta. and produced by David Lord.

In the U.S. “Crazy” peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

**This 12″ is misprinted as “Manic Mix” and plays the album version instead. The “Manic Mix” is also known as 12″ Mix and appears on the U.S. 12″ Promo which I will be posting at a later date.

SIDE A:
Crazy (Album Mix) 4:48
Composed By – A. Qunta*, I. Davies*, R. Kretschmer*
Engineer – David Hemming
Mixed By, Producer – David Lord

SIDE B:
Crazy (Mad Mix) 6:18
Composed By – A. Qunta*, I. Davies*, R. Kretschmer*
Engineer – David Hemming
Mixed By – David Hemming, Iva Davies
Producer – David Lord

Completely Gone 4:43
Composed By – A. Qunta*, I. Davies*, R. Kretschmer*, S. Lloyd*
Producer – Icehouse

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Crazy	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1987	Crazy	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – CHS 12 3156
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Misprint
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Original version on the LP/Cassette/CD “Man Of Colours”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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 16, 2017

Girls Can’t Help It – Baby Doll (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Baby Doll” is a single recorded by British female trio Girls Can’t Help It. “Baby Doll” was produced by Colin Campsie and George McFarlane who make up the duo Giant Steps. Girls Can’t Help It signed a deal with Sire records but only released two single and a five track mini-lp titled “Pure Wild”.

SIDE A:
Baby Doll 5:47

SIDE B:
Baby Doll (Instrumental) 5:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl:Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-29773
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Nick Sykes
Producer – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane
Remix – Mark Kamins
Written-By – Campsie*, McFarlane*

NOTES:
Produced for The Quick Organisation

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 13, 2017

Alice Cooper – He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Since today is Friday The 13th I thought it would be fun to revive this long dead killer classic buried deep in the BTG vault with a brand new 2017 re-rip remaster. This one was originally posted October 29, 2010.

“He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” is a song by American shock rock musician Alice Cooper. It was released as the lead single from his 1986 album Constrictor, and the theme song of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, a slasher film and sixth part of the Friday the 13th film series released in the same year. The song is heard various times throughout the film and in the end credits. Two other songs, “Teenage Frankenstein” (also from Constrictor) and “Hard Rock Summer” (which remained commercially unreleased until 1999) are also featured in the film.

The song features the famous “ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma” (admittedly in its popular misheard version, “ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha”) sound effect, a trademark of the Friday the 13th series.

“He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” was a minor chart success, popular among fans of Cooper’s later work and enthusiasts of slasher films. It has been called “strangely new wave-ish and said to “perfectly enscapulate the Friday the 13th films and the era in which they came to prominence.

The 7” single featured a “live” version of “Billion Dollar Babies” as its B-Side. The 12″ single featured “Billion Dollar Babies (Recorded Live)” as well as a haunting “live” version of “I’m Eighteen”. Both versions were in fact originally recorded in the studio for the Alice Cooper a Paris TV special in 1982 during the Special Forces era, which were remixed in 1986 with crowd noise to resemble “live” recordings.

SIDE A:
He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) 3:24
Engineer, Mixed By, Producer – Michael Wagener

SIDE B:
Billion Dollar Babies (Recorded Live) 3:20
Producer – Erik Scott
Remix – Garth Richardson

I’m Eighteen (Recorded Live) 4:33
Producer – Erik Scott
Remix – Garth Richardson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAT-1090
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave,Classic Rock, Heavy Metal

NOTES:
Theme from the Motion Picture, “Friday the 13th, part VI: Jason lives”
Track B1 recorded live, 1976
Track B2 recorded live, Paris, France, 1982

From the forthcoming Alice Cooper album “Constrictor”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 12, 2017

Flash And The Pan – Midnight Man (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Midnight Man” is a 1985 single by Australian new wave group Flash And The Pan. The song was taken from the album Early Morning Wake Up Call. “Midnight Man” reached #66 on the Australian singles chart and #23 in Netherlands. In the United States “Midnight Man” reached #19 on the Billboard Dance chart on March 23, 1985 after spending nine weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Midnight Man (Extended Remix Version) 7:00
Mixed By – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain

SIDE B:
Midnight Man (Instrumental) 6:01
Mixed By – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain

Fat Night 3:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Midnight Man	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – Epic ‎– EPCA 12-4847, Epic ‎– A 12-4847
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Vanda & Young
Written-By – H. Vanda – G. Young*

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 mixed at Right Track, N.Y.
Made in Holland
The Album “Early Morning Wake Up Call” EPC 26215
Also available on chrome cassette

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi