Dead Or Alive – It’s Been Hours Now (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

This record has my tears on it but I do believe that Pete would want us to celebrate his life and music. Rest in peace Pete.

“It’s Been Hours Now” is the first 12″ EP released by Dead Or Alive on Ian Broudies Black Eyes label in 1982. The tracks on this EP were recorded well before the band signed with a major label. According to front man Pete Burns they recorded the tracks to help finance the purchase of a sequencer so that he could turn his songs into disco records. In 1984 they would release their debut album “Sophisticated Boom Boom” on Epic Records.

SIDE A:
It’s Been Hours Now 4:17

SIDE B:
Whirlpool 4:20
Nowhere To Nowhere 2:39
It’s Been Hours Now *² 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Black Eyes Records ‎– BE
Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Goth Rock, Indie Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork – Steve Hardstaff
Bass – Mike Percy
Drums – Joe Musker
Guitar – Wayne Hussey
Keyboards – Martin Healy
Mastered By – Porky (5)
Performer [Dead Or Alive Are:] – Joe Musker, Martin Healy, Mike Percy, Pete Burns, Wayne Hussey
Photography By [Photos] – Francesco Mellina
Vocals – Pete BurnsPete Burns
Written-By, Producer – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Thanks to John Brierly

Contact:
F. Mellina
11 Lancaster Avenue
Liverpool 11.
051.734.4581

Manufactured and Distributed
By Rough Trade,
137, Blenheim Crescent, London W11.
01.221.1100

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
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Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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October 24, 2016

Pete Burns 1959-2016

It is with great sadness that I have learned that Pete Burns of (Dead Or Alive) passed away yesterday of a massive cardiac arrest at age 57. Pete and his music have been such a big part of my life and the culture of 80s music. He was a special star and a true visionary. He will be missed so very much. Rest in peace dear Pete.

`DjPaulT

October 21, 2016

Ozzy Osbourne – Bark At The Moon (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Bark at the Moon” is a song by heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. It was the first single released from his 1983 album of the same name. The music video produced for the song was Osbourne’s first.

Though officially credited solely to Osbourne, “Bark at the Moon” was co-written with guitarist Jake E. Lee and bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley. Lee claims he was threatened with firing by Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon if he refused to sign a 1983 contract stating that he would relinquish his claims to writing and publishing. In 2003, Daisley filed a lawsuit against the Osbournes, claiming lost royalties for his significant songwriting contributions.

Lyrically, the song deals with a creature of some sort who once terrorized a town, was killed, and later mysteriously returned to once again wreak havoc upon the villagers. The music video, however, borrows heavily from Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, depicting Osbourne as a “mad scientist” who ingests a substance in his laboratory which causes him to transform into the werewolf depicted on the Bark at the Moon album cover. Thought to be insane, he is subsequently committed to a mental institution.

The music video for the song was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanatorium, outside London, England. In the early 1980s infancy of the music video medium, the video, which was the first Osbourne had made, was highly anticipated due to his outrageous image. Drummer Tommy Aldridge played on the studio recording of the track, but the video features his replacement in the band, Carmine Appice.

In the UK the single peaked at #21 while in the US it barely reached the Billboard Hot 100 only peaking at #109.

The sleeve states that the b-side tracks are exclusive releases they did not appear on the album upon the intial release.

SIDE A:
Bark At The Moon 4:15

SIDE B:
One Up The “B” Side (Exclusive Release) 3:26
Slow Down (Exclusive Release) 4:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– TA 3915
Format: Vinyl, 45 RPM, Single, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal

CREDITS:
Producer – Daisley*, Norman*, Osbourne*
Written-By – Ozzy Osbourne

NOTES:
Track A: Taken from the EPIC LP “BARK AT THE MOON”

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October 19, 2016

Dead Or Alive – I’d Do Anything (Megamix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“I’d Do Anything” is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in January 1984 as the third single from Dead or Alive’s debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

The song was the third consecutive single by Dead or Alive to miss the UK Top 75, hitting number seventy-nine in the UK Singles Chart. The band’s fortunes would reverse with the release of their next single, a cover version of “That’s the Way (I Like It)”.

Of note “Anything Dub” will not appear on the forthcoming Dead Or Alive box set “Sophisticatred Boom Box”.

SIDE A:
I’d Do Anything (Megamix) 5:23

SIDE B:
Anything (Dub) 4:24
Give It To Me 3:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– TA 4069
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Photography] – Jill Furmanovsky
Design – Martyn Atkins
Management – Francesco Mellina
Producer – John Porter (tracks: B2), Zeus B. Held (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1), Pursey* (tracks: B2), Burns* (tracks: B2), Hussey* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming album.
Management 11 Lancaster Avenue, Liverpool 17.

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