Culture Club – Mystery Boy (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

I am going to see Culture Club live tonight at The Joint located at the Hard Rock Hotel/Casino here in Tulsa. It’s the original band line up with Boy George, Jon Moss, Michael Craig and Roy Hay. Their current tour has been getting great reviews so I am excited to see them live for the first time.

“Mystery Boy” was a single only released in Japan in 1982. The mix on this single, and the Japanese album “Kissing To Be Clever” is an alternate version than what appeared in the US and UK where the song was a b-side. This alternate mix includes a piano break which was removed from the US and UK releases. The song was also used in a Japanese TV ad for Suntori brand whiskey with “Hot Whiskey” lyrics.

SIDE A:
Mystery Boy 3:35

SIDE B:
Murder Rap Trap 4:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Virgin ?– VIPX-1667
Format:Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country:Japan
Released:1982
Genre:Rock
Style:New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Steve Levine
Vocals – Captain Crucial (tracks: B)
Written-By – Culture Club

NOTES:
Japanese only release in plain paper sleeve with full color lyric insert.
This version of “Mystery Boy” is an alternate version to the mix released in Europe and North America.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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

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

July 27, 2016

Planet P – Why Me? (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Why Me?” is a song by American rock musician Tony Carey under the pseudonym Planet P Project also known as Planet P. “Why Me?” received heavy exposure of the accompanying music video on MTV. In the U.S. the single clicked at mainstream rock stations peaking at #4, while it also managed to crossover over onto the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #64.

SIDE A:
Why Me? (Dance Remix) 6:28

SIDE B:
Why Me? (Instrumental / Dubb) 5:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Why Me?	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#64
1983	Why Me?	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Geffen Records ‎– PRO-A-2018
Format:Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country:US
Released:1983
Genre:Rock
Style:Prog Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Peter Hauke
Remix – François Kevorkian, John Potoker

NOTES:
Original version on the Geffen LP “PLANET P”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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July 26, 2016

New Order – Blue Monday (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Blue Monday” is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene. It is the biggest-selling 12″ single of all time.

“Blue Monday” has been a hit several times in the UK. In 1983, it charted twice, initially reaching number 12, then re-entering the chart later in the year and climbing to number 9, helped by the fact that neither side of the single (the B-side “The Beach” was an instrumental re-working of “Blue Monday”) was featured on the UK version of the group’s subsequent album, Power, Corruption & Lies.

In the United States “Blue Monday” debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on March 26, 1983 peaking at #5 after spending twenty weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Blue Monday 7:28

SIDE B:
The Beach 7:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Blue Monday	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory (US) ‎– FACTUS 10
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM, Silver Inner
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Uncredited] – Peter Saville (2)
Engineer – Michael Johnson
Engineer [Assistant] – Barry Sage, Mark Boyne
Producer – New Order

NOTES:
A Factory Record
Special die cut sleeve; made to resemble a floppy disc – New technology back in 1983.

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July 25, 2016

Flesh For Lulu – Postcards From Paradise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Postcards From Paradise” is a song by British alternative rock band Flesh for Lulu taken from their most successful album, “Long Live The New Flesh”.

“Postcards From Paradise” didn’t chart as a single but was later revived by both Paul Westerberg (2002) and the Goo Goo Dolls (2010).
Producer Mike Hedges was active in the 80s and 90s. He had previously worked with Marc Almond and went on to work with The Beautiful South, among others.

SIDE A:
Postcards From Paradise (Extended) 5:47)
Edited By – Mark Partis
Engineer [Remix] – Phil Castellano
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

Postcards From Paradise (Dub) 5:33
Edited By – Mark Partis
Engineer [Remix] – Phil Castellano
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

SIDE B:
Postcards From Paradise (7″)
Remix – Michael Frondelli

I’m Not Like Everybody Else 4:20
Producer – Flesh For Lulu

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15337
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Mike Hedges (tracks: A1 to B1)
Written-By – Flesh For Lulu (tracks: A1, A2, B1), K. Mills* (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Ray Davies (tracks: B2)

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