Holly Johnson – Americanos (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Originally posted January 19, 2011

Happy Independence Day weekend USA!

“Americanos” is a song by former Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer Holly Johnson, released as the second single from his 1989 debut album Blast. The song was written by Holly Johnson and was recorded at Studio Guillaume Tell, Townhouse, London and Battery, London. The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the film “Cookie”.

“Americanos” peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #36 on the US Dance Music Club Play Singles chart, as well as topping the Australian charts peaking at the #1 spot.

SIDE A:
Americanos (Extended Version) 6:47Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Remix] – Daniel Abraham
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss

SIDE B:
Americanos (P.W.L. Extended Version) 5:10
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Phil Harding & Ian Curnow

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Americanos	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: UNI Records ‎– UNI 8013
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Richards , Steve Lovell
Producer [Additional Production] – Dan Hartman
Written-By – Holly Johnson

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Holly Johnson album “BLAST”

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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

June 30, 2016

Howard Jones – You Know I Love You… Don’t You? (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted April 11, 2010

“You Know I Love You… Don’t You?” was a single from Howard Jones’s third studio album One to One. It was his first single not to enter the UK Top 40, peaking at #43, faring much better in the US reaching #17 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
You Know I Love You… Don’t You? (Dance In The Field Mix) 7:21
Edited By [Additional Edits] – Arif Mardin
Edited By, Remix – John “Tokes” Potoker*

You Know I Love You… Don’t You? (Instrumental) 5:59
Edited By [Additional Edits] – Arif Mardin
Edited By, Remix – John “Tokes” Potoker*

SIDE B:
You Know I Love You… Don’t You? (Edit Of LP Version) 3:48

Roll Right Up (Non-LP Track) 4:47
Engineer –Mike Roarty
Producer – Howard Jones

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	You Know I Love You… Don’t You?	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#17
1986	You Know I Love You… Don’t You?	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#46

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– 0-66831
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 18 Nov 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Kevin Killen (tracks: A1 to B1)
Music By, Lyrics By – Howard Jones
Producer – Arif Mardin (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling

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

June 29, 2016

Howard Jones – Life In One Day (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Originally posted March 25, 2010

“Life In One Day” was the third single from Howard Jones’ 1985 album Dream Into Action, an uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one’s life away. It reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart, and #19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Life In One Day (LP Version) 3:38

SIDE B:
Life In One Day (Part 1) (Remix Version) 6:49
Life In One Day (Part 2) (Remix Version) 7:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Life In One Day	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#19
1985	Life In One Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#16
1985	Life In One Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– 0-66895
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Rupert Hine
Recorded By, Mixed By – Stephen W. Tayler
Written-By – Howard Jones

NOTES:
Produced for Gestalt.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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June 28, 2016

UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Originally posted April 11, 2010

“Don’t Break My Heart” was the second single taken from UB40’s sixth studio album “Baggariddim” released in September 1985. The single was the follow up to the massive hit “I Got You Babe”. “Don’t Break My Heart” failed to chart in the US but peaked at #3 in the UK, #8 Ireland, #13 New Zealand and #37 in Australia.

SIDE A:
Don’t Break My Heart (12″ Version) 7:20

SIDE B:
Mek Ya Rok (12″ Version) 6:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DEP International ‎– DEP 22-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Alan Caves, John Shaw, Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*
Producer – Ray ‘Pablo’ Falconer*, UB40
Tape Op – Nicks Phipps*
Words By, Music By – UB40

NOTES:
Produced at The Abbatoir, Birmingham.
Manufactured in the UK

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