Spelt Like This – Contract Of The Heart (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Contract Of The Heart” is the debut single by UK synth-pop band Spelt Like This. The single was produced by proilfic British pop production and songwriting team Stock, Aitken & Waterman under the Pseudonym W.A.S.P. the only time the organisation used this alias.

“Contract Of The Heart” reached #91 on the UK singles chart in 1985. The band had recorded a full album according to guitarist Alan Rawlings but it was shelved.

The b-side “12 Inch Extensive Massacre” is an instrumental track filled with samples from ganster movies.

SIDE A:
Contract Of The Heart (S Mix) 6:00

SIDE B:
12 Inch Extensive Massacre 4:59
Written-By – Rawlings*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12SLT 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – W.A.S.P.*
Written-By – Richards*, McKenzie*

NOTES:
Housed in picture sleeve with insert

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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 7, 2016

Spelt Like This – Stop This Rumour (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Stop This Rumour” is a 1985 synth-pop single by UK trio Spelt Like This. The band only released two singles during their brief career both produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman.

The B-side “The Alphabet” is produced by the band & Nick Froome who also produced “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)” by Pet Shop Boys is cool dub track featuring a Speak & Spell machine.

SIDE A:
Stop This Rumour (The Lust Mix) 6:33
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Remix [Additional Production and Mixing By] – Froome*, McKenzie*

SIDE B:
The Alphabet 7:15
Producer – Nick Froome*, Russell McKenzie

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12 SLT2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Rawlings*, Karner*, McKenzie*

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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 3, 2016

Company B – Full Circle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single released by American freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma. The single debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on August 8, 1986 peaking at #5 after eleven weeks on the survey. The single was taken from the trio’s self titled debut album.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Vocal / Club Version) 7:48

SIDE B:
Full Dub-El (Dub Version) 6:48
Full Circle (Vocal / Radio Edit) 4:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Engineer – Ish*, Ron Albert
Management – Bob Gordon (6), John Kaye (2)
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Ish*

NOTES:
Special remix of Atlantic LP “Company B”

Mixed at Audio Vision, Miami, Fla.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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June 2, 2016

Ish – I Could Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Could Love You” is a single by Ish professionally known as Ish Ledesma a Miami based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Ledesma has fronted, written for, or produced hits for the bands Foxy, Oxo, and Company B. Both Oxo and Company B were one-hit wonders in the US, with respective hits “Whirly Girl” and “Fascinated”; Foxy released several albums and singles, including the number one R&B hit “Get Off”.

In 1986 Ish released his second solo album “On This Corner” produced by Keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man John Robie. “I Could Love You” was the second single taken from the album but failed to have any chart impact dwespite getting heavy club play.

SIDE A:
I Could Love You (Club Mix) 6:02
Don’t Stop Now (Dub) 3:53

SIDE B:
I Could Love You (Rhythm Version) 5:03
Scream For Daddy (Dub) 3:35
Toot Toot Too Doot (Dub) 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20493
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Robie
Remix – Dan Joseph (2), Ish Ledesma

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