Taffy – Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)” is a single by American Italo disco singer Taffy, first released in 1985. It was produced by Italian record producer Claudio Cecchetto. The song was a huge hit in Italy and the United Kingdom, and was also a hit in several countries in Europe. In the United Kingdom, the single was released in 1986 and peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1987. In the US the song debuted on the Billboard dance chart on April, 19, 1986 spending ten weeks on the survey peaking at #6.

The song is about a radio disc jockey broadcasting in the early hours. However, as very few radio stations in the UK broadcast after midnight in the 1980s, this reference in the record was changed, and the UK version was re-recorded and retitled as “I Love My Radio (Dee Jay’s Radio).

SIDE A:
I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (U.S.A. Mix) 7:05
Remix, Mixed By – Freddy Bastone

SIDE B:
I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (European Mix) 8:28
Remix, Mixed By – Ma-Ma

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Emergency Records ‎– EMDS 6561
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Celso Valli
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
Producer – Claudio Cecchetto
Written-By – C. Cecchetto*, G. Pegoraro*, P. Bozzetti*

NOTES:
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK

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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

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November 11, 2015

Alisha – All Night Passion (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“All Night Passion” is the debut single by American singer Alisha. It was released from the self-titled album “Alisha” in the United States in 1984.

When Alisha was 14, she joined a local rock/dance group The Babysitters. Her parents arranged for her to record a demo tape with them, and her family sent the tape to several record companies. It eventually made its way to producer Mark S. Berry through Vanguard Records. Berry had been looking for a singer with a great voice to record “All Night Passion”. The song was recorded in the summer of 1983, but didn’t start getting airplay until February of 1984. The song became very successful in the clubs, eventually leading Alisha to sign with Vanguard Records in 1984 for a full-length album, which Berry went on to produce.

SIDE A:
All Night Passion (Club Mix) 6:45
Beat All Night 1:23

SIDE B:
All Night Passion (Short Radio Version) 3:35
Dub All Night 7:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	All Night Passion	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#103
1984	All Night Passion	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vanguard ‎– SPV 72
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-producer – Lou Bolognese, Mark Berry
Mastered By – Herbie Jr. (^:*
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By – Lou Bolognese
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Written-By – Rick Tarbox
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Recorded By – Mark Berry

NOTES:
Mixed at Vanguard Studios, New York City
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, NY

Track B1 is not listed on the label, but it´s on the record.

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November 10, 2015

Imagination – Body Talk (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

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“Body Talk” is the debut single by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in 1981. “Body Talk” was an immediate hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK singles chart.

SIDE A:
Body Talk 6:00
Written-By – Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley-Tony Swain*

SIDE B:
Body Talk (Instrumental) 4:52
Written-By – Steve Jolley-Tony Swain*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-13956
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Downtempo

CREDITS:
Mixed By, Engineer – Morgan Khan, Tony Swain
Producer, Arranged By – Tony Swain & Steve Jolley*

NOTES:
Recorded In England
From the LP “BODY TALK”

Track durations are incorrect on labels.

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November 9, 2015

Alisha – Stargazing (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Stargazing” was the fourth single released by Brooklyn, New York native Alisha from her self titled debut album. “Stargazing” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on May 5, 1986 spending eight weeks on the survey peaking at #16 becoming her fourth consecutive top twenty dance single.

SIDE A:
Stargazing 5:46

SIDE B:
Stargazing (Radio Edit) 3:55
Stargazing (Dub) 7:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Stargazing	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vanguard ‎– SPV 90
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Albert Cabrera, Paul Zinman
Executive Producer – Jeff Zaraya
Producer – Mark S. Berry*
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written By – Jimmy Halperin

NOTES:
From the LP “ALISHA”

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