Howard Jones – All I Want (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“All I Want” is a single taken from Howard Jones’s third studio album.

Released in October 1986 in the UK as the lead single from the album One to One, it reached #35 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it was the third single from the album, and reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
All I Want (Extended Version) 6:26
Producer – Arif Mardin

SIDE B:
Roll Right Up 4:47
Mixed By – Mike Roarty
Producer – Howard Jones

Don’t Want To Fight Anymore 4:34
Producer – Arif Mardin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	All I Want	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#76

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA Records Ltd ‎– how10t
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, With Poster
Country: UK
Released: 04 Oct 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Kevin Killen
Music By, Lyrics By – Howard Jones
Photography – Simon Fowler

NOTES:
This issue comes with a large foldout poster.
Mastered at Sterling.

Original version appears on the album:
“ONE TO ONE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 26, 2013

Adam Ant – Strip (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on September 2, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“Strip” was released as a single in 1983 and reached #42 US, #41 UK. Phil Collins plays drums on the track, and singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, of ABBA fame, performs the female spoken part on the song. The track was taken from Adam Ant’s second solo album released in 1983 also titled “Strip”. The album marked a decline in Ant’s success, as it only reached #65 in the United States and #20.

SIDE A:
Strip (Extended Version) 4:33
Guitar – Marco*
Producer, Drums, Percussion – Phil Collins
Producer, Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Vocals, Bass – Adam*
Vocals [Spoken] – Anni-Frid Lyngstad

SIDE B:
Yours, Yours, Yours (Extended Version) 4:40
Engineer, Drums – Paris
Producer – Ant*
Producer, Guitar, Keyboards – Marco*
Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion – Adam*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Strip	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#42

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – TA 3589
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Design] – Adam Ant, J.B.*
Photography – Alan Ballard*
Written-By – Ant*, Marco*

NOTES:
Also available the LP:
“STRIP”

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SOFTWARE USED:
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Adobe Photoshop CS5
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 23, 2013

Diana Ross – The Boss (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

“The Boss” is a 1979 soul/disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label. It was the first release from the album of the same title.The single peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reached #12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

The b-side “Lovin’ Livin’ & Givin'” was included on the soundtrack to the 1978 Disco film “Thank God It’s Friday” and the Diana Ross album “Ross”.

SIDE A:
The Boss (Special 12″ Version) 7:21
Mixed By – James Simpson*, Mike Hutchinson*
Producer – Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson*
Written-By – N. Ashford-V. Simpson*

SIDE B:
Lovin’ Livin’ & Givin’ 5:09
Producer – Hal Davis
Written-By – K. Stover*, P. Davis*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	The Boss	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#19
1979	The Boss	U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	#12
1979	The Boss	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– M 00026D1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

NOTES:
Special 12″ Version
In Album
“THE BOSS”

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 21, 2013

Big Audio Dynamite – Medicine Show (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones.

The third single to be released from the band’s debut album “This Is Big Audio Dynamite” was the sample-heavy “Medicine Show” which included smples from several Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns including: A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Duck You Sucker, and John Huston’s The Treasure of The Sierra Madre. In the UK the single peaked at #29 wjile in the US the trach went to #42 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Medicine Show 8:55

SIDE B:
A Party (Dub) 10:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Medicine Show	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#42

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– TA 7181
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Breaks, Downtempo, Dub
Credits: Engineer – Paul “Groucho” Smykle
Performer – Flea*, Dan Donovan, Don Letts, Greg Roberts, Leo Williams, Mick Jones
Photography – Adrian Boot, Nico Roeg
Producer – Mick Jones
Songwriter – Don Letts, Mick Jones

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP:
“This Is Big Audio Dynamite”

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SOFTWARE USED:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi