Peter Wolf – Lights Out (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Lights Out” was the debut solo single by American rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll musician Peter Wolf. Wolf is best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983. “Lights Out” became a hit single, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1984.

SIDE A:
Lights Out (Extended Dance Mix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Lights Out (Short Dance Mix) 5:15
Lights Out (Hellified Dub Mix) 7:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#12
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7834
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ed Stasium, John Potoker
Producer – Michael Jonzun
Remix – François Kevorkian

NOTES:
From the LP “LIGHTS OUT”

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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 Removeal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 17, 2015

Bang Orchestra! – Samples! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Samples!” was a second 12″ released for the song “Sample That!” by Chicago based project Bang Orchestra!. This 12″ also features new remixes by Ralphi Rosario.The single debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on August 23, 1986 spending twelve weeks on the chart peaking at #5.

After the single’s release Geffen Records thought Bang`s sounds were too underground to release on an album, so the band ended up recording independent singles for Trax Records. Band founders Vince Lawrence and Evie formed the production company J.X. Bang and concentrated more on producing other artists, they quit making Bang Orchestra records in late 1987.

SIDE A:
Samples! (Clubhouse Mix) 8:53
Mixed By – Ralphi Rosario

SIDE B:
Samples! (House Mix) 5:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20512
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ron Gresham, Steve Sapperi*
Vocals – E – V*
Written-By, Producer, Mixed By –Vince Lawrence

NOTES:
A: Mixed by Vince Lawrence and Ralphi Rosario in the middle of the night.
B: Mixed by Vince Lawrence early in the morning.

Fairlight provided by Frank Shabold
Recorded at Chicago Trax Recording

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March 16, 2015

Bang Orchestra! – Sample That! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Sample That!” is a single by Chicago based house project formed by Vince Lawrence and Evie. In 1986 the project was signed to Geffen Records and released “Sample That!” which peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

SIDE A:
Sample That! (Club Mix) 6:19
Mixed By – Ralphi Rosario
Vocals – E – V*

SIDE B:
Sample That! (Instrumental) 6:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Sample That!	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20510
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ron Gresham
Mixed By, Written-By, Producer – Vince Lawrence

NOTES:
Recorded at Chicago Trax Recording

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March 12, 2015

Dead Or Alive – Misty Circles (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Misty Circles” is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the first single from Dead or Alive’s debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

The single became the group’s first entry on the UK Singles Chart in June 1983, as well as their lowest peaking single, charting to #100. Also gaining play in U.S. clubs, it reached #4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1983.

The “Instrumental Version” was only issued on the UK 7″ single and has never appeared on CD.

OTHER SIDE:
Misty Circles (7″ Version) 3:48

THIS SIDE:
Misty Circles (Instrumental) 3:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Misty Circles	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– A 3399
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 22 Apr 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Roslav Szaybo
Artwork – Torchlight, London*
Producer, Mixed By – Dead Or Alive, Zeus B. Held
Recorded By – Dave Allen*
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Thanks to Tim Palmer

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