Erasure – Who Needs Love Like That (Mexican Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Who Needs Love Like That” is the debut single released by British synthpop duo Erasure. The song was released in the UK on Mute Records in 1985 as a prelude to their debut album Wonderland.

In the UK the “Who Needs Love Like That” was a minor hit peaking at #55 while in the US the single did much better peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot/Dance Club Play chart and #13 on the Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

SIDE A:
Who Needs Love Like That (Mexican Mix) 6:09
Engineer – Sten*
Guitar – Maurice Michael

SIDE B:
Push Me Shove Me (Tacos Mix) 5:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Who Needs Love Like That	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#8
1985	Who Needs Love Like That	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Maxi-Singles Sales	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mute ‎– L12 Mute 40
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Limited Edition, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 02 Sep 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve], Illustration – Health And Efficiency
Producer – Flood
Producer [Assistant] – A. Clay*
Remix – Joseph Watt
Written-By – Clarke*

NOTES:
Special Edition
Erasure; Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

September 8, 2014

Exposé – Come Go With Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Come Go with Me” is a single by the freestyle girl group Exposé. The song was written by producer and group founder Lewis Martineé and appears on their 1987 debut album, Exposure. Jeanette Jurado sings the lead vocal on “Come Go with Me”, with Gioia Bruno and Ann Curless singing backup.

In 1985, Exposé had two dance club hits, “Point of No Return” and “Exposed to Love”. Between 1985 and 1986, the three original members of Exposé left the group and were replaced by Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless and Gioia Bruno. These new members re-recorded vocals on “Point of No Return”, and both songs were included on the album. Although “Come Go with Me” was the first single released from Exposure, the other two songs were familiar to fans of the group and its music.

“Come Go with Me” became the group’s first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It peaked at #5 in April 1987 and remained in the Top 40 for 12 weeks. On the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, the song spent two weeks at the summit in January of that year, becoming their second song to achieve this feat (following “Point of No Return”). The 12″ single also reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

SIDE A:
Come Go With Me (Extended Mix) 6:39

SIDE B:
Come Dub With Me 6:51
Come Go With Me (Radio Mix) 3:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Come Go With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1986	Come Go With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Danc/Club Play	#1
1986	Come Go With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales	#2
1986	Come Go With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9539
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Lisa Wolf (2)
Artwork [Concept] – L.A. Martineé*
Engineer [Recorded By] – Mike Couzzi
Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine, Francisco J. Diaz*
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Algé*, L.A. Martineé*
Performer [Exposé] – Ann Curless, Gioia B*, Jeannette Jurado*
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Lewis A. Martineé

NOTES:
“New album coming soon”

Recorded at New River Studio, Ft. Lauderdale and International Studio, Miami. Mixed at Unique Recording, NYC. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Track durations are incorrect on sleeve and labels.

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September 3, 2014

Midge Ure & Mick Karn – After A Fashion (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on January 5, 2011. 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!

“After A Fashion” was a one-off single released by Ultravox lead singer Midge Ure and Mick Karn bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982. The song peaked at #39 on the UK singles chart in 1983.

SIDE A:
After A Fashion (Extended Version) 5:43

SIDE B:
Textures 3:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis, Musicfest – FEST X1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 08 Jul 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Engineer – John Hudson
Photography – Allan Ballard
Producer – Karn* , Ure*
Written-By – M. Karn* , M. Ure*

NOTES:
Mastered At Utopia Studios

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September 2, 2014

Midge Ure – If I Was (Extended Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“If I Was” is a popular song written by Midge Ure and Danny Mitchell. It reached #1 on the UK singles chart for a single week in October 1985. This was Ure’s third number one, coming after his success with Slik in 1976 (“Forever and Ever”) and Band Aid in 1984 (“Do They Know It’s Christmas?”). The song features Mark King of Level 42 on bass guitar.

SIDE A:
If I Was (Extended Mix) 6:45
Bass Guitar – Mark King
Remix – Brian Tench
Written-By – D. Mitchell*, M. Ure*

SIDE B:
Piano 2:27
Written-By – M. Ure*

The Man Who Sold The World 5:30
Written-By – D. Bowie*

VINYL GRADE:
VinyL: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysa lis‎– UREX 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 13 Sep 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – PSA*
Mastered By – Pounda
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer [Production], Instrumentation By – Midge Ure

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi