Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is a song by English band Tears for Fears. Originally released in the UK on 22 March 1985, it was the band’s ninth single release in the United Kingdom (the third from their second LP: Songs from the Big Chair) and seventh UK Top 30 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985. In the U.S., it was the lead single from the album and gave the band their first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit on 8 June 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It also reached number-one on both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts in the U.S. The song has since become the pinnacle of Tears for Fears’ chart success.

SIDE A:
Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix) 5:59
Engineer – David Bascombe

SIDE B:
Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Instrumental) 4:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#2
1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1
1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Music Maxi-Singles Sales	#1
1985	Everybody Wants To Rule The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – IDER 912
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography – Laurie Lewis
Producer, Remix – Chris Hughes
Written-By – Hughes* , Stanley* , Orzabal*

NOTES:
From the LP: “SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR”

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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

July 9, 2014

Wham! – Club Fantastic Megamix (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Club Fantastic Megamix” was a single released by Wham! in 1983, and was the last single release for the duo on Inner Vision Records. The single was released in both 7″ and 12″ formats. The 7″ contains a rare edit of the 12″ mix.

*A note about this transfer. The b-side “A Ray Of Sunshine (Instrumental Mix)” is taken from the UK 12″. I did this because the 7″ sounded pretty bad I usually do not do this but in this case it was necessary.

SIDE A:
Club Fantastic Megamix (Edit Version) 3:57
Mixed By, Arranged By – Megamix Club, The

(A.1) A Ray Of Sunshine
Written-By – George Michael

(A.2) Love Machine
Written-By – W Griffin*, W Moore*

(A.3) Come On
Written-By – George Michael

SIDE B:
A Ray Of Sunshine (Instrumental Mix) 5:40
Written-By, Arranged By – George Michael

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Inner Vision ‎– A 3586
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve] – Shoot That Tiger!
Photography – Chris Craymer
Producer – George Michael, Steve Brown

NOTES:
The album “FANTASTIC” also available on cassette.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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July 8, 2014

Menudo – Like a Cannonball (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Like A Cannonball” is a 1984 single by Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The song was featured in the 1984 Warner Bros. film “Cannonball Run II” starring Burt Reynolds. “Like A Cannonball” was also included on the bands first English-language album, Reaching Out. The song features Robi Rosa on lead vocals.

SIDE A:
Like A Cannonball (Brand New Extended Version In English And Spanish) 3:40

SIDE B:
Like A Cannonball (English Version) 3:18
Like A Cannonball (Spanish Version) 3:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PW 13842
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Conductor – Alejandro Monroy, Carlos Villa
Producer – Edgardo Diaz
Producer [Assistant] – Mary Lynne M. Pagán

NOTES:
From the Motion Picture “CANNONBALL RUN II”

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July 4, 2014

Patrick Juvet – I Love America (US 12″ Promo)

BUURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY USA!

“I Love America” is 1978 disco hit by Swiss-born performer Patrick Juvet, co-written by Village People lead singer Victor Willis and produced by Jacques Morali. The track peaked at #5 on the disco chart in the United States and #12 in the UK. The song was taken from Juvet’s album “Got A Feeling”, it was also included in the compilation album, A Night at Studio 54, in 1979.

This special one sided US 12″ promo was pressed on translucent blue vinyl.

SIDE A:
I Love America (Disco Mix) 13:55
I Love America (Edit) 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	I Love America	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca Records ‎– NBD 20134 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single Sided, Blue
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Henri Belolo
Producer – Jacques Morali
Written-By – J. Morali*, P. Juvet*, V. Willis*

NOTES:
Produced for Can’t Stop Music (BMI)
From the Casablanca LP “GOT A FEELING”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale.

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