Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Come On Eileen” is a song by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released in the UK on 25 June 1982 as a single off their album Too-Rye-Ay. It was their second number one hit in the United Kingdom, following 1980’s “Geno”. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, “Big” Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

“Come On Eileen” won Best British Single at the 1983 Brit Awards.

The 7″ vinyl single released worldwide (except the US) was a 3.28 edit of the main section of the song featuring neither the intro or the coda. Dexy’s CD compilations again omit the introduction and coda, but use the unedited main section(4.06).

The worldwide 12″ and US 7″ singles featured the intro and the unedited main section (4.12). This version has only been released on CD on a Kevin Rowland CD single “Tonight”.

In a poll by Channel 4, a UK TV channel, the song was placed at number 38 in the 100 greatest number one singles of all time. Similar polls by the music channel VH1 placed the song at number three in the 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders of all time, number eighteen in VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s and number one in the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. It has sold 1.31 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. The song reached number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 charts during the week ending 23 April 1983. “Come on Eileen” prevented Michael Jackson from ever having back-to-back number one hits in the US: “Billie Jean” was the number one single the previous week, while “Beat It” was the number one song the following week.

The b-side is listed as two seperate tracks on the sleeve and label however the songs are mixed together forming one track running 7:39.

SIDE A:
Come On Eileen (Single Version) 4:12
Written-By – K. Adams*, Paterson*, Rowland*

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Philadelphia (T.S.O.P.) 7:39
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – K. Gamble/L. A. Huff*

Let’s Make This Precious
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – Paterson*, Rowland*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary tracks	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MDS 4021
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer [Directed By] – Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley*

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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

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May 23, 2014

Dolly Parton – Potential New Boyfriend (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“Potential New Boyfriend” is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. country singles chart. It was released in May 1983 as the only single to be released from Parton’s album Burlap & Satin. The song was also popular in discos and dance clubs, and in addition to the standard 45 RPM single, an extended-play dance remix single was released. The single was also accompanied by one of Parton’s first music videos, which was directed by Steve Barron.

The record is notable in being Parton’s first song to be more successful on a chart other than country music, peaking at number 13 on Billboard magazine’s Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Potential New Boyfriend (Long Version) 5:46

SIDE B:
Potential New Boyfriend (Instrumental) 5:48
Potential New Boyfriend (Short Version) 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	#20
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-13545
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: pop/Rock, Country
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Dolly Parton
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Producer, Arranged By – Gregg Perry
Mixed By – John Luongo
Edited By – John Luongo

NOTES:
From the RCA LP: “BURLAP & SATIN”

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May 21, 2014

M – Pop Muzik (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

“Pop Muzik” is a 1979 hit song by M, a project by Robin Scott.

The single was released in the UK first, peaking at number two on 12 May 1979, unable to break Art Garfunkel’s 6-week stint at number one with “Bright Eyes”. In August of that same year, it was released in North America, where it eventually climbed all the way to number one in Canada on 27 October and in the US on 3 November.

Along with Scott, other musicians who played on the track were his brother Julian Scott (on bass), then unknown keyboardist Wally Badarou, Canadian synthesiser programmer John Lewis (who died of AIDS in 1985), Drummer Phil Gould (who later became one of the founding members of the group Level 42) and Brigit Novik, the backing vocalist.

The single was bolstered by a promotional video that was well received. The clip featured Scott as a DJ singing into a microphone from behind an exaggerated turntable setup, at times flanked by two female models who sang and danced in a robotic manner. One of the sight gags in the video depicted Brigit Novik dressed in blue who actually recorded the backup vocals which are then mimed by the models.

The single’s B-side, “M Factor”, was featured in two different versions. The original cut appeared on the first UK and European releases of the single, while a slightly remixed version appeared on the single released in the United States and Canada.

The image of the baby on “Pop Muzik”‘s single disc pictures Robin Scott’s daughter, named Berenice, who is now a singer and piano/keyboard player and composer and involved with her father’s friend Phil Gould and Wally Badarou projects.

SIDE A:
Pop Muzik (Long Version) 5:00
Edited By – Nick Launay

SIDE B:
M Factor 2:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Pop Muzik	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1979	Pop Muzik	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– DSRE 8887
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Robin Scott

NOTES:
Made In U.S.A.

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May 20, 2014

Nick Heyward – Warning Sign – Bullet To Your Head (U.S. Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

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“Warning Sign” is a 1984 single by English singer, songwriter and guitarist Nick Heyward. Heyward is best known for being frontman for the new wave band Haircut Onr Hundred. “Warning Sign” debuted on the UK singles chart on November 3, 1984 peaking at #25.

SIDE A:
Warning Sign – Bullet To Your Head (U.S. Remix) 6:52

SIDE B:
Warning Sign – Dubbed To Your Head (U.S. Remix) 4:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista‎– HEY 226
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Ali Thompson
Bass – Graham Edwards
Drums – Blair Cunningham
Engineer – Paul R.G. O’Duffy
Featuring [Rap] – Dee Sharp
Guitar – Alan Murphy
Producer – Nick Heyward
Producer, Keyboards – Danny Schogger
Remix – Mark Berry

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