Frank & Moon Zappa – Valley Girl (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Valley Girl” is a song by the musician Frank Zappa and his then 14-year-old daughter, Moon Unit Zappa. It was released on Zappa’s 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Moon supplied Frank with much of the content, speaking typical “Valley girl” or “Valspeak” phrases she heard at “parties, bar mitzvahs, and the Galleria”. Zappa intended to lampoon the image, but the single popularized the Valley Girl stereotype nationwide. There was a significant increase in “Valspeak” slang usage, whether ironically spoken or not (not the least of which was the film, Valley Girl).

The song was Zappa’s only top 40 single in the United States, peaking at #32 in the Billboard Hot 100, although he had charted hits in other parts of the world.

The single had varying B-sides. Two of them were from the same album as “Valley Girl:” “No Not Now” and “Teen-Age Prostitute.” Another B-side was “You Are What You Is.” One of the versions of the single had “Valley Girl” on both sides: the A-Side had the full version, while the B-Side had a fade-out version.

SIDE A:
Valley Girl (Full Version)

SIDE B:
Valley Girl (Single Version)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Valley Girl	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#32
1982	Valley Girl	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Barking Pumpkin Records ‎– AS 1485
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Novelty
Credits: Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Frank Zappa
Written-By – Moon Zappa

NOTES:
Special promotional copy

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April 12, 2013

Eartha kitt – Where Is My Man (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“Where Is My Man” is the title of a song from 1983 by the American singer and actress Eartha Kitt, which appeared on her 1984 album I Love Men The song was co-written by comedy writer Bruce Vilanch along with musicians and producers Fred Zarr and Jacques Morali.

The song was first released in France as a single where it was wildly successful. The song features Kitt singing in a low, seductive-sounding voice. Included in the song are some sounds that have come to be associated with Kitt, including a purring sound similar to one she made while portraying Catwoman on the 1960s TV series Batman. The lyrics to the song detail specific things the singer expects to receive from her future lover, such as a trip to Saint-Tropez and shopping at Tiffany’s.

The title failed to find release in the United States until the producers’ attorneys (the firm of Grubman, Indursky, Shindler) introduced the title to their client, New York based Streetwise Records. Streetwise Records released the title in late 1983 in the United States to the dance and club markets. It was Kitt’s first recording released in the United States after her ostracism and self-imposed exile to Paris following her outspoken objection to the Vietnam War at a White House function in 1968, and it became her biggest-selling single in 30 years.

In the United Kingdom, “Where Is My Man” reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #36. This was her first UK Hit single in 28 years, the previous chart entry, “Under The Bridges of Paris” dating from 1955. The single was also a hit in dance clubs around the world peaking at #5 in Sweden and #22 in Netherlands. In the US, the song made the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #7 and remaining on the survey for 14 weeks.

SIDE A:
Where Is My Man (Vocal) 6:24
Remix – Steve Thompson

SIDE B:
Where Is My Man (Instrumental) 5:10
Remix – Steve Thompson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Where Is My Man	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Streetwise ‎– SWRL 2217
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – F. Zarr*, J. Morali*
Engineer – B. Scheniman*
Engineer [Assisted By] – M. Pollack*
Executive Producer – Henri Belolo
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Producer – Jacques Morali
Strings – H. Ott*
Written-By – B. Vilanch*, F. Zarr*, J. Morali*

NOTES:
Produced for Can’t Stop Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed at Power Station, NYC.
Jacket made in Canada
Special versions from the LP “I LOVE MEN”

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April 11, 2013

Toni Halliday – Time Turns Around (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Time Turns Around” is a single by English musician Toni Halliday (born 5 July 1964 in Parsons Green, London) best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist, and occasional guitarist of the alternative rock band Curve, along with Dean Garcia.

The single is taken from Halliday’s first and only solo album 1989’s Hearts and Handshakes. The track was co-produced by Halliday’s husband Alan Moulder, well known for his production work with Nine Inch Nails.

SIDE A:
Time Turns Around (Good Friday Mix) 6:35
Mixed By – Mark “Spike” Stent*

SIDE B:
Time Turns Around (Blood On Your Hands Mix) 6:40
Mixed By – Alan Moulder, Toni Halliday

Dull Man 4:32
Mixed By – Alan Moulder, Flood, Toni Halliday
Producer – Flood

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Anxious Records ‎– ANXT 009
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design, Typography – Laurence Stevens
Photography [Sleeve] – Douglas/Douglas
Producer – Alan Moulder, Toni Halliday

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming album “Hearts and Handshakes”.

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April 10, 2013

Wang Chung – Wait (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Wait” is a single by Wang Chung, released as the fourth and final single from their 1984 album, Points on the Curve. The single reached #87 on the UK Singles Chart. Aside from the early singles released as Huang Chung, “Wait” was the only single by Wang Chung that failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Wait is also the only Wang Chung song to appear on two different non-compilation albums. Wait originally appeared on Points on the Curve, but was used again in the To Live and Die in L.A. soundtrack when director William Friedkin liked the song so much, he wanted to incorporate it into his 1985 thriller, To Live and Die in L.A. “Wait” appears during the end credits of the film.

No music video was shot for “Wait”.

SIDE A:
Wait (Remix) 8:06
Producer, Recorded By – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum
Remix – Stephen Lipson

SIDE B:
Dance Hall Days (U.S. Club Edit) 7:22
Producer, Recorded By – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum

Dance Hall Days (Part 2) 4:21
Producer – Wang Chung

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– TA 4550
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Written-By – Hues*

NOTES:
Masered at Tape One
From the LP “POINTS ON THE CURVE”

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