Boy George – Everything I Own (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Everything I Own” is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates’s rock band Bread in 1972.

Boy George covered the song which reached number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks in March 1987, becoming his first hit as a solo artist. It was also his first solo single after a departure from his band, Culture Club. Owing more to the Ken Boothe version, the sweet reggae style was reminiscent of his earlier debut hit with Culture Club, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”. Coming at the time of his arrest for possession of heroin, it provided a major boost to his career. It was a number one in many countries (including the UK, Canada, Italy, Norway and South Africa) and top 10 in many markets too.

In the US the track failed to make an impact on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at #45 on the Dance chart after spending two weeks on the survey becoming a certified gold single.

The b-side “Use Me” is a non LP track.

SIDE A:
Everything I Own (Extended P.W. Botha Mix) 7:13
Producer – Stewart Levine
Remix – Glenn Skinner

SIDE B:
Everything I Own (Dub Version) 4:33
Producer – Stewart Levine
Remix – Glenn Skinner

Use Me 3:50
Producer – Glenn Skinner

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Everything I Own	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#45

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Music (Canada) ‎– VSX 1364
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Reggae, Pop
Style: Dub, Reggae-Pop

NOTES:
“Everything I Own” from the LP “SOLD”

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 26, 2013

Barbra Streisand – The Main Event/Fight (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

Re-Rip Remaster

Originally I posted this one back in April 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 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“The Main Event/Fight” is a Grammy winning single recorded by Barbra Streisand as the theme song for the 1979 film “The Main Event” starring Streisand and Ryan Oneal. The song was written by Paul Jabara, who had also written “Last Dance” (performed by Donna Summer) for “Thank God It’s Friday”. In the US the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 16, 1979. After spending 17 weeks on the chart the single peaked at #3 and became a certified gold single.

SIDE A:
The Main Event/Fight (Special Unedited Long Version) 11:41

SIDE B:
The Main Event/Fight (Instrumental) 9:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	The Main Event/Fight	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1979	The Main Event/Fight	U.S. Billboard Hot adult Contemporay Tracks	#2
1979	The Main Event/Fight	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS– S CBS 12 7714
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Bob Esty
Written-By – Bob Esty , B. Roberts* , Paul Jabara

NOTES
Housed in a CBS Records Stickered sleeve
Special versions from the soundtrack album “THE MAIN EVENT”
Starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan Oneal

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April 25, 2013

Yoko Ono – Hell In Paradise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Hell in Paradise” is a song by Yoko Ono from the 1985 album Starpeace. The lyrics are about mankind’s perceived idea of hell, despite living in the paradise that Ono considers to be planet Earth. After “Walking on Thin Ice”, it was her biggest hit of the 1980s, charting at #12 on the US dance chart. Ono went on hiatus after Starpeace; this would be her last proper single until 2001’s remix of “Open Your Box”.

In 2004, the track was revived as part of the ONO remix project, and reached #4 on the same chart twenty years on.

The video was directed by Polish filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczyński. The music video won the award “Most Innovative Video” at Billboard Music Video Awards in 1986.

The track also features backing vocals by American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress Nona Hendryx.

SIDE A:
Hell In Paradise (Club Version) 6:52

SIDE B:
Hell In Paradise (Dub Version) 8:25
Hell In Paradise (Single Version) 3:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Hell In Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 883 455-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New wave
Credits: Backing Vocals – Bernard Fowler, Nona Hendryx
Producer – Bill Laswell
Remix –John Luongo

NOTES:
From the LP “STARPEACE”

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April 24, 2013

Diana Ross – Swept Away (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Re-Rip Remaster

“Swept Away” is a rock-flavored dance song written by Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) with Sara Allen, produced by Hall with Arthur Baker, and recorded by singer Diana Ross for her album of the same name. Ross released the song as a single on the RCA label in 1984.

The song talked about how the narrator thought she was in love with a special person only to find out that she had just been “swept away” after catching her lover cheating on her sending her into a rage and panic.

In the music video, directed by Dominic Orlando in Manhattan and on location in Long Island, Ross is seduced by a Frenchman and falls in love with him only to find out, after arriving unannounced in a bar, that he’s cheating on her with another French girl in a stylized Apache Dance. She then confronts the man hitting him repeatedly, and later fights with the French girl who ends up being knocked out unconscious by the singer. Later in the video, the Frenchman tries to fight his way back into her life only to have Ross accidentally push him from a lighthouse tower into the water. It was one of Ross’ most popular videos, and her first to air on MTV.

The music video was blown up to 35mm for projection during Diana Ross’ live performances at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. There’s also an extended version of the video edited for the 12″ dance club remix.

Arthur Baker had been a club DJ turned remixer who was just breaking into production, and the twelve-inch version became one of Ross’ most successful, reaching number one on the Dance/Disco chart. The single also reached nineteen on the US pop singles chart and number three on the R&B singles chart.

SIDE A:
Swept Away (Long Version) 7:37
Backing Vocals – Daryl Hall

SIDE B:
Swept Away (Instrumental Version) 7:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Swept Away	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#19
1984	Swept Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3
1984	Swept Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor – PD-13865
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Soul
Credits: Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Arthur Baker, Daryl Hall
Written-By – Daryl Hall, Sara Allen

NOTES:
From the album “DIANA ROSS SWEPT AWAY” AFLI 5009

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi