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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April 5, 2013

Dan Hartman – Vertigo/Relight My Fire (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Vertigo/Relight My Fire” is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the U.S. dance-music charts for six weeks.

Originally released in 1979 as the follow-up to “Instant Replay”, “Relight My Fire” topped the United States dance charts for six weeks from December 12, 1979 to February 16, 1980; it was less successful in the UK, however, where it failed to chart. Loleatta Holloway is credited as a featured vocalist on some versions of the record, singing the “strong enough to walk on through the night” refrain. The song’s strings and horns were played by MFSB and conducted by long time MFSB member Don Renaldo. The 12″ version includes a 4½-minute intro called Vertigo, often used in discos as a floorfiller before the song begins.

SIDE A:
Vertigo / Relight My Fire 9:44
Vocals [Special Thanks To] – Loleatta Holloway

SIDE B:
Vertigo / Relight My Fire 11:22
Vocals [Special Thanks To] – Loleatta Holloway

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Relight My Fire	U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	#104
1979	Relight My Fire	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Singles, Ep’s & eXhits ‎– SX 1205
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Mixed By – John Luongo, Michael Barbiero
Producer, Engineer – Dan Hartman
Written-By – D. Hartman*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Lp: “RELIGHT MY FIRE”

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April 4, 2013

Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

R E Q U E S T

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit single from Tina Turner’s solo album, Private Dancer. The song had originally been released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. The Turner version was successful in the United States on the Hot 100 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the US R&B/Hip-hop chart. At the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985, this song won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys won by Turner in that ceremony.

The song was featured in the tenth episode of Miami Vice and was included on the first volume of the Miami Vice soundtrack.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Extended Version) 7:42
Producer – Rupert Hine

SIDE B:
When I Was Young 3:10
Producer – John Carter

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#6
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-8609
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Recorded In England
From the LP “PRIVATE DANCER”

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