Fiction Factory – (Feels Like) Heaven (Holland 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“(Feels Like) Heaven” is a song and single by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and in 1984 on their debut album Throw The Warped Wheel Out. It is a regular feature on 1980s and New Wave compilations. It was a major hit in Switzerland, reaching #2 on the Swiss singles chart. In the UK, the single peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria.

SIDE A:
(Feels Like) Heaven (Extended Remixed Version) 5:51
Arranged By – Medley*, Patterson*
Producer – Peter Wilson
Written By – Patterson / Jordan
Written-By – Jordan*, Patterson*

SIDE B:
Everyone But You 3:30
Arranged By – Fiction Factory
Written By – Medley / Patterson
Written-By – Medley*, Patterson*

This Is 3:02
Arranged By – Fiction Factory
Written By – Medley / Patterson
Written-By – Medley*, Patterson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS‎– CBSA 12-3996, CBS ‎– A 12-3996
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Graphyk

NOTES:
Made in Holland
From the LP “Throw The Warped Wheel Out”

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January 18, 2013

Karen Young – Hot Shot (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

DISCO FRIDAY!

Hot Shot was the name of a popular disco single recorded by American singer Karen Young. The single, which is also the name of her 1978 album, reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart the week of August 5, 1978 and spent two weeks there.

The track also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it only got as far as number 67 that same year. Although this single would make Young a one-hit wonder, “Hot Shot” is still considered by many as a club classic and an Old School radio staple to this day. “Hot Shot” was also featured in the 1990 movie “Reversal of Fortune” and was later used as a sample in Daft Punk’s song “Indo Silver Club” on their 1996 album Homework.

n 2007, nearly 30 years after the original charted and 16 years after Young’s death (in 1991), MaxRoxx Music released “Hot Shot: The Karen Young Reheat,” which is an updated version of “Hot Shot,” this time with new mixes using the original’s vocals. This version, which charted as “Hot Shot 2007,” also reached the Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at number 7 in March 2008. Also, in 1999, Blondie recorded a cover of the song and included it on the Japanese edition of their album No Exit and “No Exit” single.

Karen Young died of a bleeding ulcer in January 1991, at age 39.

SIDE A:
Hot Shot (Vocal) 8:40

SIDE B:
Hot Shot (Instrumental) 8:24

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

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Hot Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#67
1978	Hot Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: West End Records ‎– WES 12111
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Andy Kahn, Kurt Borusiewicz

NOTES:
Recorded at Queen Village Recording Studios, Phila., PA.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Labs., Phila., PA.

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January 17, 2013

Bryan Adams – Run To You (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

R E Q U E S T

“Run to You” is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams’ fourth studio album, Reckless. It was the first single released from the album and is still one of Adams’s most recognizable and popular songs. The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has appeared on all of Adams’ compilation albums. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985.

“Run to You” was released in October 1984 and became one of the most successful songs from Reckless on the American rock charts and arguably one of Adams most recognizable and popular songs. “Run to You” was released worldwide on October 18, 1984. The song reached the top ten on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and was Adams first number one hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number six on the Billboard Hot 100. “Run to You” reached the top twenty on the Canadian singles chart and remained there for seven weeks. “Run to You” reached the highest Canadian chart positions Adams had attained at the time of release and became his second top twenty single in Canada. “Run to You” was released the following month in Ireland and peaked at number 8 and reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. It was his second single to chart in Europe.

Stewart Mason from Allmusic said “Run to You” was the first of the album’s six Top 30 hits, and in retrospect, “one of the weakest of the lot. Although the song has a thundering chorus, the kind that sounds truly excellent blasting through FM speakers, there is quite literally not much else to the song: of the song’s nearly four-minute length, over half of the song is devoted to repeats of the chorus and an unimaginative instrumental breakdown that leads into a seemingly endless vamp on the chorus to fade.” The long instrumental is indicative of the theme of the music video where the protagonist is serenading his guitar as the object of his affection.

The music video was shot in London, England and later Los Angeles.[9] Directed by Steve Barron, it was nominated for the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards in five different categories: Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. While the song didn’t win any of the awards, it has received more MTV Video Music Award nominations than any other of Adams’ songs. The English actress Lysette Anthony appears in the video.

SIDE A:
Run To You (Specially Remixed Version) 3:59

SIDE B:
I’m Ready 3:58
Cuts Like A Knife 5:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Minr
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Run To You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6
1984	Run To You	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMY 224
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Photography By – Hiro*
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
“Run To You” original version appears on the A&M album “Reckless” AMA 5013.
Tracks B1 & B2 taken from the A&M album “Cuts Like A Knife” AMLH 64919.
Track A1 actual duration is 3:54
Made In England

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January 15, 2013

White Lion – Wait (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

R E Q U E S T

“Wait” is a song recorded by White Lion and written by White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It was the lead single from their second album, Pride. It is well known for its guitar solo at the 2:15 mark.The single was released on June 1, 1987, but did not chart until February 1988, around the time the band filmed their Live in New York concert for MTV. In May 1988, “Wait” finally cracked the top 10 in the US, peaking at #8. The song also charted at #48 in Canada and #88 in the UK.

SIDE A:
Wait (Extended Remix) 6:22

SIDE B:
All Join Our Hands 4:22
Lady Of The Valley 6:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1988	wait	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#18

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 786 649-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock
Credits: Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Wagener

NOTES:
From the White Lion album “PRIDE”

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