Talk Talk – Talk Talk (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

Talk Talk” is a 1982 song by the British New Wave band Talk Talk. It is a cover of a 1976 song “Talk Talk Talk Talk” by British punk group The Reaction, released on the Beggars Banquet compilation album Streets. Released as the second single from Talk Talk’s debut album, The Party’s Over (1982), it peaked at #52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release. It was reissued later in the same year where it peaked at #23 in the UK and #75 in the United States. The single also reached #1 in South Africa in 1983.

SIDE A:
Talk Talk (Extended Mix) 4:34
Producer – Colin Thurston
Written-By – E. Hollis*, M. Hollis*

SIDE B:
? 4:07
Producer – Colin Thurston
Written-By – Harris*, M. Hollis*, Webb*, Brenner*

Talk Talk (Version) 2:37
Engineer – Mike Robinson
Producer – John Sparrow
Written-By – E. Hollis*, M. Hollis*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Talk Talk (Reissue)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12EMI 5284
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Photography By – Mike Putland*

NOTES:
rack A: listed as (Long Version) on the sleeve.
Track B2: listed as Talk Talk (Produced at B.B.C. Maida Vale Studios for the David Jensen Show) on the sleeve.
Track B2: Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios for David Jensen Show.
Released by arrangement with BBC Records.

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June 13, 2012

Paul Mc Douglas – Theme From “Dallas” (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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It was a Sunday night, April 2nd 1978, that TV history changed forever when a new five part mini series made its debut on CBS. That show was Dallas, created by David Jacobs and went on to become the most sucessful show in the history of television.

Who ca forget Friday nights in the 80’s gathering around the TV set to watch the weekly antics of the Ewing clan. For me and my family it was a weekly ritual as it was for a lot of people.

Tonight on TNT (US) “Dallas” re-emerges 20 years later with an all new series. In the original 1978–91 series of Dallas, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) and his brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy) fought each other over the future of the family oil business. In TNT’s remake, they’re back, but now J.R.’s son John Ross (Josh Henderson) and Bobby’s adopted son Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) are fighting each other over the future of the energy industry—John Ross a dedicated, hungry oil driller, Christopher an evangelist for alternative fuel sources. But it still all comes down to scheming, shooting and sex. Larry Hagman (J.R.), Patrick Duffy (Bobby) and Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) all reprise their original roles for the new series.

I always loved the theme song and it is one of televisions most memorable. I don’t really know much about this particular 12″ except that I love it and it is pretty hard to find. Paul Mc Douglas had another single that you may remember called “Geil” in 1986.

The track was produced by Tess also known as Fancy who also did the 1986 remixes of “West End Girls” and “One More Chance” by Pet Shop Boys.

SIDE A:
Theme From “Dallas” (Original Dance-Version) 5:10
Arranged By – Elvine*
Written-By – Jerrold Immell

SIDE B:
Horse On Fire 5:00
Written-By – Glas*, Tess (2)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ZYX Records – ZYX 5372
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco, Synth-pop
Credits: Photography – Claudia Piel
Producer – Tess (2)

NOTES:
Produced at Hurricane Studio, Munich
Side A Published by Francis, Day & Hunter
Side B Published by Hurricane Music
1985 GEMA LC 6350
Side A is a disco version of the theme song for the 1980’s TV show “Dallas”

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June 12, 2012

Grace Jones – Do Or Die (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

“Do or Die” – a single by Grace Jones, released in 1978, promoting her album Fame.

“Do or Die” was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from Jones’ Fame, her second disco album. On Fame it made up the first part of the A-side non-stop medley “Do or Die”/”Pride”/”Fame”. The 7″ single featured a heavily edited version (3:22) with the French-language non-album track “Comme un oiseau qui s’envole” as the B-side, included as a bonus track on the Canadian edition of the Fame album. The 12″ single featured a slightly shorter mix of the album version with a cold end, and the B-side an extended mix of “Comme un oiseau qui s’envole”. “Do or Die” reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart, but failed to make a chart impact anywhere else.

In 1985 the 7″ edit of “Do or Die” was included as one of three disco tracks on the career retrospective Island Life, the other being the album versions of “I Need a Man” and “La Vie en rose” (1977).

A music video was shot as a part of an Italian TV show Stryx, for which Jones made several more clips. It uses the Stryx studio set and sees Jones dancing with a surreal scenography in the background.

Eartha Kitt recorded a cover of the song for her 1989 album I’m Still Here.

SIDE A:
Do Or Die 6:15
Music By – James Bolden
Words By – Jack Robinson

SIDE B:
Comme Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole 4:30
Lyrics By [French Lyrics] –J.C. Cosson*
Music By – Gil Slavin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Do Or Die	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – IS 1008
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By –Tom Moulton

NOTES:
Produced for Beam Junction Prod.
“A Tom Moulton Mix”

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June 11, 2012

Donna Summer – Hot Stuff (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

“Hot Stuff” is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records. Up to that point, Summer had mainly been associated with disco songs but this song also showed significant rock influences including a guitar solo by ex-Doobie Brother and Steely Dan guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. It is her most popular song, based on the performance on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Hot Stuff” won Summer the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, making her not only the first African-American artist to achieve that feat, but also the first woman to ever win a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance. It is ranked #104 on the updated Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. The song also lists at #67 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of all time.

“Hot Stuff” was certified Platinum by the RIAA and remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three non-consecutive weeks. The song also lists at #67 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of all time. The song also topped the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. This limited edition UK 12″ was pressed on sexy red vinyl and plays the full 6:45 version of “Hot Stuff” with the album track “Journey To The Center Of Your Heart” as the b-side.

SIDE A:
Hot Stuff 6:45
Written-By – H. Faltermeyer*, K. Forsey*, P. Bellotte*

SIDE B:
Journey To The Centre Of Your Heart 4:37
Written-By – G. Moroder*, P. Bellotte*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Hot Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1979	Hot Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3
1979	Hot Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca Records – CANL 151
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Red Vinyl
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Giorgio Moroder

NOTES:
Taken from the album “Bad Girls” CALD 5007
Pressed on Red Vinyl
Made In England

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