Pointer Sisters – Be There (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

REQUEST

“Be There” is a song performed by Pointer Sisters and produced by Narada Michael Walden. It was released in 1987 as a single from the soundtrack Beverly Hills Cop II starring Eddie Murphy. The song barely missed the US Top 40, peaking at #42. “Be There” also charted in the UK reaching the #78 position.

SIDE A:
Be There (Extended Version) 6:58

SIDE B:
Be There (Single Version) 3:54
Be There (Dub Version) 4:25
Be There (A Capella) 3:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Be There U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #42

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23769
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero
Written-By – Allee Willis, Franne Golde

NOTES:
From “Beverly Hills Cop II”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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

Trans-X – Living On Video (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Trans-X is a Canadian 1980s synth band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are known for their hit song “Living on Video” which charted world wide.

“Living on Video” is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.

SIDE A:
Living On Video (Long Version) 5:55

SIDE B:
Digital World 3:30

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

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Living On Video U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #61

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – POSPX 650
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Daniel Bernier
Written-By – Pascal Languirand, Steve Wyatt (tracks: B)

NOTES:
Made in England.
Original sound recording made by Polydor Int. GmbH (Hamburg).

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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

Taylor Dayne – Prove Your love (House Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

This 12″ is the alternate UK 12″ containing House Mixes of “Prove Your Love” & “Tell It To My Heart” both from Taylor Dayne’s debut album.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second U.S. Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1988, where it peaked at #7. The song spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it became Dayne’s first #1 hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the song was a hit overseas, going to #1 in Switzerland, #4 in Germany and #8 on the UK singles chart.

“Tell It to My Heart” appeared in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 14 November 1987, rising to #39 from #43. Ten weeks later, the single peaked in the number seven spot, during the week of January 23, 1988. The song was on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. In the UK “Tell It To My Heart” reached #3 to be ranked as the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK, one of the best selling singles that didn’t get to number one that year.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (House Mix) 7:25
Engineer, Guitar – Bob Cadway
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi

SIDE B:
Tell It To My Heart (House Of Hearts Mix) 8:34
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Engineer – Bob Cadway

Upon The Journey’s End 3:50
Vocals – Billy T. Scott
Mastered By – Greg Calbi

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #7
Year Single Chart Position
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #4
1988 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Singles #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – 609 966
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Artwork By [Photography] – Gilles Larrain

NOTES:
From the red-hot debut album “Tell It To My Heart”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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

Bryan Adams – Christmas Time (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Christmas Time” is a song recorded by Bryan Adams. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and became Adams’ most popular Christmas song. “Christmas Time” was written and recorded in Vancouver, Canada. Over twenty years after it was first recorded, the song still receives significant radio airplay each year during the Christmas season. No music video was shot for the single, although there was a live video made for its B-side, “Reggae Christmas”, featuring a guest appearance by Pee Wee Herman. The song won Gold Single Award for 50,000 sales of the 45 RPM single in Canada. It reached #4 on Billboard Christmas Chart.

In 2001 Bryan performed “Christmas Time” at the Vatican for Pope John-Paul II. The performance was included on a DVD, released in 2002, titled “A Musical Christmas From The Vatican”.

SIDE A:
Christmas Time 4:06
Producer – Jim Vallance

SIDE B:
Reggae Christmas 2:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Miny
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Christmas Time U.S. Billboard Christmas Chart #4
1985 Christmas Time U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks #31

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12162
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

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