Tag: 1981

July 31, 2015

Soft Cell – Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (US 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.

Soft Cell released their version of “Tainted Love” on July 7, 1981 as their second single (their first was “Memorabilia”, which did not chart). “Tainted Love” rapidly reached #1 on the UK singles chart. “Tainted Love” was the best-selling single in the UK for 1981 and sold 1.27 million copies as of November 2012.

On the US chart dated January 16, 1982, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #90. It appeared to peak at #64 and fell to #100 on February 27. After spending a second week at #100, it started climbing again. It took 19 weeks to crack the US Top 40. The song reached #8 during the summer of 1982 and spent a then record-breaking 43 weeks on the Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go (Edit) 4:02
Written-By – Edward C. Cobb*, Holland / Dozier / Holland*

SIDE B:
Where Did Our Love Go (Edit) 4:18
Written-By – Holland / Dozier / Holland*

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Tainted Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1982	Tainted Love	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12
1982	Tainted Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-S-1028
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Mike Thorne

NOTES:
Promo edits of the 12″ single medley

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 29, 2015

Rick Springfield – Love Is Alright Tonite (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

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“Love Is Alright Tonite” was the third single taken fom the platinum album Working Class Dog by Australian singer and actor Rick Springfield. Released as a single only in the US and Canda “Love Is Alright Tonite” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5, 1981 spending 16 weeks on the survey peaking at #20. In Canada the single peaked at #26.

SIDE A:
Love Is Alright Tonite 3:18

SIDE B:
Everybody’s Girl 2:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (RCA sleeve)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Love Is Alright Tonite	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#20
1981	Love Is Alright Tonite	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#40

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JD-13009
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Bill Drescher
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Rick Springfield

NOTES:
From the LP “WORKING CLASS DOG”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 25, 2015

Kraftwerk – Numbers/Computer World (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Numbers / Computer • World.. 2” is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in 1981 on the studio album Computer World and as a single in the same year. In the US Warner Brothers records released it as a promo backed with “Computer Love”.

SIDE A:
Numbers / Computer • World.. 2 6:42
Music By – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*

SIDE B:
Computer Love 7:16
Lyrics By – Emil Schult, Ralf Hutter*
Music By – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-973
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Kling Klang Produkt
From the Warner Bros. album “COMPUTER•WORLD”
Promotional copy

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 19, 2015

Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

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“Our Lips Are Sealed” is a song written by The Go-Go’s guitarist Jane Wiedlin and The Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall.

It was first recorded by The Go-Go’s as the opening track on their 1981 album Beauty and the Beat and served as their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached top 5 in Australia and Canada, and top 20 in the United States. Although originally written and performed with three verses, it is an abbreviated version of the song that appears on Beauty and the Beat.

In 1983, Hall’s band, Fun Boy Three, released their version of “Our Lips Are Sealed”. Issued as a single, the track became top ten hit in the UK, and remains the best known version of “Lips” in that country — the Go-Go’s version, while a hit elsewhere, only made #47 UK.

In 2000, Rolling Stone named “Our Lips Are Sealed” one of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time.

This special US 12″ promo contains the album track “Tonite” as well as the US #2 hit “We Got The Beat” which was the follow up single to “Our Lips Are Sealed”.

Although there are no remixes for this release it is still lovely to hear these tracks in their original vinyl format especially in 24 bit.

SIDE A:
Our Lips Are Sealed 2:45

SIDE B:
Tonite 3:35
We Got The Beat 2:39

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Our Lips Are Sealed	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#20
1982	Our Lips Are Sealed	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#15
1982	Our Lips Are Sealed	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records ‎– SP 70956
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman
Recorded By, Mixed By – Rob Freeman

NOTES:
Promotional Use Only Not For sale
From the LP “BEAUTY AND THE BEAT”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi