Tag: 1982

May 26, 2014

Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express – Come On Eileen (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Come On Eileen” is a song by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released in the UK on 25 June 1982 as a single off their album Too-Rye-Ay. It was their second number one hit in the United Kingdom, following 1980’s “Geno”. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, “Big” Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

“Come On Eileen” won Best British Single at the 1983 Brit Awards.

The 7″ vinyl single released worldwide (except the US) was a 3.28 edit of the main section of the song featuring neither the intro or the coda. Dexy’s CD compilations again omit the introduction and coda, but use the unedited main section(4.06).

The worldwide 12″ and US 7″ singles featured the intro and the unedited main section (4.12). This version has only been released on CD on a Kevin Rowland CD single “Tonight”.

In a poll by Channel 4, a UK TV channel, the song was placed at number 38 in the 100 greatest number one singles of all time. Similar polls by the music channel VH1 placed the song at number three in the 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders of all time, number eighteen in VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980’s and number one in the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. It has sold 1.31 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. The song reached number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 charts during the week ending 23 April 1983. “Come on Eileen” prevented Michael Jackson from ever having back-to-back number one hits in the US: “Billie Jean” was the number one single the previous week, while “Beat It” was the number one song the following week.

The b-side is listed as two seperate tracks on the sleeve and label however the songs are mixed together forming one track running 7:39.

SIDE A:
Come On Eileen (Single Version) 4:12
Written-By – K. Adams*, Paterson*, Rowland*

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Philadelphia (T.S.O.P.) 7:39
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – K. Gamble/L. A. Huff*

Let’s Make This Precious
Producer [Directed By] – Kevin Rowland
Written-By – Paterson*, Rowland*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1982	Come On Eileen	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary tracks	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MDS 4021
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer [Directed By] – Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley*

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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April 22, 2014

Combo Audio – Romanticide (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

Combo Audio was a new wave group from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois best known for their song Romanticide.

Romanticide was released as a single for Secret Records in 1982 and as part of the Combo Audio EP. Two videos for the song were made. The first was played on the RockAmerica cable music subscription service the second went into “power rotation” on MTV in early 1983 following the EP release. The song was the “top single” in Billboard and regular support and airplay followed in New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and Los Angeles.

The version that appears here is a different mix than what appears on the “Combo Audio” mini album and “Living In Oblivion” Volume 1 CD. The b-side “It’s A Crime” is a non album track.

SIDE A:
Romanticide (7″ Mix) 3:37
Bass – Tom Broeske
Synthesizer [Additional] – Dana Walden

SIDE B:
It’s A Crime 2:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Secret Records (4) ?– CA-10051
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Richard Denhart
Design – Steven Larson (2)
Producer – Combo Audio, Dana Walden

NOTES:
Special version from the mini LP “COMBO AUDIO”

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March 17, 2014

Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Young Guns (Go For It)” was released in the US in 1982 like the previous single “Wham Rap!” a different remix was used for the 12″ single release however ther is no remixer credit given. “Young Guns (Go For It)” debuted on the US dance chart on March 19, 1983 after spending 13 weeks on the survey the single peaked at #21.

George wrote the song about a teenage lad’s worry that his best friend was getting too committed to a girl when he should have been enjoying his youth and the single life. It featured a middle eight aside in which the girl conversely tried to get her boyfriend to ditch the best friend, prompting a vocal battle, akin to a tug of war, between the girlfriend and the best friend which prompted the “go for it!” aspect of the song, as featured in the title.

On Top of the Pops, George mimed the vocals to his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, who “acted” the part of the teenage bridegroom-in-waiting. They were flanked by backing singers Dee C. Lee and Shirlie Holliman.

SIDE A:
Young Guns (Go For It) (Club Mix) 6:53

SIDE B:
Going For It! 4:50

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Young Guns (Go For It)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-03501, Inner Vision ‎– 44-03501
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – George Michael, Steve Brown
Written-By – G. Michael*

NOTES:
Demonstration Not For Sale.

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March 15, 2014

Wham! – Young Guns (Go For It) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Young Guns (Go For It)” was the second single by British duo Wham! taken from their debut album “Fantastic”. The single was released in October 1982 on Innervison Records.

The song was Wham!’s first hit, although it came with some help from the BBC music programme Top of the Pops, which invited Wham! on to the show as a last-minute replacement for another act which had pulled out. It helped that the producer of Top of the Pops had seen them previously on another programme: Saturday Superstore. Wham! were just outside the Top 40 threshold of the UK Singles Chart at the time, which meant they had not climbed high enough in normal circumstances to get on the show, but they were recruited nonetheless as the highest-placed artists still climbing the charts from outside the 40.

The song entered the chart initially at Number 73, went up to Number 48, then dropped to Number 52 and the week after that, it jumped to Number 42.[ Their appearance on Top of the Pops broke the record wide open and on the following Monday the distribution centre received some thirty thousand orders. This sent the record to Number 24 before eventually peaking at Number 3 in November 1982. In the US the song reached #21 on the Billboard Dance Chart this would be Wham!’s first US charting single.

SIDE A:
Young Guns (Go For It) (12″ Version) 5:10

SIDE B:
Going For It 4:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Young Guns (Go For It)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Inner Vision ‎– IVL A 13 2766, Inner Vision ‎– IVL A13 2766
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Oct 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer –George Michael, Steve Brown
Written-By – George Michael

NOTES:
Special thanks to Shirlie Lorraine.
Made in England.

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