Tag: 1983

Agnetha Fältskog – The Heat Is On (Special Maxi Version) (Netherlands 12″)

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“The Heat Is On” is a song written by Florrie Palmer and Tony Ashton, and recorded by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog in 1983 as part of her first English-language solo album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me.

The song had previously been recorded in 1979 by Noosha Fox, which failed to chart when Fox released it as a single. It had also been rewritten by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band as “On the Run” for their 1980 album Chance. Fältskog’s version reached No.1 in Sweden and Norway and peaked at No.2 in Belgium and the Netherlands. In the UK, “The Heat Is On” peaked at No.35, making it Faltskog’s highest-charting solo single in Britain until the release of her 2004 comeback single, “If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind”, which reached No.11.

The B-side of “The Heat Is On” was the song “Man”, written by Fältskog herself. Compared to her pre-ABBA albums where most of the songs were self-penned, this was the only song on the Wrap Your Arms Around Me album that she wrote herself.

In some countries, the record companies also released a 12″-single featuring an extended version of “The Heat Is On” instead of the album version.

SIDE A:
The Heat Is On (Special Maxi Version) 7:57
Written-By – Florrie Palmer, Tony Ashton

SIDE B:
Man 3:30
Written-By – Agnetha Fältskog

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 813 192-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Producer – Mike Chapman

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Polar Music Studios, Stockholm
A Polar Music International Production
From the album “Wrap Your Arms Around Me”.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Pretty Poison – Laced (US 12″ EP)

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“Laced” is the debut EP by the American Synth-pop band from Philadelphia, Pretty Poison formed by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler. The EP is well before the band had their biggest hit in 1987 “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” which became a top-ten hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Laced” is a much less produced sound for the band with tracks like “Seal It With A Kiss” which sounds like a track that Company B would have recorded on their debut record, but Starling’s vocals bring it home as a Pretty Poison track. “Let Freedom Ring” was re-recorded for their debut album in 1987, it’s stripped to little more than Starling’s voice, a drum machine, and a warbly (but not overpowering) synth. “Expiration” is a cool Halloween song and sounds very 1983. “Temptest Nightmare” is the biggest shocker on the EP, an electronic new wave cut deeply rooted in goth rock, a sound which is nowhere to be found in the band’s later work.

SIDE A:
Seal It With A Kiss 4:03
Let Freedom Ring 6:11

SIDE B:
Expiration 4:01
Tempest Nightmare 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Svengali Records – SRPP 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork, Layout –  Cheryl Knowles
Bass – Patrick Callen (tracks: B2), Antonio Romeo*
Cover [Cover Concept] – Graham*
Drums – Bobby Correy*
Engineer – Larry Spivack
Guitar, Bass [Synthetic Bass], Synthesizer, Chimes – Whey Cooler
Mastered By [Digital] – Nimitr Sarikanarda*
Music By, Producer – Cooler*
Percussion – Kaya Pryor*
Photography By – Jim Graham
Producer, Cover [Cover Concept], Lyrics By – Starling*
Producer, Engineer – Spivack*
Programmed By [Rhythms], Synthesizer [Additional] –  David Lunt
Transferred By [Digital Transfer], Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Chas. Gerber*
Vocals – Jade Starling

NOTES:
Recorded January through March ’83

Find the EP at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


Password: burningtheground

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Debbie Harry – Rush Rush (Special Extended Remix) (US 12″)

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Originally posted May 10, 2011

“Rush,  Rush” is a song by American singer Debbie Harry. Released as a single in 1983, it is taken from the soundtrack album of the film Scarface (1983).

“Rush Rush” was the first single Harry released after Blondie broke up in 1982, and was one of the several projects she worked on in between her first and second solo albums. It was Harry’s second collaboration with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, the first being Blondie’s 1980 number-one hit “Call Me” (from the 1980 movie American Gigolo). The song was a reference to drug use, “llello” being a Spanish colloquialism for cocaine.

“Rush Rush” peaked at #105 on the US Billboard chart but became a moderate US dance hit. The single also peaked at #87 in the UK.

The song was also featured in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III on the fictional in-game radio station “Flashback 95.6” (Flashback FM) alongside four other songs from the Scarface soundtrack. The song also appears in the 1986 Tom Hanks film The Money Pit.

SIDE A:
Rush, Rush (Special Extended Remix) 4:47

SIDE B:
Rush, Rush (Dub Mix) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Rush, Rush U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 #105
1983 Blue Jean U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Songs #28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 42741
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design –  Janet Perr
Lyrics By – Debbie Harry*
Music By – G. Moroder*
Photography By [Front] – Chris Stein
Producer – Giorgio Moroder

NOTES:
From The Universal Motion Picture ‘Scarface’.

Front announces: “Special Extended Remix”
Runout: “MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Marilyn – Calling Your Name (UK 12″)

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Originally posted June 20, 2012

“Calling Your Name” is the debut single by British singer Marilyn. The song was an international hit, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983 and No. 3 in Australia in April 1984.

The song was later included on the singer’s 1985 debut album Despite Straight Lines.

SIDE A:
Calling Your Name (Long Version) 6:52
Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley

SIDE B:
Move Together 3:36
Producer – Roger Jackson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Phonogram ‎– MAZ 112
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Miss Claudia*
Keyboards, Arranged By [Keyboards] – Roger Jackson
Photography – David Levine

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


Password: burningtheground

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