Tag: 1983

February 9, 2016

Saga – The Flyer (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“The Flyer” is a 1983 single by Canadian progressive rock band Saga. The single was taken from the bands fifth studio album Heads Or Tales. Produced by Rupert Hine “The Flyer” became a respectable radio hit for the band peaking at #19 on the US mainstream rock chart and #79 on the hot 100 in November 1983.

SIDE A:
The Flyer (Extended Version) 5:13

SIDE B:
The Flyer (Club Version) 6:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	The Flyer	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#79
1983	The Flyer	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 815 411-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Prog Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Jim Crichton, Michael Sadler

NOTES:
Original version from “HEADS OR TALES”

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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

January 13, 2016

David Bowie – China Girl (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“China Girl” is a song co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop during their years in Berlin, first appearing on Pop’s album The Idiot . The song became more widely known when it was rerecorded by Bowie and released on his album Let’s Dance (1983) and as a single.

Paul Trynka, the author of David Bowie’s biography, Starman, claims the song was inspired by Iggy Pop’s infatuation with Kuelan Nguyen, a beautiful Vietnamese woman.

The UK single release of Bowie’s remake reached #2 for one week on 14 June 1983, behind “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, while the US release reached #10. david Bowie’s version features guitar by Nile Rodgers and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

The long version of “Shake It Up” is exclusive to vinyl.

SIDE A:
China Girl (Long Version) 5:32
Written-By – D. Bowie*, I. Pop*

SIDE B:
Shake It (Long Version) 5:21
Written-By – David Bowie

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	China Girl	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1983	China Girl	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#51
1983	China Girl/Shake It	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– 7809
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers

NOTES:
From the LP “LET’S DANCE”

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

January 12, 2016

David Bowie – Let’s Dance (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Let’s Dance” is the title song from English singer-songwriter David Bowie’s 1983 album of the same name. It was also released as the first single from that album in 1983, and went on to become one of his biggest-selling tracks. Nile Rodgers founder of the funk band Chic produced the single. Stevie Ray Vaughan played the guitar solo at the end of the song.

The single was one of Bowie’s fastest selling to date, entering the UK Singles Chart at number five on its first week of release, staying at the top of the charts for three weeks. Soon afterwards, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bowie’s second and last single to reach number 1 in the U.S. In Oceania, it narrowly missed topping the Australian charts, peaking at number two, but peaked at number one for 4 consecutive weeks in New Zealand.

The b-side “Cat People (Putting Out Fire) is a re-recording of the 1981 track recorded for inclusion on the Let’s Dance album.

SIDE A:
Let’s Dance (Long Version) 7:38

SIDE B:
Let’s Dance (Short Version) 4:09

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 5:10
Written-By – Giorgio Moroder

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Let’s Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1983	Let’s Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1983	Let’s Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot Top Rock Tracks	#8
1983	Let’s Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– SPRO-9904
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Bob Clearmountain
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer, Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
From the LP “LET’S DANCE”

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

August 26, 2015

Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“I Wanted to Tell Her” is a single by American industrial band Ministry which, at the time, was a new wave/synthpop band. The song was released as the lead single from their debut album, With Sympathy. The single reached #13 on the US dance chart and #35 in New Zealand.

SIDE A:
I Wanted To Tell Her (Extended & Re-mixed Version) 7:07

SIDE B:
I Wanted To Tell Her (Tongue-Tied Mix) 4:55
A Walk In The Park 5:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	I Wanted To Tell Her	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ARIST 12 533, Arista ‎– ARIST 12533
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass Guitar – Martin Sorenson
Design [Cover] – David Shortt
Drums – Stephen George
Guitar – Walter Turbitt
Keyboards – John Davis (7), Robert Roberts
Mastered By – JA*
Performer [Ministry Is] – Al Jourgensen, Stephen George
Photography By – Janette Beckman
Producer – Ian Taylor
Vocals [Feature] – Shay Jones
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – Alain Jourgensen*
Written-By – A. Jourgensen*, Shay Jones

NOTES:
Made in Gt Britain

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