Tag: 1984

January 30, 2018

Eurythmics – Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Originally posted May 30th, 2012

“I’ll pull the bricks down
One by one
Leave a big hole in the wall”

“Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)” is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which served as the soundtrack to the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell. The song was produced by Dave Stewart.

“Sexcrime” is a song which features a heavy sampling of Lennox’s voice, utilizing snippets of her vocal performance to produce a stuttering effect. Also prominently featured is the voice of Stewart, with the aid of a vocoder, uttering the phrase “nineteen eighty-four”. It was the first of two singles released from the soundtrack album. The term “sexcrime” is one of several Newspeak words found in the novel.

The song was originally intended to appear in the film 1984 but was dropped prior to the film’s release. However, it was used as background music for the film’s trailer, and the song’s promotional video was included on home video releases of the film.

In addition to the standard 7″ and 12″ formats, the song was also released as a limited edition 12″ picture disc.

The single peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart becoming Eurythmics’ sixth consecutive Top 10 hit. It was one of the duo’s biggest selling singles in the UK, being certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. It was also a big hit throughout Europe, a top 10 hit in New Zealand, a top 20 hit in Canada, and one of the duo’s biggest selling singles in Australia.

“Sexcrime” met with strong resistance on United States radio and on video outlets such as MTV — the song’s title was particularly controversial to those who were not aware of the meaning of the word in Orwell’s novel. The music video (featuring a straightforward performance of the song by Lennox and Stewart) had limited rotation on MTV. “Sexcrime” peaked at a lowly number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was much more successful on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it reached number 2.

The b-side “I Did It Just The Same” is derived from Orwell’s text and is taken from a passage in the book where the protagonist, Winston Smith, relates how he committed “sexcrime” with a prostitute—initially deceived by her makeup, when he got close to her, he realised she was “about fifty – but I did it just the same”.

SIDE A:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Extended Mix) 7:57

SIDE B:
Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Single Version) 3:58
I Did It Just The Same 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#81
1984	Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)	U.S. Billboard Dance Club Plays	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-13957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – Lennox*, Stewart*
Mixed By – David A. Stewart, Eric Thorngren
Producer – David A. Stewart

NOTES:
Taken from the Motion Picture Sound Track Album: “1984”

Printed in U.S.A.

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January 15, 2018

M+M – Black Stations/White Stations (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Today, the US celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, who would have turned 89 years old. I thought it fitting to post a single dealing with racism a topic that we are dealing with, in 2018.

“Black Stations/White Stations” is a song recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1984 from the album Mystery Walk under the shortened name M+M. The track was the first single to be released after the act became a duo consisting of lead singer Martha Johnson and group founder Mark Gane (hence the shortened name, with the first letter of their first names). The single is a departure from the new wave genre, with emphasis this time around on a dance/funk direction, which featured brothers Randy & Michael Brecker and Wayne Mills on horns.

The song’s title deals with the subject of racism in the radio industry, at a time when more cutting-edged songs and the radio stations, in general, were starting to open up to newer formats like rhythmic contemporary, which genre this song predates. It also took on how station policies dictate what can or can not be played on air. This was evidenced by Johnson, who recalled how a radio station refused to play a song about an interracial relationship. That experience prompted Johnson and Gane to write about their feelings over this practice by recalling the events, in which they use lyrics like “I dream in Black and White” and call for stations in general to “Stand Up and Face the Music/This Is 1984!”.

The single was also controversial in its own right, as radio stations avoided playing the single because of the song’s title and lyrics despite being a modest hit in Canada, where it reached No. 26. In the United States, the single peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 2 on the Dance/Disco chart, where it reached number 2 in 1984.

SIDE A:
Black Stations/White Stations (Extended Dance Mix) 6:26
Remix – Mark Gane, Martha Johnson, Mike Jones (3)

SIDE B:
Black Stations/White Stations (Instrumental Remix) 4:54
Remix –Mark Gane, Martha Johnson, Mike Jones (3)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Black Stations/White Stations	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#63
1984	Black Stations/White Stations	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Current ‎– WASH-4, Current ‎– WASH4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Funk

CREDITS:
Producer – Daniel Lanois, Mark Gane, Martha Johnson
Written-By – M. Gane*, M. Johnson*

NOTES:
From the LP “Mystery Walk”

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January 10, 2018

Limahl – Tar Beach (The City Blues Mix) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXLUSIVE1984

“Tar Beach” was the fourth single taken from the debut solo album Don’t Suppose by English pop singer and former Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl.

“Tar Beach” was only released in Germany where it peaked at #30.

The b-side “The Greenhouse Effect” was a track recorded live in 1983 and included on the first pressings of the album “Don’t Suppose”, on later pressings the song was replaced with the international hit “The Never Ending Story”.

SIDE A:
Tar Beach (The City Blues Mix) 6:00

SIDE B:
Tar Beach 3:49
The Greenhouse Effect 4:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 1C K 062 20 0393 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – De Harris, Tim Palmer
Written-By – Limahl

NOTES:
“TAR BEACH” taken from the LP “DON’T SUPPOSE”

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December 4, 2017

Rockwell – Taxman (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Taxman” is a song written by George Harrison and originally recorded by The Beatles as the opening track for the 1966 album Revolver.

Im 1984 American musician Rockwell covered the song which was the fourth single taken fom his debut album “Somebody’s Watching Me”. The single only charted in the U.K. peaking at #88.

No mixes here just wanted to post this in light of recent tax events in the uSA.

SIDE A:
Taxman 3:58

SIDE B:
Wasting Away 3:58
Change Your Ways 4:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– TMGT 1345
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Curtis Anthony Nolen

NOTES:
45 RPM DISCO MIX
Produced and arranged by Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell for Super Three Productions.

From the LP “SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME”

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