Tag: 1984

November 11, 2015

Alisha – All Night Passion (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“All Night Passion” is the debut single by American singer Alisha. It was released from the self-titled album “Alisha” in the United States in 1984.

When Alisha was 14, she joined a local rock/dance group The Babysitters. Her parents arranged for her to record a demo tape with them, and her family sent the tape to several record companies. It eventually made its way to producer Mark S. Berry through Vanguard Records. Berry had been looking for a singer with a great voice to record “All Night Passion”. The song was recorded in the summer of 1983, but didn’t start getting airplay until February of 1984. The song became very successful in the clubs, eventually leading Alisha to sign with Vanguard Records in 1984 for a full-length album, which Berry went on to produce.

SIDE A:
All Night Passion (Club Mix) 6:45
Beat All Night 1:23

SIDE B:
All Night Passion (Short Radio Version) 3:35
Dub All Night 7:05

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	All Night Passion	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#103
1984	All Night Passion	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vanguard ‎– SPV 72
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-producer – Lou Bolognese, Mark Berry
Mastered By – Herbie Jr. (^:*
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By – Lou Bolognese
Producer, Arranged By, Recorded By, Written-By – Rick Tarbox
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By, Recorded By – Mark Berry

NOTES:
Mixed at Vanguard Studios, New York City
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, NY

Track B1 is not listed on the label, but it´s on the record.

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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

October 13, 2015

Freddie Mercury – Love Kills (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
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Originally posted February 12, 2011

“Love Kills” is a song by Freddie Mercury, and his first song recorded as a solo artist. It was originally used in Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 restoration and edit of the 1927 silent film Metropolis, as part of the film’s new soundtrack. In 1985, the film was nominated at the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Musical Score, and the song itself was nominated for Worst Original Song. Nevertheless, the single reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart and #69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1984.

SIDE A:
Love Kills (Extended Dance Remix) 5:22
PProducer, Mixed By – Mack (2)
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Vocals – Freddie Mercury

SIDE B:
Rotwang’s Party (Robot Dance) 5:23
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Performed By – Giorgio Moroder

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Love Kills	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#69
1984	Love Kills	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05098
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Brian Gardner

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “METROPOLIS”

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

October 7, 2015

Animotion – Let Him Go (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Let Him Go” was the second single released by American new wave band Animotion from their self titled debut album. Released as the follow-up single to the bands top ten hit “Obsession”, “Let Him Go” failed to have the same chart success only peaking at #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the UK the song reached #78.

SIDE A:
Let Him Go (The Freedom Mix) 6:02
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

SIDE B:
Holding You 4:42

Let Him Go (Dub Mix) 7:38
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Let Him Go	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MSX 76236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Ryan
Written-By – B. Wadhams*

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

September 25, 2015

Olivia Newton-John – Livin’ In Desperate Times (US 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Happy Birthday Olivia Newton-John!

Produced by David Foster the epic track “Livin’ In Desperate Times” was the second single released from the Soundtrack to the film “Two Of A Kind”. “Livin’ In Desperate Times” debuted on the Billboard Top 40 on February 25, 1984. The single remained on the chart for five weeks peaking at #31.

ABOUT THE VERSIONS:

In 1998 MCA Records released the soundtrack for the motion picture “Two Of A Kind” on CD for the first time, however the mix of “Livin’ In Desperate Times” was not the original album version that appeared on the vinyl, cassette and 8-track releases in 1983. Instead MCA chose to use a sloppy newly made edit because the original master could not be found. Subsequently this new edit was also used on the “Gold” compilation in 2005. Both the 7″ remix and original LP version remain unreleased on CD or digital format.

The US 7″ promo of “Livin’ In Desperate Times” has the 7″ remix on both sides. Because the original LP version is just as sought sought after I used it as the b-side.

SIDE A:
Livin’ In Desperate Times (7″ Remix) 3:58
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow

SIDE B:
Livin’ In Desperate Times (Original LP Version) 4:09
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Livin’ In Desperate Times	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-52341
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From MCA-6127, Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”
Management: Roger Davies
Photos From The MCA Video EP “Twist Of Fate” Directed By Brian Grant.

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