Tag: 1984

April 7, 2015

New Order – Thieves Like Us (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Thieves Like Us” was British band New Order’s seventh single, released on Factory in April 1984 as 12″ only (7″s as promos only). The title is taken from the Robert Altman movie “Thieves Like Us”. An instrumental of Thieves Like Us is featured in the 1986 movie “Pretty in Pink”.

Produced by New Order. Recorded and mixed at London’s Britannia Row Studios.
The cover design by Peter Saville is based on a painting by Giorgio de Chirico.

Peaked at #18 in the UK singles charts and #1 in the UK indie singles charts.

SIDE A:
Thieves Like Us 6:36
Written-By – Arthur Baker

SIDE B:
Lonesome Tonight 5:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory ‎– FAC 103
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Apr 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style:
New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – PSA*, Key*
Engineer – Mike Johnson*
Mastered By – MEL*
Producer, Written-By – New Order

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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 Removeal: 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

March 30, 2015

a-ha – Take On Me (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Take On Me” is a 1984 synth-pop song by Norwegian band a-ha.

a-ha wrote and recorded the first version of this song in 1982 with the title “Lesson One” – it had different lyrics but contained the basic keyboard riff. In 1983, the song got the attention of industry veteran Terry Slater, who becomes their manager and helps them secure a contract with Warner Bros. Records later that year.

In early 1984, they re-wrote the song as “Take On Me” and recorded it with producer Tony Mansfield. Released as a single only in Europe, it went to #3 in their native Norway, but didn’t chart anywhere else, flopping particularly hard in the UK. A video was made for this version that was remarkably undistinguished compared with the one that came after.

This is the original 1984 version of “Take On Me” released in Europe before the song became an international hit in 1985.

SIDE A:
Take On Me (Long Version) 3:46
Remix – John Ratcliff

SIDE B:
And You Tell Me 1:49
Remix – John Ratcliff

Stop! And Make Your Mind Up 2:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 920 268-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Aha* (tracks: B2), John Ratcliff (tracks: B2), Tony Mansfield (tracks: A, B1)

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 20, 2015

Peter Wolf – Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!” was the third single taken from Peter Wolf’s 1984 debut album “Lights Out”. The single debuted on the Us Billboard Hot 100 on April, 27, 1984 peaking at #61 spending five weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Relentless Hellified Extended Vocal-Dance Mix) 5:39
Co-producer, Remix – Arthur Baker
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Remix] – Ed Stasium

SIDE B:
Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Dub Version) 6:43
Co-producer, Remix – Arthur Baker
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The

Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Edited Version) 3:12
Remix – Ed Stasium, Peter Wolf

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7849
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Michael Jonzun, Peter Wolf

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on the LP “LIGHTS OUT”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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March 19, 2015

Peter Wolf – I Need You Tonight (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

Originally posted December 18, 2010

“I Need You Tonight” was the second single released from “Lights Out” the debut album by Peter Wolf. The single peaked at #36 on November 24, 1984 after spending a total of 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
I Need You Tonight (Extended Version) 5:50
I Need You Tonight (Edit) 4:07

SIDE B:
I Need You Tonight (Dub Mix) 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	I Need You Tonight	The Billboard Hot 100	36
1984	I Need You Tonight	Mainstream Rock Tracks	22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7840-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ed Stasium
Producer – Michael Jonzun
Producer, Written-By – Peter Wolf
Remix – François Kevorkian, Ron St. Germain

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on “LIGHTS OUT”
Housed in custom sticker sleeve

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi