Tag: 1984

March 18, 2015

Peter Wolf – Lights Out (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Lights Out” was the debut solo single by American rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll musician Peter Wolf. Wolf is best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983. “Lights Out” became a hit single, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1984.

SIDE A:
Lights Out (Extended Dance Mix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Lights Out (Short Dance Mix) 5:15
Lights Out (Hellified Dub Mix) 7:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#12
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1984	Lights Out	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7834
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Ed Stasium, John Potoker
Producer – Michael Jonzun
Remix – François Kevorkian

NOTES:
From the LP “LIGHTS OUT”

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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

February 4, 2015

Zu Zu Sharks – Eyes Of The World (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Eyes Of The World” was the second single released by British synth-pop band Zu Zu Sharks. The single failed to have any chrt success. The band never recorded a full length album and disbanded. Frontman Richard Darbyshire went on to form the band Living In A Box.

Zu Zu Sharks had one other single only released as a 7″ called “Big Boys” I have ordered that single and will post it once I have it.

SIDE A:
Eyes Of The World (Extended Version) 5:08

SIDE B:
Eyes Of The World (Single Version) 3:42
After The Ship’s Gone Down 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12 ZUZU 2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Mack, P. Chapman*, Zu Zu Sharks
Written-By – Richard Darbyshire

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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

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

January 28, 2015

Alison Moyet – All Cried Out (The Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“All Cried Out” is a song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. It was written by Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for her debut studio album Alf (1984). Released as the album’s second single in the autumn of 1984, the track peaked within the top ten on both the Irish and the UK Singles Chart, also reaching the top twenty in Switzerland.

SIDE A:
All Cried Out (The Remix) 8:05

SIDE B:
Steal Me Blind 3:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– QTA 4757
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Steve Jolley And Tony Swain*
Design [Sleeve] – Stylo Rouge*
Design [Symbol] – Da Gama
Photography By – Simon Fowler (2))
Written-By – Moyet*, Jolley/Swain*

NOTES:
From the LP “ALF”

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

January 27, 2015

Alison Moyet – Love Resurrection (Love Injected Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Love Resurrection” is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for Moyet’s debut studio album Alf (1984). Released as the album’s first single in June 1984, it reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was released in the US in summer 1985 following “Invisible” and reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 that August.

SIDE A:
Love Resurrection (Love Injected Remix) 8:48

SIDE B:
Baby I Do 3:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Love Resurrection	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82
1984	Love Resurrection	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#47

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– TA 4497
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Written-By – Moyet*, Jolly/Swain*

NOTES:
Label says (Long Version) and not (Love Injected Remix) as on cover.

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