Tag: 1984

April 10, 2013

Wang Chung – Wait (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Wait” is a single by Wang Chung, released as the fourth and final single from their 1984 album, Points on the Curve. The single reached #87 on the UK Singles Chart. Aside from the early singles released as Huang Chung, “Wait” was the only single by Wang Chung that failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Wait is also the only Wang Chung song to appear on two different non-compilation albums. Wait originally appeared on Points on the Curve, but was used again in the To Live and Die in L.A. soundtrack when director William Friedkin liked the song so much, he wanted to incorporate it into his 1985 thriller, To Live and Die in L.A. “Wait” appears during the end credits of the film.

No music video was shot for “Wait”.

SIDE A:
Wait (Remix) 8:06
Producer, Recorded By – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum
Remix – Stephen Lipson

SIDE B:
Dance Hall Days (U.S. Club Edit) 7:22
Producer, Recorded By – Chris Hughes, Ross Cullum

Dance Hall Days (Part 2) 4:21
Producer – Wang Chung

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– TA 4550
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Written-By – Hues*

NOTES:
Masered at Tape One
From the LP “POINTS ON THE CURVE”

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Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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Adobe Photoshop CS5
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Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 4, 2013

Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

R E Q U E S T

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit single from Tina Turner’s solo album, Private Dancer. The song had originally been released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. The Turner version was successful in the United States on the Hot 100 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the US R&B/Hip-hop chart. At the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985, this song won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys won by Turner in that ceremony.

The song was featured in the tenth episode of Miami Vice and was included on the first volume of the Miami Vice soundtrack.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Extended Version) 7:42
Producer – Rupert Hine

SIDE B:
When I Was Young 3:10
Producer – John Carter

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#6
1984	Better Be Good To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-8609
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Recorded In England
From the LP “PRIVATE DANCER”

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Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 26, 2013

Kim Wilde – The Second Time (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“The Second Time” is the first single from Kim Wilde’s 1984 album Teases & Dares. It was re-titled “Go for It” for the North American market. The song was written by Kim Wildes father (Marty Wilde) and brother (Ricky Wilde).

The track was also Wilde’s first release on the MCA record label. Her last few releases on her original label had failed to make an impact on the world’s charts, but this one finally put her back into the limelight in several European countries, and made #29 in the UK. It also marked her second chart entry in the US, where it peaked at #65.

The b-side “Lovers on a Beach” (an exclusive non-album track), was also extended for the 12″ single in some nations.

SIDE A:
The Second Time (Extended Version) 6:30

SIDE B:
Lovers On A Beach (Extended Version) 7:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– KIMT 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Composed By, Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Wilde*
Engineer – Nigel Mills
Photography By – John Shaw (6)
Producer – Ricki Wilde*
Sleeve – XL Designs*

NOTES:
Recorded at Select Sound Studios.
For Big M Productions.
Also available the album “TEASES & DARES”

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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 19, 2013

Bananarama – The Wild Life (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“The Wild Life” is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. Written in two days, the track was composed for and included in the 1984 American film of the same name The Wild Life, (starring Christopher Penn) and on its soundtrack. Bananarama’s second, self-titled album had already been in stores for several months when this single was issued, and for a time the album was re-released with “The Wild Life” included. The song was released as a single in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Japan. The UK was instead given the song “Hot Line to Heaven” as the album’s final single.

“The Wild Life” peaked at number seventy on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and did not chart in any other countries. The Bananarama track listing was reverted to its original sequence shortly thereafter and “The Wild Life” did not appear on CD until the 2002 hits package The Essentials.

The music video features the girls performing the song in a studio filled with colourful fabrics that they play around with. Their footage is intercut with excerpts from the film.

This video marked a break with their earlier work as it lacked any attempt at a storyline, and focused on their performance of the song with random images.

SIDE A:
The Wild Life 3:51

SIDE B:
State I’m In (Extended Version) 4:38
The Wild Life (Dub Mix) 7:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	The Wild Life	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– LDSX 218
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Written-By – Woodward*, Dallin*, Fahey*, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
Artwork By [Art & Design] – Laurence Stevens

NOTES:
From the Universal Picture “The Wild Life”
From the Bananarama cassette and album “Bananarama”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi