Tag: 1985

This Island Earth – Take Me To The Fire (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Take Me To The Fire” is a song by new wave band from Liverpool This Island Earth. The band signed with Magnet Records Ltd. and a recording session with German music producer Zeus B. Held in June 1984 made way for the production of two singles before the band disappeared into 80s obscurity.

The band recorded a full-length LP but it was shelved and has never been released.

SIDE A:
Take Me To The Fire (Extended Version) 6:18

SIDE B:
Pearl Of Love 5:46
Take Me To The Fire (Instrumental) 4:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Magnet (2) ‎– MAGT 275
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: Canada
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Rachel Furness
Drums – Steve Brown (68)
Guitar – Mark Griffis
Photography By – Chris Garnham
Piano – Kevin Brown
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Vocals, Keyboards – John Hawkins*

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Dan Hartman – Get Outta Town (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Get Outta Town” (a.k.a. “Fletch, Get Outta Town”) is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released as a single in 1985 from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Fletch. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight and was produced by Hartman and Richard Landis.

After Hartman’s international success with “I Can Dream About You”, along with the same-titled album released in 1984, it seemed that Hartman would continue gaining hit singles, especially after the album spawned another two American Top 40 singles “We Are the Young” and “Second Nature”. However, when “Get Outta Town” was released, the single failed to make an impact in America or Europe. It was not a major success in the UK either, although it did manage to enter the Top 100 at #99 for a single week (16 November 1985). This was despite a UK re-issue of “I Can Dream About You” entering the Top 10 only a month before. Hartman wouldn’t make another appearance in the UK charts as a solo artist again until 1995 with “Keep the Fire Burnin'”.

SIDE A:
Get Outta Town (Extended Mix) 5:36
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan Hartman, Richard Landis
Written-By – C. Midnight*, Dan Hartman

Get Outta Town (Extended Dub) 4:26
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan Hartman, Richard Landis
Written-By – C. Midnight*, Dan Hartman

SIDE B:
I Can Dream About You (M&M Extended Mix) 7:39
Remix – John Morales
Producer – Dan Hartman, Jimmy Iovine
Written-By – Dan Hartman

I Can Dream About You (M&M Dub) 5:05
Remix – John Morales
Producer – Dan Hartman, Jimmy Iovine
Written-By – Dan Hartman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAT 1016
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack “Fletch”. Includes the M&M Mix of “I Can Dream About You”.
A-Side: Produced by Dan Hartman and Richard Landis. Remixed by Chris Lord-Alge.
B-Side: Produced by Dan Hartman and Jimmy Iovine. Remixed by John Morales for M&M Productions. Remix Engineer: Graham Dickson. Additional Production: Luis Jardim.

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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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The Flaming Mussolinis – My Cleopatra (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“My Cleopatra” is a song by The Flaming Mussolinis a new wave band from Teesside UK who released two albums and had a minor UK hit with “My Cleopatra” which peaked at #79 in the UK. After releasing five singles the band split in 1988.

SIDE A:
My Cleopatra (Extended Remix) 5:04
Remix – Tim Palmer

SIDE B:
My Cleopatra (Single Version) 3:28
Remix – Tim Palmer

Privilege 3:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– TX 6833
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Andrew Douglas, Bill Smith Studio
Management – Possum Music Productions Limited*
Photography By [Group Photo] – Bleddyn Butcher
Producer – Eddy Offord
Written-By – A. Savage*

NOTES:
Made in England.

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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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DATA – Stop (Remix)/Blow (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Stop (Remix) / Blow (Remix)” is a 12″ single released by UK new wave group DATA, formed in 1979 by George Kajanus (formerly of the group ‘Sailor’. The single was released in both the UK and the US on August 17, 1985, and features remixes by Ivan Ivan and Scott Blackwell.

Both tracks are from the group’s third and final album “Elegant Machinery”.

SIDE A:
Stop (Remix) 6:08
Engineer – Steve Peck
Remix – Ivan Ivan

SIDE B:
Blow (Remix) 6:18
Remix – Scott Blackwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20345, Sire ‎– 9 20345-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – The Square Red Studio
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Performer [Sound] – Kajanus*
Photography By – Chris Garnham
Producer, Written-By – Georg Kajanus
Vocals – Frankie*

NOTES:
Side A engineered at Unique Recording, New York.

Original version available on the Sire album “Elegant Machinery”

Made in U.S.A.

[Front of sleeve]
Location: The French Institute, London

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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