Tag: 1985

Exposé – Exposed To Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Exposed to Love” is a dance single by the female dance-pop trio Exposé. Released in December 1985, it was the original group’s second single after “Point of No Return,” with Alé Lorenzo singing lead vocals. “Exposed to Love” remains the only single to feature vocals from the original group’s lineup (“Point of No Return” was subsequently re-recorded with the second lineup) and is featured as such on the album Exposure. Ann Curless, Gioia Bruno, and Jeanette Jurado, the group’s current members, share the lead vocals during live performances.

The single charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Club Play charts at #19 and #12, respectively. Billboard named the song #69 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

SIDE A:
Exposed To Love 6:10

SIDE B:
Exposed To Love (Dub Mix) 6:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Exposed To Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #12
1985 Exposed To Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD-1-9426
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Written By – Lewis A. Martineé
Engineer [Mix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Engineer [Recording] – John Haag, Mike Couzzi
Executive-Producer – Francisco J. Diaz*
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge, Fro Sossa, Lewis A. Martineé

NOTES:
From the LP “EXPOSURE”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

Starpoint – Object Of My Desire (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Object of My Desire” is a song recorded by American group Starpoint from the album Restless. The song was released in 1985 by Elektra Records.

The song was a major hit for the group, becoming their first single to crack the top ten on the R&B singles chart, reaching number 8, and it also entered the top 40 on the pop charts, peaking at number 25. It also entered the dance charts, peaking at number 12, and number 7 on the Dance “Maxi singles” charts. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 96 on the pop chart.

In 2005, American DJ Dana Rayne released a euro trance cover of the song that proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, charting at number 7 in early January.

SIDE A:
Object Of My Desire (Vocal/12″ Version) 5:42
Producer – Producer – Keith Diamond, Lionel Job

SIDE B:
Send Me A Letter (Vocal/LP Version) 4:58
Producer – Lionel Job

Object Of My Desire (Instrumental Version) 5:08
Producer – Keith Diamond, Lionel Job

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Object Of My Desire U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #25
1985 Object Of My Desire U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #8
1985 Object Of My Desire U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #12
1985 Object Of My Desire U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles sales #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra ‎– 0-66891
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Electro, Funk

NOTES:
From the LP “RESTLESS”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

Icehouse – No Promises (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“No Promises” derived from a work originally conceived for The Sydney Dance Company performance of Boxes. Boxes was conceived by Iva Davies, Bob Kretschmer and Graeme Murphy as a dance work which was first performed by The Sydney Dance Company at The Sydney Opera House on November 7th 1985.

The Australian 12″ contains an alternate track listing than what was found in other countries. The single reached #30 on the Australian singles chart. Internationally the single reached Belgium #26, Canada #61, New Zealand #29, UK #72 and #79 US.

Tracks on Side B are listed as 3 different tracks but run as 1 single track with a total tack length of 8 mins 07 secs.

SIDE A:
No Promises (Extended Mix) 6:15

SIDE B:
The Tempest
Gravity
Terra Incognita 8:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Regular Records (2) ‎– X 14252
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Nov 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Warne Livesey (tracks: A1)
Producer – I. Davies* (tracks: B1 to B3), Rhett Davies (tracks: A1), B. Kretschmer* (tracks: B1 to B3)
Written-By – I. Davies*, B. Kretschmer*

NOTES:
From the LP “Measure For Measure”
From the Ballet “Boxes”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

T.X.T. – Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy (The Mega-Gigantic-120 dB Artlab-Mix) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy” is a 1985 single by German pop duo T.X.T.. The single was a club hit in Europe especially in Italy where it reached #4. The duo released a few more singles and a full length album then disbanded.

SIDE A:
Girl’s Got A Brand New Toy (The Mega-Gigantic-120 dB Artlab-Mix) 7:25
Written-By – Ken Taylor

SIDE B:
Hot Was The Rainy Night 3:25
Written-By – A. Klopprogge*, K. Taylor*, Jeffris*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– A 14.6073
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Ken Taylor
Engineer – Andy Lunn, P. Siedlaczek*
Guitar – Thomas Lohr*
Keyboards – L. Krell*
Photography By – F. Jaklin*
Producer – Axel Klopprogge

NOTES:
Produced for Ton & Vision.
Photos by Modulight.
Made in Holland.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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