Tag: 1985

October 19, 2015

Brian Soares – Magic (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Magic” is a #1 song originally recorded by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John in 1980. In 1985 American Hi-NRG singer Brian Soares covered the song which received significant play in clubs. Brian Soares was best known for his production of “Dancing In My Sleep” by Secret Ties which reached #29 on the US dance chart in 1985. Sadly Brian passed away from complications of AIDS on February 15, 1987.

SIDE A:
Magic (The Sorcery Mix) 6:59

SIDE B:
Magic (Instrumental) 6:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Nightwave Records ‎– NWDS-1001
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer, Lead Vocals – Brian Soares
Art Direction – Russell John Carlton
Backing Vocals – Brian Soares, Dana Farber
Engineer – Bill Thompson
Mixed By – Brian Soares, David Diebold
Producer – David Diebold
Written-By – John Farrar

NOTES:
134 BPM
Produced for Tunespeak Productions.
Engineered at Starlight Sound, Richmond, CA.
Published by John Farrar Music, BMI.

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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 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

October 15, 2015

Freddie Mercury – Living On My Own (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted September 6, 2011

About the Re-Rip:

This is a brand new 2015 transfer using the Ortofon OM Super 30 stylus. The original transfer released in 2011 used the Ortofon 20 stylus. Although the 20 is a good stylus it does not have near the dynamics or tracking of the OM 30, thus providing better sound quality. Of note in 2011 I was using click repair on all of my transfers I have since abandoned that technique and now only manually remove all clicks and pops. It is a more tedious and time-consuming method, but the results are better. I also now use iZotope RX for all resampling. No processing or EQ is added to my transfers. Since 2011 my equipment has also been upgraded to a new pro-ject carbon turntable and higher quality tube for the Bellari pre-amp. If you grabbed the original 2011 release I hope that you will give this new transfer a listen I think you will find greatly improved. Enjoy!

“Living on My Own” is a song by Freddie Mercury, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy. It was released as a single in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50. In the US the single was released in July 1985 but failed to chart.

The remixes included here are exclusive to the US and Brazilian 12″ singles.

SIDE A:
Living On My Own (Extended Mix) 6:42
Mixed By – Ed Stasium

SIDE B:
Living On My Own (Single Mix) 3:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 05314
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Freddie Mercury, Mack (2)
Written-By, Composed By – F. Mercury*

NOTES:
Special Versions from the Columbia Lp: “MR. BAD GUY”

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

October 14, 2015

Freddie Mercury – I Was Born To Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!

Originally posted November 11, 2010

“I Was Born to Love You” is a 1985 song by Freddie Mercury, and was released as a single and on the Mr. Bad Guy album. After Mercury’s death, Queen re-worked this song for their album Made in Heaven in 1995, by having the other members play their instrumental parts over the original track transforming the song from a disco number to a hard rocker.

“I Was Born To Love You” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 20, 1985 peaking at #76 in the UK the song reached the #11 position.

SIDE A:
I Was Born To Love You (Extended Mix) 7:03

SIDE B:
Stop All The Fighting 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	I Was Born To Love You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#76

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-05197, Columbia ‎– FRED 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Mercury*, Mack (2)
Written-By – F. Mercury*

NOTES:
Track A: Special version from the Columbia Lp: “MR. BAD GUY”

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

September 11, 2015

The Associates – Breakfast (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Breakfast” was the third single taken from the fourth studio album Perhaps by Scottish post-pun/new wave band The Associates. The single debuted on the UK singles chart on January 19, 1985 peaking at #49.

The epic string laden drama of “Breakfast”. It is possibly Billy Mackenzie’s greatest single moment, the melancholic piano motif setting the scene for an entire film noir in five minutes with its widescreen dramatics and mournful tension.

SIDE A:
Breakfast 5:28
Keyboards [Uncredited] – Howard Hughes
Producer – Martin Rushent
Vocals [Uncredited], Written-by – Billy MacKenzie

SIDE B:
Breakfast Alone 5:44
Keyboards – Howard Hughes
Producer – Martin Rushent
Written-By – Billy MacKenzie

Kites 5:51
Arranged By – Alan Rankine, Billy MacKenzie
Producer, Vocals – Billy MacKenzie
Written-By – Hal Hackady, Lee Pockriss

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– YZ 28T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Richard Haughton

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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