Tag: 1985

September 1, 2015

The Associates – Take Me To The Girl (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Take Me To The Girl” is a single released by Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates released on October 11, 1985 as a one off single. “Take Me To The Girl: debuted on the UK singles chart on November 19, 1985 only managing to peak at #95. After the release of this single there would be a three year gap before the next Associates release in 1988.

SIDE A:
Take Me To The Girl (12″ Mix) 6:29

SIDE B:
The Girl That Took Me 4:48
Perhaps Perhaps 4:16
Take Me To The Girl (Instrumental) 4:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– YZ 047T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Oct 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Caryn Gough
Photography By [Photo] – Alan McDonald*
Producer – Greg Walsh (tracks: B2), Martyn Ware (tracks: B2), Peter Henderson (tracks: A, B1, B3)

NOTES:
Track B2 Produced (Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.) for BEF

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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

August 24, 2015

Nik Kershaw – When A Heart Beats (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“When A Heart Beats” is a song by the English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nik Kershaw. It was released as the lead single from his third solo studio album, Radio Musicola, being Kershaw’s eighth single. The single features the track, “Wild Horses” as the B-side, which was originally released on Kershaw’s previous album “The Riddle”.

Though hitting #27 in the UK Singles Chart towards the end of 1985, “When a Heart Beats” marked the beginning of a downturn of Kershaw’s fortunes on the singles charts, as it was the first time that a lead single from a Kershaw album failed to hit the Top 20 in the US/UK.

SIDE A:
When A Heart Beats (Extended Mix) 6:10
Mixed By – Nik Kershaw, Simon Boswell
Producer – Nik Kershaw

SIDE B:
Wild Horses (Extended Mix) 6:51
Edited By – Simon Boswell
Engineer – Stuart Bruce
Producer – Peter Collins

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– NIKT 9
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Leisure Process, The
Written-By – Nik Kershaw

NOTES:
Track durations are incorrect on labels.
Made in England.

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

July 20, 2015

Plan 8 – Undecided (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

REQUEST

“Undecided” is a 1985 single by Australian synth-pop duo Plan 8 formed by members Cat Critch and Phill Colville. The short lived duo only released two singles and then fell into obscurity. Plan 8 never released a full length album.

SIDE A:
Undecided (Extended Mix) 8:07

SIDE B:
Work Of Art 3:53
Undecided (Second Mix) 4:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good Plus

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– ED-137
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Phill Colville
Lyrics By, Vocals – Cat Critch
Producer – John Bee, Plan 8
Written-By – Critch*, Colville*

NOTES:
Recorded July 1985

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

July 17, 2015

Thomas Leer – Heartbeat (Cardiac Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

REQUEST

“Heartbeat” is a 1985 single by Scottish musician Thomas Leer who as well as releasing a number of albums and singles in his own right, was also one half (the other being Claudia Brücken) of the 1980s synth-pop band Act. “Heartbeat” was taken from Leer’s fifth studio album The Scale Of Ten.

SIDE A:
Heartbeat (Cardiac Mix) 7:53

SIDE B:
Control Yourself (Out Of Control Mix) 8:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– LEER 222
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Da Gama
Photography By – Peter Anderson (5)
Producer – Dave Allen*
Written-By – Thomas Leer

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