Tag: 1986

September 30, 2019

Stacey Q – We Connect (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“We Connect” is a song by American singer Stacey Q. It was released on November 28, 1986 as the second single from her debut studio album, Better Than Heaven, by Atlantic Records. Written by Willie Wilcox and produced by Jon St. James, the song was a follow-up to her hit single “Two of Hearts”. It matched its predecessor’s top position on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart but was less successful in pop charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot Dance Club Songs.

“We Connect” was promoted on the television series The Facts of Life in the episode “A Star is Torn” in which Stacey Q portrayed the role of Cinnamon. “We Connect” was issued as a single release in several territories where “Two of Hearts” had been a hit with impact evident only in Australia where “We Connect” matched the #7 peak of “Two of Hearts”.

SIDE A:
We Connect (European Mix) 7:32

SIDE B:
We Connect (Dance Radio Edit) 5:07
We Connect (Instrumental/Safari Mix) 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#35
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot dance Music/Club Play	#14
1986	We Connect	U.S. Billboard Hot dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86757
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Drums [Drum Systems], Programmed By [Synth] – Karl Moet
Guitar [Guitar Systems] – Rusty Anderson
Keyboards [Keyboard Systems] – Jon St. James, Rich West, Skip Hahn
Mastered By – D.K.*
Music By –SSQ
Other [Stacey’s Hairdresser] – Danny Medellin
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Producer –Jon St. James
Producer [Associate], Programmed By [Synth], Written-By – Willie Wilcox*

NOTES:
Special versions of Atlantic LP “BETTER THAN HEAVEN”

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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
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, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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September 23, 2019

Berlin – Like Flames (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Like Flames” is a song by American band Berlin released in 1986 as the lead-off single of their third album Count Three & Pray.

Berlin worked with Canadian producer Bob Ezrin on the album. The producer, best known for his work with Alice Cooper and KISS, gave the record a radically different ’80s pop-rock guitar sound than Berlin’s previous releases, which had a more new wave/synth-pop sound. Berlin singer Terri Nunn and their label, Geffen Records, were approving of the change of sound, but it did not sit well with founding member John Crawford and drummer Rob Brill, who wrote the song. The recording of the album wasn’t a relaxed affair, as differences of opinion between band members plagued the recording sessions. These clashes were further exacerbated by the recording of the group’s previous single, the worldwide #1 hit “Take My Breath Away” from the soundtrack of the film Top Gun, which Nunn was eager to record, while the other two members were not excited about due to the song not being written by them (it was written and produced by Giorgio Moroder), and with a sound not representative of the band.

“Like Flames” was released as the lead-off single from the album in October 1986 and, following up “Take My Breath Away”, a #1 record in September of that year, was expected to do well. However, the record and the album did not find chart success, peaking at #82 in the US and becoming their last chart hit in that country. In Europe, the record performed better on the strength of “Take My Breath Away”, reaching the top 20 in several countries, but still it was only a moderate hit. In the UK, “Like Flames” was released as the second single off the album in March 1987, following “You Don’t Know”, which was released as the next single elsewhere. It peaked at #47 there.

Nunn has blamed the lack of success to the sudden change of style for the band, which alienated their established fanbase of their synth-pop albums, and failing to gain new fans from their new-found fame with “Take My Breath Away”, because the album sounded nothing like it, although the hit song was included on the album at the insistence of Geffen to capitalize on its success. The record’s lack of success and their internal clashes eventually led to the demise of the band in 1987.

SIDE A:
Like Flames (Extended Version) 7:02
Edited By – David Leonard
Written-By – Rob Brill

SIDE B:
Trash 3:40
Producer – Berlin
Written-By –John Crawford

You Don’t Know (Extended Version) 5:32
Producer – Andy Richards, Berlin
Remix – David Leonard
Written-By – John Crawford

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Like Flames	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MERX 240
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Bob Ezrin

NOTES:
Track A edited and track B2 remixed at Sunset Factory, Los Angeles.

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September 20, 2019

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave (US 12″)

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Brand NEW 2019 transfer using a new piece of equipment the Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC which I purchased a couple of days ago. I am still evaluating the GT40a but so far I am very impressed. This piece of equipment has been around for a while and has great reviews and won some awards along the way. Full specs and pictures coming over the weekend.

Originally posted March 15, 2012

“If You Leave” is a 1986 song by the British synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). It was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Pretty in Pink (1986), in which it is played prominently during the final scene. Along with 1980’s “Enola Gay”, the track has been described as the band’s signature song.

“If You Leave” is the group’s highest-charting single in the United States, where it reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1986. The song was also a Top 5 entry in Canada and New Zealand and charted at number 15 in Australia. A distinguishing track of the 1980s, it has had an enduring presence on radio.

The band wrote “If You Leave” after John Hughes decided to change the ending to Pretty in Pink after poor test audience reactions. Hughes had asked the band for a song for the new ending two days before they were due to begin a tour, and “If You Leave” was written and recorded in under 24 hours as a result. The song was deliberately written at a tempo of 120 BPM, to match the speed of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, which the dancers in the scene had initially danced to. Despite this, singer Andy McCluskey later noted that an editing error meant the dancing appears out of sync regardless. The original ending featured another OMD song, “Goddess of Love”, which was released on The Pacific Age later in 1986.

** Vinyl appears to be standard black, but is actually pressed on very dark brown, barely translucent vinyl, sometimes referred to as “audiophile” or “virgin” vinyl, possibly unstickered Quiex II pressing, which A&M often used in the 1980s.

SIDE A:
If You Leave (Extended Version) 6:00
Producer – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Tom Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
La Femme Accident (Remixed Version) 5:35
Producer – OMD*Recorded By [Re-recorded By] – OMD*, Tom Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	If You Leave	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1986	If You Leave	U.S. Billboard US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart	#24
1986	If You Leave	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12176
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM, R
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Caz Hildebrand
Written-By – OMD*

NOTES:
“If You Leave” Original version appears on the Motion Picture Soundtrack “Pretty In Pink”
“La Femme Accident” Original version appears on the A&M album “Crush”

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September 18, 2019

The Rolling Stones – Harlem Shuffle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Harlem Shuffle” is an R&B song written and originally recorded by the duo Bob & Earl in 1963. In 1986 it was covered by The Rolling Stones on their album Dirty Work.

The Rolling Stones’ cover version, with Bobby Womack on backing vocals, appeared on their 1986 album Dirty Work and went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #13 in the UK. Keith Richards had been looking for songs to possibly include on the album and had been working up songs with Ronnie Wood and Womack while waiting for Jagger to return to the studio in Paris after doing promo work on his solo album. To Richards’ surprise, Jagger liked the feel and cut the vocals quickly. It became the first cover song the Stones had released as an opening single off a new studio album since 1965.

SIDE A:
Harlem Shuffle (NY Mix) 6:35
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

SIDE B:
Harlem Shuffle (London Mix) 6:19
Remix – Steve Lillywhite

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Harlem Shuffle	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1986	Harlem Shuffle	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2
1986	Harlem Shuffle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rolling Stones Records ‎– 44 05365
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Rock & Roll

CREDITS:
Producer – Steve Lillywhite, The Glimmer Twins
Songwriter – Reif*, Nelson*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “DIRTY WORK”

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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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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