Tag: 1986

October 20, 2017

Steve Parsons & Babel – The Howling (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“The Howling” is a song taken from the film and soundtrack Howling II: … Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985). The film features a sequence in which little-known new wave band Babel play their song “The Howling”. Babel were: Stephen W. Parsons (lead singer); Chris Pye (guitar); Simon Etchell (keyboard); Steve Young (drums). Three of these musicians later played in another band, State Project. Etchell composed the theme for UK TV show Catchphrase as well as many other TV signature tunes and later the soundtrack for the movie Vanished (2009).

The Howling ‘Making Flesh Creep Mix’ is exactly the same recording as the ‘Club Mix’ featured in the soundtrack lp, but with an additional 31 seconds intro of sampled growls, grumbles and flute effects.

SIDE A:
The Howling (Making Flesh Creep Mix) 4:48

SIDE B:
Hollow Men 2:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Up Art – UP 12861Up Art ‎– UP 12861
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Simon Heyworth (tracks: A)
Written-By, Producer – Steve Parsons

NOTES:
From the Motion Picture Soundtrack “Howling II: … Your Sister Is a Werewolf”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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

October 18, 2017

Wax – Right Between The Eyes (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Right Between The Eyes” is a 1986 by English American group Wax consisting of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold and 10cc guitarist/bassist Graham Gouldman. In the US, they were listed as Wax UK.

“Right Between The Eyes” peaked at #43 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on May 10, 1986 after spending thirteen weeks on the survey. Internationally the single reached #24 Netherlands and #60 U.K..

SIDE A:
Right Between The Eyes (Extended Mix) 6:55
Mixed By – Andrew Gold, Graham Gouldman

SIDE B:
Only A Visitor 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Right Between The Eyes	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#43

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PT40510
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: Apr 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – The Leisure Process
Artwork [Front Cover Painting] – Jason Bratby
Photography By – Mike Putland*
Producer – Phil Thornalley
Written-By – Andrew Gold, Graham Gouldman

NOTES:
Maxi 12″Version
Made In Germany

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

October 13, 2017

Alice Cooper – He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Since today is Friday The 13th I thought it would be fun to revive this long dead killer classic buried deep in the BTG vault with a brand new 2017 re-rip remaster. This one was originally posted October 29, 2010.

“He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” is a song by American shock rock musician Alice Cooper. It was released as the lead single from his 1986 album Constrictor, and the theme song of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, a slasher film and sixth part of the Friday the 13th film series released in the same year. The song is heard various times throughout the film and in the end credits. Two other songs, “Teenage Frankenstein” (also from Constrictor) and “Hard Rock Summer” (which remained commercially unreleased until 1999) are also featured in the film.

The song features the famous “ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma” (admittedly in its popular misheard version, “ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha”) sound effect, a trademark of the Friday the 13th series.

“He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” was a minor chart success, popular among fans of Cooper’s later work and enthusiasts of slasher films. It has been called “strangely new wave-ish and said to “perfectly enscapulate the Friday the 13th films and the era in which they came to prominence.

The 7” single featured a “live” version of “Billion Dollar Babies” as its B-Side. The 12″ single featured “Billion Dollar Babies (Recorded Live)” as well as a haunting “live” version of “I’m Eighteen”. Both versions were in fact originally recorded in the studio for the Alice Cooper a Paris TV special in 1982 during the Special Forces era, which were remixed in 1986 with crowd noise to resemble “live” recordings.

SIDE A:
He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) 3:24
Engineer, Mixed By, Producer – Michael Wagener

SIDE B:
Billion Dollar Babies (Recorded Live) 3:20
Producer – Erik Scott
Remix – Garth Richardson

I’m Eighteen (Recorded Live) 4:33
Producer – Erik Scott
Remix – Garth Richardson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAT-1090
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave,Classic Rock, Heavy Metal

NOTES:
Theme from the Motion Picture, “Friday the 13th, part VI: Jason lives”
Track B1 recorded live, 1976
Track B2 recorded live, Paris, France, 1982

From the forthcoming Alice Cooper album “Constrictor”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

October 4, 2017

Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (The Full Horror) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Suburbia” is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the album Please in 1986 and became the band’s second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at number 8.

The song’s primary inspiration is the 1984 Penelope Spheeris film Suburbia, and its depiction of violence and squalor in the suburbs of Los Angeles; in addition, the tension of the Brixton riots of 1981 and of 1985 hanging in recent memory led Neil Tennant of the duo to thinking about the boredom of suburbia and the underlying tension among disaffected youth that sparked off the riots at the least provocation.

“Suburbia” was partly inspired by the film, ‘Suburbia’, a New World Production, produced by Roger Corman, directed by Penelope Spheeris.

SIDE A:
Suburbia (The Full Horror) 8:57
Keyboards [Fairlight] – Andy Richards
Producer – Julian Mendelsohn
Saxophone – Gary Barnacle

SIDE B:
Suburbia (Edited Version) 4:03
Keyboards [Fairlight] – Andy Richards
Producer – Julian Mendelsohn
Saxophone – Gary Barnacle

Jack The Lad 4:31
Engineer – David Jacob
Keyboards [Fairlight] – Adrien Cook
Producer – Pet Shop Boys

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Inner Sleeve: Near Mint
Outer Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Ho Dance Music/Club Play	#36
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19226, EMI America ‎– V19226
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 22 Sep 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Mark Farrow, PSB*
Photography By – Eric Watson (3)
Written-By – Tennant-Lowe*

NOTES:
Track B2 titled ‘Suburbia (7″ Edit)’ on the sleeve.

Track A: Album version can be heard on the LP, “Please” – PW-17193
Track B2: Not available on the LP, “Please” – PW-17193

Printed in U.S.A.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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