Tag: 1986

March 4, 2016

Grace Jones – Love Is The Drug (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Love Is the Drug” is a 1975 song originally recorded by English band Roxy Music.

Grace Jones recorded “Love Is the Drug” on her Warm Leatherette album from 1980. The track was released as the second single, following “A Rolling Stone” in the UK while it was the first single to be released in Germany. After failing to chart in 1980, a remix of the Grace Jones version was released in 1986 following the 1985 compilation Island Life and then became a minor hit in the UK, peaking at no. 35. Music video was produced for the 1986 remix and directed by Matt Forrest and Bruno Tilley.

SIDE A:
Love Is The Drug (Remix) 6:58
Remix – Paul “Groucho” Smykle
Written-By – A. Mackay*, B. Ferry*

SIDE B:
Living My Life 5:21
Mixed By – Steven Stanley
Written-By – Grace Jones

The Apple Stretching 7:03
Mixed By – Steven Stanley
Written-By – Melvin Van Peebles

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records– 12 IS 266
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Island Art
Illustration [Drawings] – John Paul Goude*
Lacquer Cut By – Jonz*
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell

NOTES:
A remixed by Paul “Groucho” Smykle at the Fallout Shelter.

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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

February 25, 2016

Level 42 – Hot Water (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Hot Water” is a single released in 1984 by the British musical group Level 42. It was released a couple of weeks before the album True Colours. The single reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. The song was produced by Ken Scott

In 1985, “Hot Water” and another True Colours song, “The Chant Has Begun”, were tacked onto the US version of Level 42’s breakthrough album, World Machine, in place of “I Sleep on My Heart,” “Dream Crazy” (which only appeared on the European CD version of the album), and “Coup D’Etat.” “Hot Water” was released as the US follow-up single to the World Machine breakthrough single, “Something About You” in 1986; it peaked at #87.

SIDE A:
A Hot Water (Mastermix) 10:11
Remix – Ken Scott

SIDE B:
Hot Water 3:38
Producer – Ken Scott

Hot Water (Live) 6:14
Mixed By – Gregg Jackman, Level 42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Hot water	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#87

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 885 155-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Written-By – M. King*, M. Lindup*, P. Gould*, W. Badarou*

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

February 22, 2016

Vanity – Under The Influence (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted February 25, 2011

“Under the Influence” is a 1986 song by Canadian singer Vanity. It was released on April 12, 1986 as the lead single to support her second album, Skin on Skin. The song peaked at number nine on Billboards Hot R&B Singles and number six on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play charts.

The song was arranged and written by American singer Robbie Nevil.

SIDE A:
Under The Influence (Mid-Day Mix – Vocal) 6:25
Under The Influence (Early Morning Mix – Dub) 5:41

SIDE B:
Under The Influence (Late Night Mix – Vocal) 5:45
Under The Influence (Radio Edit – Vocal) 3:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Under The Influence	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#56
1986	Under The Influence	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#9
1986	Under The Influence	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – 4558MG
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Soul

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Robbie Nevil
Engineer [Remix] – Joe Arlotta
Executive Producer – “The Buck”
Producer, Arranged By – Skip Drinkwater , Tommy Faragher
Remix – John Morales & Sergio Munzibai
Written-By – R. Nevil* , T. Faragher* , Tony Haynes (tracks: T. Haynes)

NOTES:
Special 12″ Version
“Under The Influence” album version in “Skin On Skin”
For Promotional Use Only Not For Sale

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

February 11, 2016

AC/DC – Who Made Who (Special Collectors Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted April 2, 2011

“Who Made Who” is a single by the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their 1986 album, Who Made Who. It was one of only three new tracks on Who Made Who, because the album is not only a soundtrack to Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, but a compilation album featuring tracks from previous albums.

In the UK the single peaked at #16. In the US “Who Made Who” did not make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 but did chart at #23 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in May 1986.

SIDE A:
Who Made Who (Special Collectors Mix) 4:48
Engineer – Roy Cicala, Tom Swift

SIDE B:
Guns For Hire (Live Version) 5:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Who Made Who	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9425T, Atlantic ‎– 786 819-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 12 May 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mixdown Engineer] – Sam Horsburgh Jnr..
Photography By – George Bodnar
Producer – Harry Vanda & George Young*
Written-By – Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK

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