Tag: 1986

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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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 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)
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

January 22, 2016

David Bowie – Absolute Beginners (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Released 30 years ago today.

“Absolute Beginners” released on January 22, 1986 was the theme song to the film of the same name (itself an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners), composed and performed by David Bowie.

Bowie was good friends with the film’s director, Julien Temple (who had worked with him in 1984 on the Jazzin’ for Blue Jean short film), and landed both the supporting role of Vendice Partners, and the deal to record the theme song.

The sessions, at Abbey Road Studios, were set up in a novel way, with a group of session musicians all receiving a card to work at the studio with “Mr X”, who turned out to be Bowie. The sessions were completed rapidly, but the song was delayed due to the problems with completing the film. Virgin wanted the release to tie in with the film’s opening. Shortly after the sessions wrapped, Mick Jagger flew in to record “Dancing in the Street”, which used many of the same musicians. The song fused 1950s-style doo-wop with Bowie’s 1980s sound.

The single reached No. 2 in the UK charts, and No. 53 in America. Bowie has since performed it live on his Glass Spider and 2000 tours. This song featured Rick Wakeman on piano, it was the third time those two musicians worked together, after Bowie’s Space Oddity single and the Hunky Dory album.

SIDE A:
Absolute Beginners (Full Length Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Absolute Beginners (Dub Mix) 5:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Absolute Beginners	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#53
1986	Absolute Beginners	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VSG 838-12, Virgin ‎– VSG. 838-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 28 Jan 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Janet Armstrong
Baritone Saxophone – Andy Mackintosh*, Don Weller, Gordon Murphy
Bass – Matthew Seligman
Design, Art Direction – Tracy Drew
Drums – Neil Conti
Guitar – Kevin Armstrong
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman, Steve Nieve
Percussion – Luis Jardim
Photography [Back Cover] – Roger Mayne
Photography [© 1986 David Bowie] – Davies And Starr
Producer – Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley*, David Bowie
Saxophone [Solo] – Don Weller
Tenor Saxophone – Gary Barnacle, Paul Weimer*, Willie Garnett
Vocals – David Bowie
Written-By – David Bowie

NOTES:
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.

David Bowie’s title track from the original motion picture musical “ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS”
A Virgin Records 45 RPM Long Playing Record.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

January 18, 2016

David Bowie – When The Wind Blows (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“When the Wind Blows” is a song from the soundtrack of the film of the same name, performed by David Bowie.

It marked the second contribution from Bowie to a film based on a Raymond Briggs book – he contributed a filmed introduction to The Snowman in 1982. Bowie’s song was the result of a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Erdal Kizilcay, who would work with Bowie in the future, most notably on The Buddha of Suburbia.

The single peaked at UK No. 44, promoted by a video that featured a montage of clips from the film, with Bowie’s animated face overlaid. Since then, the song has become something of a rarity, appearing rarely on reissues and best-of compilations.

Unlike most instrumental B-sides from the 1980s, the instrumental version of “When the Wind Blows” is not simply a version of the song with vocals dubbed, but a completely different orchestral recording.

SIDE A:
When The Wind Blows (Extended Mix) 5:40

SIDE B:
When The Wind Blows (Instrumental) 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 14VA-9019
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – Erdal Kizilcay
Illustration – Meltdown Limited
Producer – David Richards
Producer, Composed By – David Bowie
Typography – Assorted Images

NOTES:
Taken from the film of Raymond Briggs “WHEN THE WIND BLOWS”

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