Tag: 1986

August 6, 2015

Dolby’s Cube featuring Cherry Bomb – Hunger City (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Hunger City” was slated as the second single to be released from the soundtrack of the George Lucas film Howard The Duck. Due to the film’s failure at the box office “Hunger City” was only issued as a 12″ promo in the US. Once again the track features actress Lea Thompson on lead vocals. “Hunger City” was produced, written and arranged by Thomas Dolby. The soundtrack has never been issued on CD.

The 12″ promo contains the same track on both sides.

SIDE A:
Hunger City 4:14

SIDE B:
Hunger City 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– L33-17165
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lead Vocals – Lea Thompson
Producer, Arranged By – Thomas Dolby

NOTES:
Same track plays on both sides.

From the MCA LP “Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack ‘Howard The Duck'”

Promotional only – Not for sale

Issued in generic black MCA 12″ sleeve.

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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 5, 2015

Dolby’s Cube featuring Cherry Bomb – Howard The Duck (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Howard The Duck” is the theme song for the 1986 cult classic film of the same name. The song was produced by Thomas Dolby with his band Dolby’s Cube. The song features Cherry Bomb which were a fictional band in the film consisting of actress Lea Thompson on lead vocals. The song also includes backing vocals by George Clinton who also co-wrote the song with Thomas Dolby and guitar by Joe walsh.

“Don’t Turn Away” also has Lea Thompson on lead vocals which is the version from the film. While the full-length soundtrack album has Thomas Dolby vocals instead. Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the track.

SIDE A:
Howard The Duck (Mega Mix) 4:54
Lead Vocals [Cherry Bomb] – Lea Thompson
Backing Vocals [Background – Cherry Bomb] – Dominique Davalos,Holly Robinson, Liz Sagal
Backing Vocals [Background] – George Clinton
Guitar – Joe Walsh

SIDE B:
Howard The Duck 3:58
Lead Vocals [Cherry Bomb] – Lea Thompson
Backing Vocals [Background – Cherry Bomb] – Dominique Davalos,Holly Robinson, Liz Sagal
Backing Vocals [Background] – George Clinton
Guitar – Joe Walsh

Don’t Turn Away 6:13
Lead Vocals [Cherry Bomb] – Lea Thompson
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23645
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Featuring – Cherry Bomb (2)
Mixed By – E.T. Thorngren* (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Thomas Dolby
Written-By – A. Willis*, G. Clinton* (tracks: A, B1), T. Dolby*

NOTES:
From the Motion Picture Soundtrack album,“HOWARD THE DUCK”
Thomas Dolby appears courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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July 7, 2015

Pete Wylie – Sinful! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Sinful” is a 1986 single by British singer/songwriter and guitarist Pete Wylie best known as the leader of the band Wah!. “Sinful” was the first single taken from the album of the same name. The single reached #13 in the UK and Ireland while peaking at # 26 on the US Billboard dance chart in August 1987.

SIDE A:
Sinful! (The Wickedest Mix In Town) 7:55
Featuring – Clement, Sipho
Producer – Ian Ritchie
Remix – Bert Bevans

SIDE B:
Sinful! (Tribal Mix) 8:06
Producer – Ian Ritchie
Remix – Zeus B. Held

I Want The Moon, Mother 2:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Sinful!	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Records America, Inc. ‎– 0-96777
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From the LP “SINFUL”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 10, 2015

The Venetians – So Much For Love (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“So Much For Love” is a single by Australian synth-pop band The Venetians. “So Much For Love” scaled the Australian singles charts, peaking at number three on the national charts in March 1986. Chrysalis Records released “So Much for Love” in the United States which gained momentum when a Robert Racic/Stephen Orkins 12″ Club Mix b/w an extended Rock Mix reached number one on the Chicago Dance Chart. The single then went on to peak at #35 on the US Billboard Hot Danc/Club Play chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 the single peaked at #88 in February 1987.

SIDE A:
So Much For Love (Club Mix)
Edited By – Robert Racic
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Remix – Robert Racic, Stephen Allkins

SIDE B:
So Much For Love (Rock Mix)
Edited By – John Harvey (3)
Remix – Dave Skeet*, Tim Powles

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	So Much For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#88
1987	So Much For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parole Records (2) ‎– X 13233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Australia
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Producer – Mark Opitz
Written-By – R. Swinn*

NOTES:
From the LP “CALLING IN THE LIONS”

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