Tag: 1986

May 27, 2015

Daryl Hall – Foolish Pride (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Foolish Pride” was the second single taken from American singer Daryl Hall’s 1986 solo album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine. “Foolish Pride” was co-produced by David A. Stewart from Eurythmics. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 18, 1986 peaking at #32.

This pressing does not contain the track “What’s Gonna Happen To Us” as mentioned on the back of cover, but instead includes a bonus remix of “Foolish Pride” entitled “Acadubella Version”.

SIDE A:
Foolish Pride (Extended Remixed Version) 7:434
Foolish Pride (Edited Remixed Version) 3:55

SIDE B:
Foolish Pride (Acadubella Version) 4:30
Foolish Pride (Dub Version) 7:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Foolish Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#32
1986	Foolish Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#21
1986	Foolish Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	#91

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– 5748-1-RD
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Producer – Hall*, Stewart*, Wolk*
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Vocals – Hall*

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine”

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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

May 13, 2015

Kate Bush – Cloudbusting (Meteorological Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Cloudbusting” is a song that was written, produced and performed by the British singer Kate Bush. It was the second single released from her no.1 1985 album Hounds of Love. “Cloudbusting” peaked at no.20 in the UK Singles Chart.

The 12″ version of “Cloudbusting” was a special remix called “The Organon Re-Mix” in which the verses were downplayed and the main focus was the development of the song’s chorus. In the USA, this mix was issued as “The Meterological Mix”, a title used in the UK for 12″ version of Bush’s later single “The Big Sky”.

SIDE A:
Cloudbusting (Meteorological Mix aka The Organon Re-Mix) 6:32
Mixed By – Brian Tench
Producer – Kate*

SIDE A:
The Man With The Child In His Eyes 2:37
Sat In Your Lap 3:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19238
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Cloudbuster Built By] – Ken Hill
Artwork [Solarization By] – Vivienne Morgan Chandler
Photography By – John Carder Bush
Written-By – Kate Bush

NOTES:
Manufactured in the U.S.A. by Capitol Records, Inc. a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

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

April 28, 2015

Annabella – War Boys (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“War Boys” was the first single taken from former Bow Wow Wow lead singer Annabella Lwin’s debut solo album Fever. Produced by American musician and record producer John Robie “War Boys” debuted on the US Billboard Hat Dance Music/Club Play chart on April 5, 1986 spending six weeks on the survey peaking at #28.

SIDE A:
War Boys (Extended Mix) 7:37
War Boys (Single Edit) 3:50

SIDE B:
War Boys (Dub Version) 7:36
War Boys (Robie) 7:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	War Boys	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#28

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PW-14288
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Mark Berry
Keyboards [Additional] – Manuel Parrish*, Michael Rudetsky
Producer – John Robie
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Robie* (tracks: B2), Raul A. Rodriguez (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Written-By – Annabella Lwin, John Robie

NOTES:
From the LP “FEVER”

Tracks are listed incorrectly on Side B they should be:

B1 War Boys (Robie) aka Rough And Toug Mix
B2 War Boys (Dub Version)

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

April 15, 2015

Pat Benatar – Sex As A Weapon (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Remastered using the Ortofon OM Super 30 stylus!

This is one of those singles that I originally ripped way back in December, 2010. Back then I was using ClickRepair and the Ortofon OM 20 stylus. The result was a good rip but not as good as it could be. Now in 2015 I have stopped using ClickRepair started manually removing clicks and updated my stylus to the Ortofon OM Super 30. I also upgraded the tube in my Bellari phono pre-amp to the Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron tube resulting in a much higher quality transfer. Enjoy!

“Sex As A Weapon” was the second single taken from American singer Pat Benatar’s sixth studio album “Seven The Hard Way”. The single peaked at #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986.

SIDE A:
Sex As A Weapon (Extended Mix) 6:16
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Written-By – B. Steinberg* , T. Kelly*

SIDE B:
Sex As A Weapon (Instrumental) 4:49
Remix – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Written-By – B. Steinberg* , T. Kelly*

Red Vision 3:52
Mixed By – Mike Frondelli*
Producer [Assistant], Engineer – Joe Chiccarelli
Written-By – M. Grombacher* , N. Geraldo*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Sex As A Weapon	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#28
1986	Sex As A Weapon	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 602 148
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Neil Geraldo

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “SEVEN THE HARD WAY”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: 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