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Mick Jagger – Ruthless People (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Side A

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Originally posted March 28, 2011

“Ruthless People” is the theme song for the 1986 black comedy, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater. It also features Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut.

The song was co-written by Mick Jagger, Daryl Hall and Eurythmics co-member Dave Stewart and performed by Jagger. Assuming the song would be a hit, “Weird Al” Yankovic requested (and received) permission from Jagger to record a parody version, “Toothless People”, for his upcoming Polka Party! album. When Jagger’s song failed to crack the Top 40, Yankovic considered not recording his version; because Jagger had “authorized” the parody, however, he decided failing to produce it would be an insult to the artist and recorded it.

The movie version features different lyrics from the single version.

SIDE A:
Ruthless People (12″ Version) 6:56
Mixed By – Gary Langan
Producer – Daryl Hall , David A. Stewart , Mick Jagger

SIDE B:
I’m Ringing 4:20
Producer – Gary Langan , Mick Jagger

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint (generic)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #51
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #14
1986 Ruthless People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #29

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05931
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Mick Jagger appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Taken from the Original Motion Picture Sountrack “RUTHLESS PEOPLE”

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Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 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

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – We Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A. Front

“We Love You” is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released as the second single taken from their 1986 album, The Pacific Age on November 10, 1986.”We Love You” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on February 7, 1987. The song spent seven weeks on the survey peaking at #16. Internationally “We Love You” charted in the U.K. reaching #54 and in Australia reaching #18.

SIDE A:
We Love You (Extended) 6:15

SIDE B:
We Love You (7″ Version) 4:01
We Love You (Dub) 6:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 We Love You U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #16

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12215
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 10 Nov 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDTIS:
Artwork By – Mick Haggerty
Composed By – OMD*, S. Hague*
Engineer, Remix – Tom Lord-Alge
Producer – Stephen Hague

NOTES:
Original version appears on the A&M album “THE PACIFIC AGE”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

The Chameleons UK – Swamp Thing / John, I’m Only Dancing (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A. Front

Happy Halloween!

“Swamp Thing” is a 1986 single by English post-punk band The Chameleons (known as The Chameleons UK in the United States). “Swamp Thing” was the second single released from the bands third album Strange Times. The single was backed with a cover of David Bowie’s “John, I’m Only Dancing”. In the U.K. “Swamp Thing” debuted on the New Musical Express chart on September 13, 1986 peaking at #82.

SIDE A:
Swamp Thing (Edit) 4:54
Written-By – Fielding*, Lever*, Burgess*, Smithies*

SIDE B:
John, I’m Only Dancing 2:27
Written-By – Bowie*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– PRO-A-2576
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Engineer – Mark Saunders
Producer – Dave M. Allen*

NOTES:
Produced by Dave M. Allen for Palace Productions.
“Swamp Thing” from The Chameleons UK album “Strange Times”.
Promotional Copy Not For Sale.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A. Front

“(I Just) Died in Your Arms” is the debut single by English band Cutting Crew released in 1986. It was their biggest hit, peaking at number-one in the United States, Canada and Finland, and reaching the top five in the UK, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland. It was produced by Terry Brown and mixed at Utopia Studios by Tim Palmer.

First released in Britain, the song peaked at #4 on the UK charts in August 1986. Upon its release in the United States, the previously unknown band’s debut single shot to number one on May 2, 1987, and stayed there for two weeks. It also reached #4 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #24 on Billboard’s Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and (in a remix version) #37 on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. The song spent three weeks at #1 in Canada.

SIDE A:
(I Just) Died In Your Arms (Remix) 6:43
Producer – Cutting Crew, John Jansen, Terry Brown
Remix – Tim Palmer
Written-By – N.Eede*

SIDE B:
For The Longest Time 4:33
Producer – Cutting Crew
Written-By – K. MacMichael*, N.Eede*

(I Just) Died In Your Arms 4:45
Mixed By – Tim Palmer
Producer – Cutting Crew, John Jansen, Terry Brown
Written-By – N.Eede*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 (I Just) Died In Your Arms U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1987 (I Just) Died In Your Arms U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #4
1987 (I Just) Died In Your Arms U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #24

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Siren Records (8) ‎– SIREN 21-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jul 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Illustration – Paul Schofield (2)

NOTES:
From The LP “BROADCAST”
B-side tracks listed in incorrect order on sleeve.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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