Tag: 1986

November 20, 2013

Swing Out Sister – Twilight World (Special Club Mixes) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Twilight World” is a song by the British pop act Swing Out Sister. The song is included on their debut album, It’s Better to Travel. It was written by the members of the group at that time, Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson.

The song was released as a single in the UK in April 1987, and it peaked at #32 on the UK Singles Chart in May of that year. “Twilight World” was the second release from It’s Better to Travel in the U.S., following “Breakout”, and it first appeared on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1987. It became the group’s highest charting hit on that survey, reaching #9 in early 1988. The song also made the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1988, peaking at #31.

The mixes on this promo are exclusive to this release.

SIDE A:
Twilight World (Vocal Dub) 4:52
Twilight World (Classical Dub) 4:59

SIDE B:
Twilight World (Instrumental Dub) 6:33
Twilight World (Beat Your Sister Dub) 2:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Twilight World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31
1987	Twilight World	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#7
1987	Twilight World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– PRO 560-1
Format: Vinyl, Promo, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Remix – Bruce Forest, Frank Heller

NOTES:
Original version from the Mercury album “IT”S BETTER TO TRAVEL”

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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

September 11, 2013

Patti LaBelle – Oh, People (The JM Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Oh, People” is the second single from Winner in You, the eighth solo album from Patti LaBelle, released on June 30, 1986. The song is a socially conscious anthem with lyrics pleading to individuals to unite and “build the world we want together.”

The song was a moderate success, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart while also reaching number 26 in the United Kingdom. It also reached several European charts peaking at number 31 in the Netherlands (AKA the Dutch singles chart) and number 36 in New Zealand.

In the UK two seperate 12″ singles were released both with different A side remixes. The first a remix by Richard Perry (Extended Remix Version) and the second included a remix by Julian Mendelsohn (The JM MIx). For this post I have included the Richard Perry mix as a bonus.

SIDE A:
Oh, People (The JM Remix) 8:32
Engineer [Assistant] – Spike
Producer [Associate] – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn
Written-By – A. Goldmark*, B. Roberts*

Oh, People (Extended Remix Version) 5:05
Engineer [Remix] – Barney Perkins
Producer [Associate] – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Remix – Richard Perry
Written-By – A. Goldmark*, B. Roberts*

SIDE B:
Oh, People (Instrumental) 5:25
Engineer [Remix] – Barney Perkins
Producer [Associate] – Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Remix – Richard Perry
Written-By – A. Goldmark*, B. Roberts*

Love Attack 4:11
Written-By – A. D. Rich*, P. Henderson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Oh, People	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#29
1986	Oh, People	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCAX 1075
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing, Downtempo, Soul
Credits: Executive Producer – Patti LaBelle
Producer – Richard Perry

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Patti LaBelle LP:
“WINNER IN YOU”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 27, 2013

Howard Jones – All I Want (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

“All I Want” is a single taken from Howard Jones’s third studio album.

Released in October 1986 in the UK as the lead single from the album One to One, it reached #35 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it was the third single from the album, and reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

SIDE A:
All I Want (Extended Version) 6:26
Producer – Arif Mardin

SIDE B:
Roll Right Up 4:47
Mixed By – Mike Roarty
Producer – Howard Jones

Don’t Want To Fight Anymore 4:34
Producer – Arif Mardin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	All I Want	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#76

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA Records Ltd ‎– how10t
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, With Poster
Country: UK
Released: 04 Oct 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer – Kevin Killen
Music By, Lyrics By – Howard Jones
Photography – Simon Fowler

NOTES:
This issue comes with a large foldout poster.
Mastered at Sterling.

Original version appears on the album:
“ONE TO ONE”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 21, 2013

Big Audio Dynamite – Medicine Show (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones.

The third single to be released from the band’s debut album “This Is Big Audio Dynamite” was the sample-heavy “Medicine Show” which included smples from several Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns including: A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Duck You Sucker, and John Huston’s The Treasure of The Sierra Madre. In the UK the single peaked at #29 wjile in the US the trach went to #42 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Medicine Show 8:55

SIDE B:
A Party (Dub) 10:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Medicine Show	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#42

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– TA 7181
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Breaks, Downtempo, Dub
Credits: Engineer – Paul “Groucho” Smykle
Performer – Flea*, Dan Donovan, Don Letts, Greg Roberts, Leo Williams, Mick Jones
Photography – Adrian Boot, Nico Roeg
Producer – Mick Jones
Songwriter – Don Letts, Mick Jones

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP:
“This Is Big Audio Dynamite”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi