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Device – Hanging On A Heart Attack (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Device was a short-lived L.A. basedpop-rock trio formed by keyboardist, bassist and vocalist Holly Knight, vocalist Paul Engemann and guitarist Gene Black.

Device’s only album, 22B3, was released in the spring of 1986. It produced a Top 40 single in the U.S. with “Hanging on a Heart Attack,” which entered the Billboard Top 40 on August 2, 1986. The single spent 4 weeks on the chart peaking at #35.

SIDE A:
Hanging On A Heart Attack (Dance Mix) 7:28

SIDE B:
Hanging On A Heart Attack (Dub Version) 6:35
Hanging On A Heart Attack (Short Version) 4:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Hanging On A Heart Attack U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #35

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 43007
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave
Credits: Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Masciarotte
Engineer [Mix] – Michael Hutchinson
Producer – Mike Chapman
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Written-By – H. Knight*, M. Chapman*

NOTES:
From the Chrysalis album “22B3”

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Letitia Dean And Paul Medford – Something Outa Nothing (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

R E Q U E S T

Letitia Dean (born 14 November 1967 in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sharon Watts, one of the original characters in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Dean was part of the original cast in 1985 and remained in the series until 1995. She reprised the role in 2001 and appeared on and off until January 2006. In 2012 it was announced that Dean would be returning to EastEnders for a third stint.

While appearing on EastEnders, Dean forayed into singing with her fellow EastEnders cast-mate, Paul Medford (who played Kelvin Carpenter). A song penned for the pair as part of a plotline in EastEnders (known as The Banned) prompted the BBC to release the song as a single. The song, “Something Outa Nothing”, reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1986.

SIDE A:
Something Outa Nothing (Extented Version) 5:34

SIDE B:
Time Square (Instrumental) 4:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: BBC Records – 12RSL 203
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Oct 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Stewart & Bradley James*
Producer, Written-By – Simon May

NOTES:
The song featured by “The Banned” in Eastenders.

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Dead Or Alive – Son Of A Gun (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Although the UK received the most releases form Dead Or Alive, Japan somehow managed to make its mark in collectors eyes. As Dead Or Alive have received much adoration from the Japanese, the releases there have carried them far beyond Radio One. “Son Of A Gun” is one of those items released only in Japan. The track would become the fifth and final single released from “Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know. The single was released just prior to the “Rip It Up” album and tour hence the picture sleeve. It is rumoured that the single is slightly remixed because Pete and the band always remixed their 7″ singles much like their 12″ counterparts. The track durations are a little different than the LP versions but not much.

This is a pretty rare Japanese item and one of my favorites from my collection.

SIDE A:
Son Of A Gun 4:17

SIDE B:
Come Inside 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic/Sony – 07•5P-499
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Stereo, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mixed By [Mix Master] – Phil Harding
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know”

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Dead Or Alive – Something In My House (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

In 1986, Dead or Alive released their third album, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, also produced by SAW. The album included one of the band’s best-known songs, “Something in My House”, tonally very Gothic and with a sleeve depicting Pete Burns in front of what appears to be a Satanic altar, featuring an inverted crucifix. A 12″ version of the song, the “Mortevicar Mix”, featured sampling of dialogue from the soundtrack of “The Exorsist” and a sampling from the George A. Romero American movie trailer from his film “Day of the Dead” (1985).

The US 12″ includes four hot mixes. My favoriteis the latin flavored “Flamenco Mix”.

SIDE A:
Something In My House (US Wipe Out Mix – Part 2) 7:18
Something In My House (Instrumental) 5:19

SIDE B:
Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix) 6:55
Something In My House (Flamenco Mix) 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 06750
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Artwork, Design] – Satori
Photography – Peter Brown
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Remix – Dead Or Alive, Phil Harding
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
From the Epic album “Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know”

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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ClickRepair
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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