Tag: 1987

February 21, 2020

Carol Hitchcock – Get Ready (Extended Remix) (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Get Ready” is a Motown song written by Smokey Robinson, which resulted in two hit records for the label: a U.S. No. 29 version by The Temptations in 1966, and a U.S. No. 4 version by Rare Earth in 1970.

In mid-1987 Australian singer and actress, Carol Hitchcock had a top 20 hit on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart with her cover version of the song7. It also peaked in the top 60 in the United Kingdom and top 50 in New Zealand. In 1985 Hitchcock had acted in the TV series, Prisoner.

According to Hitchcock Stock Aitken Waterman recommended the track for her and she felt that “they were so wonderful to work with.”

As a bonus track, I have added the Australian only “Earth To Moonbase Mix” which was released on a separate Australia 12″.

SIDE A:
Get Ready (Extended Remix) 7:40
Remix [Mixmaster] – Phil Harding
Written-By – W. Robinson*

SIDE B:
More Than Words Can Say 3:59
Mixed By – Mark McGuire
Written-By – Stock-Aitken-Waterman*

BONUS TRACK:
Get Ready (Earth To Moonbase Mix) 8:12
Remix [Mixmaster] – Phil Harding
Written-By – W. Robinson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mushroom ‎– X-13281
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design –John Warwicker
Engineer – Jamie Bromfield, Mark McGuire
Lacquer Cut By – W*
Photography By – Nick Knight
Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman*

NOTES:
A Stock Aitken Waterman Production
Recorded at PWL Studios, London, UK
Made in Australia

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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November 19, 2019

Yello Featuring Billy Mackenzie – The Rhythm Divine (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“The Rhythm Divine” is a 1987 song by Yello, and Billy Mackenzie. MacKenzie, lead singer of new wave band The Associates, who had previously worked with Yello on several occasions, provided lyrics and backing vocals. A 12″ was released in the UK featuring Mackenzie on lead vocals.

Internationally the single was released by Yello featuring Shirley Bassey with Billy Mackenzie on backing vocals. Dieter Meier of the Swiss Electro-group Yello, approached Shirley Bassey in 1987 regarding a possible collaboration. “The Rhythm Divine” was said to have been written especially with her voice in mind. The track was produced by Yello with Hubertus Von Hohenlohe as co-producer.

Bassey’s vocals were recorded at Yello’s studio in Zurich. The song blends the electro-pop sound of the 1980s with a classic big Bassey ballad and introduced Shirley Bassey to a younger generation.

SIDE A:
Yello Featuring Billy Mackenzie – The Rhythm Divine (Version Two) 5:50
Composed By, Arranged By – Boris Blank
Engineer – Steve Williams (6)
Featuring – Billy Mackenzie
Mixed By – Ian Tregoning
Written-By – B. Mackenzie*, B. Blank*, D. Meier*

SIDE B:
Yello – Dr. Van Steiner (Instrumental) 4:00
Written-By – B. Blank*

Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey – The Rhythm Divine (Original 7″ Version) 3:34
Backing Vocals – Billy Mackenzie
Featuring – Shirley Bassey
Written-By – B. Mackenzie*, B. Blank*, D. Meier*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MERXR 253., Mercury ‎– MERXR 253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve] – Me Company, Yello
Photography By – C. Jungwirth*
Producer – Yello

NOTES:
Track A mixed in August 1987.
Billy Mackenzie appears courtesy of WEA Records Ltd.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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November 4, 2019

Living In A Box – Love Is The Art (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Love Is the Art” is the fourth and final single taken from the self-titled debut album by British band Ling In A Box. The single peaked at #45 on the UK singles chart on January 30, 1988. Although not released as a single in the US “Love Is The Art” reached #12 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Love Is The Art (Love) 7:48

SIDE B:
Love Is The Art (Art) 6:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Love Is The Art	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– LIBX 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – A. Critchlow*, M. Vere*, S. Pigott*
Design – John Pasche
Mixed By, Producer [Additional Production] – Dancin’ Danny D.*
Producer – Richard James Burgess

NOTES:
From the LP “LIVING IN A BOX”

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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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October 16, 2019

New Order – True Faith (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Originally posted November 21, 2011

“True Faith” is a song by New Order, co-written and co-produced by the band and Stephen Hague. It was the first New Order single since their debut “Ceremony” to be issued in the UK as two separate 12″ singles. The second 12″ single features two remixes of “True Faith” by Shep Pettibone. The single peaked at number four in the United Kingdom on its original release in 1987. The single also became the first New Order single to chart on the Hot 100 in the United States that same year and their first ever Top 40 hit, peaking at number 32.

As is the case for many New Order songs, the words in the title do not appear anywhere in the lyrics. The original lyrics included a verse that read “Now that we’ve grown up together/They’re taking drugs with me”. Hague convinced Sumner to change the latter line to “They’re afraid of what they see” because he was worried that otherwise it would not get played on the radio. When performing the song live, the band have always used the original line.

“True Faith” was used in the opening nightclub scene in Mary Harron’s film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel American Psycho and in James Bridges’s 1988 film adaptation of Jay McInerney’s novel Bright Lights, Big City. It also appears at the end of the 14th episode of the third season of the American TV series Queer as Folk and in the season finale of the first season of the series The Vampire Diaries.

The US and UK 7″ and 12″ singles contain the song “1963” as the b-side, however the Australian 12″ contains a remix of “Paradise” from the album Brotherhood.

SIDE A:
True Faith (Remix) 9:02
Remix – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Paradise (Remix) 6:41
Remix [Assisted By] – Nick Mainsbridge
Remix, Edited By – Robert Racic

True Dub 10:44
Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	True Faith	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#32
1987	True Faith	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory Records Australasia ‎– Fac 183R
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Australia
Released: Sep 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mastered By – Å (3)
Written By, Producer – New Order, Stephen Hague (tracks: A, B2)

NOTES:
Released by Factory Records Australasia under license from Factory Records Manchester England.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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