Tag: 1987

November 30, 2018

Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam – Head To Toe (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Head to Toe” is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number one on three charts: Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1987, the Hot Black Singles charts on May 30 of that year, and the dance charts. In Canada, the song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on July 25 of the same year. The song sports a retro Motown flavor mixed with the Freestyle sound for which they were known.

SIDE A:
Head To Toe 5:03
Heads, Toes And Feets (Foot Mix) 5:11

SIDE B:
You’ll Never Change (Force Full Remix) 4:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Head To Toe	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	Head To Toe	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1987	Head To Toe	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 06757
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Freestyle, RnB/Swing, Funk

CREDITS:
Design – Josephine DiDonato
Executive Producer – Don Oriolo, Jurgen Kordufetsch, Steve Salem
Management – Full Force Productions, Easy Steve Salem*
Mixed By, Engineer, Remix – Glenn “G-Man” Rosenstein*
Photography By – Maureen Lambray
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Mixed By, Remix – Full Force

NOTES:
Track A1 & A2 Special version from the forthcoming LP: “Spanish Fly”
Track B2 Special version from the LP: “Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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Password: burningtheground

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November 12, 2018

Falco – Emotional (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Emotional” is a 1987 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his third studio album of the same name. Released on Sire Records in the U.S. the single failed to chart. “Emotional” did have greater success internationally where it peaked at #8 (Austria), #11 (Spain), #50 (Germany) and #85 (UK).

The single’s cover is a still from the promotional video, which is a homage to a similar backdrop used by Elvis Presley in his 1968 “comeback special.”

SIDE A:
Emotional (Extended N.Y. Mix) (English Version) 8:20
Emotional (N.Y. Mix) (Bilingual Version) 4:20

SIDE B:
Emotional (Extended Continental Mix) (Bilingual Version) 7:36
Emotional (Her Side Of The Story) (Extended Version) 5:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20666
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Speigelman*
Engineer [Mixing] – Gary Hellman
Mixed By – Rob And Ferdi Bolland*, John Luongo
Photography – Doro Productions
Producer [Additional], Edited By – John Luongo
Producer, Arranged By – Rob And Ferdi Bolland*
Written-By – R. Bolland / F. Bolland*, Falco

NOTES:
Produced, arranged and mixed for Teldec.
Additional production, mixing and editing for The Office, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

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

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October 26, 2018

Lou Gramm – Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)” is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, best known for being the original lead singer of the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song is featured during the motorcycle chase in the 1987 Joel Schumacher film “The Lost Boys” and on its soundtrack. The single was only released in the U.S., Europe, and Australia but failed to chart. A music video was filmed for the song also directed by Joel Schumacher and received airplay on MTV and VH1.

SIDE A:
Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys) (LP Version) 6:36
Producer – Lou Gramm, Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm

SIDE B:
If I Don’t Have You 4:40
Producer, Engineer – Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon

Lost In The Shadows (Lost Boys) (Edit) 4:47
Producer – Lou Gramm, Pat Moran
Written-By – Lou Gramm

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 7-89236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
“Lost In The Shadows (The Lost Boys)” From the Atlantic album “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Lost Boys”

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

October 23, 2018

INXS – Devil Inside (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Devil Inside” is a song by Australian band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS’s best known songs.

It was released as a single in February 1988. The song was most successful in the US, going to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, held out of the top spot by a combination of “Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car” by Billy Ocean and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” by Whitney Houston. “Devil Inside” then went on to peak at #47 in the United Kingdom, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland and #6 in Australia.

Guitarist and saxophone player Kirk Pengilly stated in an interview that he did not like the music video for “Devil Inside,” because he thought that it was “too American.

The video was filmed in Balboa, California and directed by Joel Schumacher.

SIDE A:
Devil Inside (Remixed Version) 6:32
Producer – Chris Thomas
Remix – Francois Kevorkian*, Michael Hutchinson
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

SIDE B:
Devil Inside (Edited Version) 3:56
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain, Chris Thomas
Producer – Chris Thomas
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

On The Rocks 3:07
Engineer – Andrew Scott, Kirk Pengilly
Mixed By – Andrew Scott
Producer, Performer – Kirk Pengilly
Written-By – K. Pengilly*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Devil Inside	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1987	Devil Inside	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2
1987	Devil Inside	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#32

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86622
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design [Cover] – Tracy Veal
Illustration [Cover], Design [Cover] – Nick Egan
Lacquer Cut By – D.K.*
Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith

NOTES:
Track A Remix Version of Atlantic LP 81796 – “Kick”
Track B2 mixed at Rhinocereos Studios, Sydney.
Track B2 lists ‘Ken Pengilly’ as the producer by mistake.

Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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