Tag: 1987

MCL – New York (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“New York” is a 1987 single by German EBM/Industrial band MCL (Micro Chip League). The song is a re-working of the Sinatra classic “New York New York”. In the United States “New York” became a massive dance hit especially in Houston and Dallas Texas area clubs, so much so that the record was picked up by Dallas based label Oaklawn Records who also released it on 12″. “New York” spent eight weeks on the Billboard Dance Chart peaking at #19 on June 25, 1988.

SIDE A:
New York (Dancefloor-Cut) 5:09

SIDE B:
New York (Double-New York-Mix) 6:42
Short Wave Symphony 3:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 New York U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Future Dance ‎– WESTSIDE 22011, Future Dance ‎– SPV 50-3770
Series: Future Frequency – Part11
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 23 Sep 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: EBM, Industrial

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Compugraphics] – Divo Productions
Artwork By [Sleeve] – K-Y Jelly
Written-By – Stefan Lupp* (tracks: B2)
Written-By, Engineer, Producer – A. Henninger*
Written-By, Keyboards – Ken Taylor (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
This is part 11 of a Future Frequency
Recorded & mixed at Dynaton Studio.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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

The Window Speaks – Man Of The World (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Man of the World” is a song by German band The Windows Speaks consisting of Micki Meuser and Grant Stevens. Released in 1987 “Man of the World” was the fourth single taken from the band’s one and only studio album Heartland.

SIDE A:
Man Of The World (Cosmopolitan Mix) 7:39

SIDE B:
Never Ever Fall In Love 3:36
Man Of The World (Single Version) 4:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – CBS 650738
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals [Additional] – The Jackson Singers
Producer – Candy De Rouge, Gunther Mende

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “Heartland”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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

Cyndi Lauper – Boy Blue (Remix) (Japan 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Boy Blue” is a pop song written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt, and Jeff Bova for Lauper’s second album True Colors (1986).

It was released as the album’s fourth single in 1987. The single version is a remix (which cuts much of Lauper’s more impressive vocal wailing, presumably an effort to make it more commercially accessible). Charting at #71 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was Lauper’s first solo single that failed to make a real impact on the charts. Proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to AIDS organizations.

The official video was a live clip of the song in Paris, France and it was pulled from the concert video of Cyndi Lauper in Paris. The video received heavy airplay on MTV when the single was released (during June and July 1987) and was rarely played after. A live version of “Boy Blue” was later released as the B-side of her single “Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)”.

Thematically like “True Colors” on the album, Lauper wrote this song for a friend who died of AIDS, and the title comes from a poem by Eugene Field called “Little Boy Blue”.

SIDE A:
Boy Blue (Remix) 3:56
Mixed By – Alex Sadkin, Phillip Thornalley*

SIDE B:
The Faraway Nearby 3:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Boy Blue U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #71

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 07・5P-482
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 22 Jul 1987
Genre: electronic
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – David Wolff
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze

NOTES:
Remixed From the LP “TRUE COLORS”

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

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

Bee Gees – You Win Again (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“You Win Again” is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees. Released as a single in late 1987, it marked the start of the group’s comeback, becoming a No. 1 hit in many European countries, including the UK—their first to do so in over eight years, and made them the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

As songwriters, the Gibb brothers received the 1987 British Academy’s Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 1988, the band received a Brit Award nomination for Best British Group. In a UK television special on ITV in December 2011, it was voted second (behind “How Deep Is Your Love”) in “The Nation’s Favourite Bee Gees Song”.

“You Win Again” was a No. 1 single in Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Norway, as well as making the top 10 in Italy, the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden. It also topped the Eurochart for four weeks. When the song reached No. 1 on 17 October 1987 in the UK, it made the Bee Gees the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. “You Win Again” entered the UK Singles Chart in September at No. 87, eventually staying at No. 1 for four weeks keeping off George Michael’s single “Faith”.

It was less successful in the US, however, only reaching No. 75 in the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
You Win Again (Extended Remix) 5:15
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Mix] – Doc Dougherty
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Backtafunk (LP Version) 4:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 You Win Again U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #75

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20760
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Brian Tench
Design, Art Direction – T&CP Associates
Photography By – Andy Earl
Producer – Arif Mardin, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb
Written-By – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb

NOTES:
Special version from the LP “E.S.P.”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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