Tag: 1988

April 22, 2021

Level 42 – Heaven In My Hands (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Heaven in My Hands” is a 1988 song by the British group Level 42.

It was released as the first single from the band’s album Staring at the Sun and reached number 12 in the UK charts. It was the first Level 42 single not to feature the Gould brothers, Boon and Phil, following their departure from the band the previous year. However, Boon Gould did write the song’s lyrics.

The instrumental introduction, heard on the extended 12″ single version of the song, was heavily used by BBC Sport early in their coverage of the 1989 Wimbledon Championships. The music was also adapted for the Croatian and Slovak versions of the hit television game show Wheel of Fortune.

SIDE A:
Heaven In My Hands (Extended Version) 7:12
Remix – Tom Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
Heaven In My Hands (7″ Version) 4:10
Gresham Blues 5:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 887 777-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Design] – Artful Dodgers Ltd., The
Producer –Julian Mendelsohn, Level 42, Wally Badarou
Written-By – R. Gould* (tracks: A, B1), M. King*

NOTES:
From the Polydor album “Staring At The Sun”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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February 9, 2021

Deniece Williams – I Can’t Wait (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“I Can’t Wait” was the first single taken from the twelfth studio album As Good As It Gets by American singer, songwriter, and producer Deniece Williams. “I Can’t Wait” spent eight weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #68 on October 28, 1988. The song also reached #8 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song would become Williams’s last charting single on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
I Can’t Wait (12″ Version) 5:30
I Can’t Wait (7″ Version) 4:26

SIDE B:
I Can’t Wait (Deniece-A-Dub) 4:42
I Can’t Wait (7″ Instrumental) 4:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#68
1988	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Singles	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 07889
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – George Duke
Executive-Producer – Brad Westering
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – George Duke
Remix – Bruce Forest (tracks: A1), Frank Heller (tracks: A1)

NOTES:
From the Columbia LP: “As Good As It Gets”
Recorded at Le Gonks West Studio, Hollywood, CA.
Remixed at Soundtracks, New York, NY.

Groove Etching says “F/W Herbie :)”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

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February 2, 2021

Monday – Fallen Angel (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Fallen Angel” is a 1988 single by German trio Monday. The group was formerly known as Man-X (Heinz Oho, Dieter Müller and Manfred “Mannix” Zimmermann). In 1988 they changed their name to Monday and released two singles and one album before splitting.

SIDE A:
Fallen Angel (Steve Smith Edit) (“May Day Mix”) 6:34
Remix – Michael Marshall, Steve Smith

SIDE B:
Fallen Angel (Extended Mix) 6:40
Fallen Angel (Radio Version) 3:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15471
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Frank*
Composed By – D. Muller*, H. Oho*, M. Zimmermann*
Producer – Monday

NOTES:
The original version appears on the LP “MONDAY”

MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC

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December 3, 2020

Sweet Sensation – Take It While It’s Hot (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Take It While It’s Hot” is the third singles released by Sweet Sensation, a female dance trio from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The song peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and #14 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Take It While It’s Hot (Long Vocal) 5:50
Edited By – Charlie Dee Diaz, Det Reirruc, Omar Santana

Take It While It’s Hot (Charlie Dee “Hot” Dub) 8:01
Edited By – Charlie “Dee” Diaz*, Det Reirruc, Oh, Oh Omar Santana
Remix – Charlie Dee

SIDE B:
Take It While It’s Hot (Only Omar’s Dub) 7:02
Remix, Edited By – Omar Santana

Take It While It’s Hot (Percapella Mix) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Take It While It’s Hot	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54
1988	Btake It While It’s Hot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. ‎– NP50072
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Oh, Oh Omar Santana* (tracks: B1, B2)
Executive Producer – Cherrie Shepherd
Mastered By –Herb Powers, Jr.*
Mixed By – Steve Peck
Other [Final Sweetening] – Gary Henry (tracks: A1, A2)
Producer – Ted Currier
Scratches [Scratched By] – Eric “Serious” Santana* (tracks: B1, B2)
Written-By – Joseph Malloy

NOTES:
Edited By: Oh, Oh Omar Santana. Scratched By: Eric “Serious” Santana (Members Of V.I.P.)

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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