Tag: 1988

March 9, 2018

3 Man Island – Jack The Lad (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Jack The Lad” is a 1988 single released by English trio 3 Man Island. In the United States, the single was a top ten dance hit. On April 23, 1988, the single reached #10 on the Billboard Dance chart after spending eight weeks on the survey. The single also barely cracked the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #94.

SIDE A:
Jack The Lad (Club Mix) 6:01

SIDE B:
Jack The Lad (Rub A Dub-Dub-Dub Mix) 6:31
Jack The Lad (Radio Mix) 4:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Jack The Lad	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#94
1988	Jack The Lad	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43220
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – John Smyth Jnr.
Executive Producer – Barry Andrews
Producer – 3 Man Island
Written-By – Whitford*, Swanston*, Cox*

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: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold 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

February 26, 2018

Gladys Knight & The Pips – Lovin’ On Next To Nothin’ (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Lovin’ On Next To Nothin'” is the second single taken from the album All Our Love by soul quartet Gladys Knight & The Pips. The album was the last ever studio album before The Pips retired and Knight embarked on a solo career. “Lovin’ On Next To Nothin'” peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and became a #10 dance hit. In the U.K. the single peaked at #81 on the U.K. singles chart.

SIDE A:
Lovin’ On Next To Nothin’ (Extended Version) 7:30

SIDE B:
Lovin’ On Next To Nothin’ (Instrumental) 7:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Lovin’ On Next To Nothin’	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3
1988	Lovin’ On Next To Nothin’	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA 23804, MCA Records ‎– MCA-23804
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Taavi Mote
Executive Producer – Bubba Knight, Gladys Knight
Producer – Howie Rice
Remix – Louil Silas, Jr.*
Written-By – Alan Rich*, Howie Rice, Jeff Pescetto

NOTES:
From the MCA LP “ALL OUR LOVE”

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

February 21, 2018

Duran Duran – I Don’t Want Your Love (UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Originally posted June 17, 2014

“I Don’t Want Your Love” is the seventeenth single from Duran Duran and the first single from the Big Thing album. It was released on September 1988. As with the album, the band’s name was rendered on the artwork as Duranduran.

“I Don’t Want Your Love” both debuted and peaked at number 14 in the UK, but did much better in the rest of Europe, especially in Italy where it spent six non-consecutive weeks at number 1, and was the best-selling single of 1988 in that country. It also did very well in the U.S., reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

In the UK a promo 12″ includes the dub mix of “I Don’t Want Your Love”, which was unreleased elsewhere until 1999’s Strange Behaviour remix collection (which strangely didn’t use the lead 12″ mix entitled “Big Mix”).

SIDE A:
I Don’t Want Your Love (Big Mix) 7:34

SIDE B:
I Don’t Want Your Love (Dub Mix) 7:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	I Don’t Want Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1988	I Don’t Want Your Love	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	#13
1988	I Don’t Want Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12 YOUR DJ 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Daniel Abraham , Duran Duran , Jonathan Elias
Recorded By, Mixed By – Daniel Abraham
Written-By – Taylor* , Rhodes* , Le Bon*
Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed for White Falcon Productions.
Additionally produced and mixed for Mastermix Productions.
Mastered at Sterling.

From the Duranduran album “BIG THING”

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

January 17, 2018

Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car” is a 1988 single by Trinidadian-born British singer Billy Ocean, based on a line in the Sherman Brothers’ song (famously covered by Johnny Burnette as well as Ringo Starr) “You’re Sixteen”. Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge (for the time) video, which featured cartoon mixed with live-action sequences. The song went to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles charts. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film License to Drive. The short but notable saxophone solo is by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.

SIDE A:
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Extended Version) 9:00
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Robert John “Mutt” Lange*
Written-By – Billy Ocean, R.J. Lange*

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Instrumental Version) 5:29
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Robert John “Mutt” Lange*
Written-By – Billy Ocean, R.J. Lange*

SIDE B:
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (7″ Version) 4:45
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Robert John “Mutt” Lange*
Written-By – Billy Ocean, R.J. Lange*

Showdown 4:58
Mixed By – Bryan “Chuck” New
Producer – Barry J. Eastmond*, Wayne Brathwaite

Special Mix 9:40
Mixed By – Jerry Peal

a. Bittersweet
b. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
c. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year

Single

Chart

Position

1988

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

U.S. Billboard Hot 100

1988

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

U.S. Billboard Adult ContemporaryTracks

1988

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

U.S. Billboard Black Singles

1988

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play

#25

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jive ‎– JD1-9679
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

Find the 12″ on 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