Tag: 1988

November 21, 2016

The Christians – Harvest For The World (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

In the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday a day that we come together with family and friends to give thanks for our many blessings. I thought this song would be very fitting for Thanksgiving and the times that we are living in. Let’s all try to be a little kinder and more tolerant of each other. I am so thankful to have all of you sharing this journey with me. I will be spending time with family this week and will return on Monday November 28. – DjPaulT

“Harvest for the World” is a 1976 single originally released by American musical group The Isley Brothers.

The socially conscious single was covered in 1988 by the UK band The Christians with all proceeds going to charity. The video for the track was an animation, created by four leading animation companies, including Aardman Animations. The video won several awards, and the single reached number 8 in the UK singles chart, their sixth consecutive British Top 40 hit.

The song was also covered by Duran Duran spin-off group Power Station for their debut album with lead vocals by guitarist Andy Taylor.

The b-side “Small Axe” is a cover version originally recorded by Bob Marley in 1973.

SIDE A:
Harvest For The World (Remix) 6:02
Producer – Martin Young*, Steven Young
Remix – Phil Legg
Written-By – The Isley Brothers

SIDE B:
Small Axe 5:16
Producer – The Christians
Written-By – Bob Marley

Harvest For The World 3:58
Producer – Martin Young*, Steven Young
Written-By – The Isley Brothers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 395
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Illustration] – Animus Productions
Design – Island Art

NOTES:
Cover versions of the Isley Brothers and Bob Marley songs to raise money for charity.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

November 7, 2016

Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Love Will Save the Day” was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records.

“Love Will Save the Day was produced by John “Jellybean” Benitez and features Roy Ayers on Vibraphone (Vibes).

At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1’s from her current album “Whitney”. “Love Will Save the Day” did not become Houston’s eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 was Houston’s lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video.

Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top 40 for 11 weeks, and reached #5 on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.

Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10 and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. It was a moderate hit in Germany, making 37; and was a minor hit in Australia, peaking at 77.

SIDE A:
Love Will Save The Day (Extended Remix) 7:57
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Remix – Ric Wake

Love Will Save The Day (A Cappella) 5:17
Remix – Ric Wake

SIDE B:
Love Will Save The Day (Single Version) 4:22

Dub Will Save The Day 4:57
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Remix – Ric Wake

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart	#10
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#5
1988	Love Will save The Day	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9721
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Garage House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
From the LP “WHITNEY”

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

October 11, 2016

Was (Not Was) – Spy In The House Of Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Spy in the House of Love” is a song by American eclectic pop group Was (Not Was). Taken from the album What Up Dog?, it became a large hit for the group in the U.S. and the UK in 1988. In the UK the single reached #21 while in the U.S. it became a #1 dance single and a top twent Hot 100 entry.

SIDE A:
Spy In The House Of Love (Jeffrey B. Young & Dangerous Mix) 6:33
Remix – Jeffrey B. Young*

Spy In The House Of Love (Streetsahead Mix) 5:30
Remix – Streetsahead*

SIDE B:
Spy In The House Of Love (Derek B. Mix) 4:54
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Derek B

Spy In The House Of Love (Single Mix) 4:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales	#4
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#77

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43262
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Funk

CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Written-By – David Was, Don Was

NOTES:
From the LP “What Up Dog?”
Printed in U.S.A.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 10, 2016

Was (Not Was) – Walk The Dinosaur (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Walk the Dinosaur” is a song by Was (Not Was), released in 1987, from their 1988 album, What Up, Dog?.

The song features a tight, funky sound, punctuated by horns and a cowbell, along with what sounds like cavepeople chanting in the background.

When released in the UK in 1987, the song reached no. 10 on the singles chart, becoming the group’s first UK top 10 hit. The music video featured four scantily clad ‘cavewomen’ dancing to the song while a Flintstones style TV played clips from Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur. Modern people danced to the song in the “Everybody kill the dinosaur” part. The video received heavy rotation on MTV. The song reached no. 7 on the US chart in 1989, two years after its UK success. The song became the band’s biggest hit single in their home country.

According to an interview with co-writer Randy Jacobs, it “was an infectious sing-along with a Flintstonesque video that probably got played on MTV way too much. But even that seemingly good-time anthem had a dark side. The song’s about nuclear Armageddon. It became a dance (anthem) because of the video. They connected it with the girls in the little Pebbles and Bam-Bam outfits. All the sudden it became, like, ‘do the mashed potato’ or ‘the twist.'”

“Walk the Dinosaur” was also featured in the soundtrack of 1989 film The Dream Team.

SIDE A:
Walk The Dinosaur (The New York Dangerous Version) 6:58
Mixed By [Final Mix], Producer [Additional] – Bruce Forest

Walk The Dinosaur (Bruce’s Prehistoric Dub) 6:43
Mixed By [Final Mix], Producer [Additional] – Bruce Forest

SIDE B:
Walk The Dinosaur (The Debunking Of Uri Geller Mix) 5:06
Mixed By – Don Was, Jamie Muhoberac

Walk The Dinosaur (7″ Version) 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Walk The Dinosaur	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1989	Walk The Dinosaur	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-Singles Sales	#36
1989	Walk The Dinosaur	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#11
1989	Walk The Dinosaur	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	#30

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43332
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Management –Kushnick Passick Management
Producer – The Was Bros*
Written-By – David Was, Don Was, Randy Jacobs

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “What Up, Dog?”

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