Tag: 1988

October 22, 2015

Boys Next Door – Stop Watch Killer (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Stop Watch Killer” is a 1988 single by German duo Boys Next Door consisting of Holger Flesch and Norbert finally they also performed under the name H&N. The duo only released three singles under the name Boys Next Door and three singles under H&N. In 2013 they reunited and released their first and only album.

The track is classic synth-pop at it’s best sounding a lot like Camouflage and New Order.

SIDE A:
Stop Watch Killer (DJ-Version) 5:46
Featuring – Jessy LaVern

SIDE B:
Try This For Size 3:09

Stop Watch Killer (Extended Version) 6:00
Featuring – Jessy LaVern

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metronome ‎– 887 468-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Michael B. Behr*
Executive-Producer – Mike Henne
Mixed By – Thomas Stiehler
Photography – Magnus
Producer – Boys Next Door (2), Steve Brown
Written-By – R. R. Burrows*, H. Flesch*, N. Endlich*

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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

September 28, 2015

Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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“Tomorrow People” is a single by Jamaican Reggae group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. In 1988, the band’s popularity was at such a height that they were signed to the international major label Virgin Records. Later that year, they went into the studio with Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz of Talking Heads to record their third album, Conscious Party. “Tomorrow People” was the first single taken from the album charting at #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #39 on the Hot 100. In the UK the single peaked at #22.

The album received a Grammy award for “Best Reggae Album”.

SIDE A:
Tomorrow People (Reggae This Remix) 6:25
Tomorrow People (Dub This) 5:36

SIDE B:
Tomorrow People (Dub A Pella) 4:16
We A Guh Some Weh 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Tomorrow People	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39
1988	Tomorrow People	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96703
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae-Pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Edited By – Chep Nuñez
Engineer – Doug Grama
Executive-Producer – The Melody Makers
Producer – Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Programmed By – Eric Kupper
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Written-By – Ziggy Marley

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

July 10, 2015

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“It Takes Two” is a song by New York Hip house artists Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock that became a top 40 hit single was later certified platinum by the RIAA. Over the years the song has been covered and sampled by various recording artists. As stated by music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the All Music Guide, “There are many critics and listeners who claim that Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock’s “It Takes Two” is the greatest hip-hop single ever cut. It’s hard to disagree with them.”

The song samples heavily from Lyn Collins’ 1972 song “Think (About It)”, using multiple drum breaks, the well known “Yeah! Woo!” sample, as well as the lyric sung by Collins which gives It Takes Two its title. The famous introduction of the song is spoken over a sample of “Space Dust” by The Galactic Force Band (1978).

In the Uk the song peaked at #24 while in the US it peaked at #36 in August 1988.

SIDE A:
It Takes Two 5:00

SIDE A:
It Takes Two (Instrumental) 5:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	It Takes Two	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#36
198	It Takes Two	U.S. Billboard Hit R&B Hip-Hop Songs	#17
1988	It Takes Two	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Profile Records ‎– PRO-7186
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Hip Hop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Dave Kowalski
Executive-Producer – William Hamilton
Mastered By [Vinyl Cut] – HW*
Producer – Rob Base, W. Hamilton*
Written-By – R. Ginyard*

NOTES:
Recorded at Hillside Studios, New Jersey
Executive Producer for World To World Recordings.

Special thanks to Rhonda Parris

Contains a sample of “Think (About It)” as recorded by Lyn Collins.
Contains a sample of “Spaced Out Disco” track A4 “Space Dust” as recorded by The Galactic Force Band.

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

July 2, 2015

Karen Finley – Lick It! (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Explicit Lyrics

“Lick It!” is a 1988 12″ single recorded by American performance artist Karen Finley. Produced by Mark Kamins “Lick It” is a solid house track set to Finley’s poet musing. Soon after this single’s release Finley released a full studio album titled “The Truth Is Hard To Swallow” however “Lick It” did on appear on the LP. Soon afterwards, she became a highly visible symbol of US Congress’ efforts to deny NEA (National Endowment For The Arts) grants to potentially offensive material, as Senator Jesse Helms blasted Finley in 1990 for a piece in which she smeared chocolate over her nude body. When the NEA refused her application for a grant because of the content of her work, she and three other similarly affected artists sued; a federal district court declared the so-called “standards of decency” provision unconstitutional in 1992, a decision upheld four years later by the Circuit Court of Appeals.

SIDE A:
Lick It 7:26
Dub It 5:07

SIDE B:
Drop That Ghetto Blaster! 0:13
Lick It! (Jazzy House Mix) 7:03
Lickapella 4:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: SSR Records ‎– 12 SSR 89, SSR Records ‎– 12SSR89
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House, Experimental, House

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Craig Kafton
Keyboards – Miguel Kerstman
Producer – Mark Kamins
Producer [Additional] – Tuta Aquino
Written-By, Vocals, Artwork [Front Drawing] – Karen Finley

NOTES:
Made in Belgium
Marketed by Play It Again, Sam!, Brussels

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