Tag: 1988

July 1, 2015

Sinéad O’Connor – Jump In The River (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Explicit Lyrics

“Jump In The River” is a 1988 single by Irish singer songwriter Sinéad O’Connor. The song was the first single taken from her second studio album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Married To The Mob. The 12″ version features an explicit rant by American performance artist Karen Finley. “Jump In The River” went mostly unnoticed by the public peaking at #29 in Ireland and #81 in the UK.

SIDE A:
Jump In The River 4:11
Performed By – Sinéad O’Connor
Written-By – Pirroni*, O’Connor*

Jerusalem 4:14
Performed By – Sinéad O’Connor
Co-producer – Kevin Moloney
Producer – Sinéad O’Connor
Written-By – McMordie*, Reynolds*, Clowes*, O’Connor*

SIDE B:
Jump In The River (12″ Version) 7:17
Performed By – Sinéad O’Connor And Karen Finley
Producer – Karen Finley, Mark Kamine*, Sinéad O’Connor
Written-By – Pirroni*, O’Connor*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Ensign ‎– 4V9 43309, Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43309
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Original Recording From The Hit Movie
“Married To The Mob”
Jerusalem*
*From the album “The Lion And The Cobra”

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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

May 14, 2015

Vicious Pink – 8:15 To Nowhere (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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“8:15 To Nowhere” was a song by British synth-pop duo Vicious Pink. The instrumental track became a cult hit without any promotion garnering heavy club play on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite it’s popularity the single failed to chart.

SIDE A:
8:15 To Nowhere 2:48
Written-By – Moss*, Hammer*, Blackwell*

SIDE B:
The Spaceship Is Over There 4:21
Written-By – Moss*, Warden*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: LD Records ‎– LD 8818
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Beat

NOTES:
Made in Belgium.

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

April 16, 2015

Pat Benatar – Let’s Stay Together (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Remastered using the Ortofon OM Super 30 stylus!

This is one of those singles that I originally ripped way back in December, 2010. Back then I was using ClickRepair and the Ortofon OM 20 stylus. The result was a good rip but not as good as it could be. Now in 2015 I have stopped using ClickRepair started manually removing clicks and updated my stylus to the Ortofon OM Super 30. I also upgraded the tube in my Bellari phono pre-amp to the Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron tube resulting in a much higher quality transfer. Enjoy!

“Let’s Stay Together” was the third single lifted from Pat Benatar’s eighth studio album “Wide Awake In Dreamland”. The single but failed to reach the chart status of the previous singles and failed to chart in the US. “Wide Awake In Dreamland” was Benatar’s last rock-oriented album of the 1980s, before she would go on to try a blues-based sound.

SIDE A:
Let’s Stay Together (12″ Mix) 6:41

SIDE B:
Let’s Stay Together (Dub Mix) 6:00
Let’s Stay Together (12″ Edit) 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis‎– VAS 1374
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Remix – Ed Thacker , Paul Fox
Written-By – N. Geraldo* , P. Geraldo*

NOTES:
ticker on sleeve: “New Rock Mix Exclusively for album radio”

Original version on the LP/Cassette/CD
“WIDE AWAKE IN DREAMLAND”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: 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 25, 2015

Martini Ranch – Reach (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

Originally posted May 6, 2011

“Reach” was the second single released by new wave band Martini Ranch conceived in 1982 by Andrew Todd Rosenthal. The band was composed of Rosenthal (vocals and guitar) and actor Bill Paxton (voices and samples), and featured a similar sound to late 1980s Devo. “Reach” also features actor Judge Reinhold (of Beverly Hills Cop fame) as the Whistler on the song.

“Reach” failed to have any chart success but the music video directed by James Cameron (Titanic) recieved heavy airplay on MTV and VH-1. The production included cameos from Cameron’s soon-to-be-wife, fellow director Kathryn Bigelow, as well as Aliens and Terminator alumni Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser and Jenette Goldstein, Judge Reinhold, Brian Thompson, and Adrian Pasdar (the video is roughly contemporaenous with the production of Bigelow’s Near Dark, the cast of which included Henricksen, Goldstein, and Pasdar as well as Paxton). Also seen is Bud Cort, as the crazy person admiring Bill Paxton’s motorcycle. There is also a memorable scene with the three band members Rosenthal, Paxton and keyboardist O’Hearn being dragged through the dust.

The “Untitled” track on the b-side is a short instrumental. It is not listed on the record label or sleeve.

SIDE A:
Reach (Extended Dance Mix) 7:09
Backing Vocals – Robert O’Hearn
Whistling – Judge Reinhold

SIDE B:
Richard Cory (LP Version/Edit) 3:34
Backing Vocals – Robert O’Hearn

Untitled Track :20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20868
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Martini Ranch
Engineer – Greg Penny, Joe Seta
Producer – Greg Penny

NOTES:
Special thanks to James Cameron

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

2015 Re-Rip! Meticulously Remastered! First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!