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Spandau Ballet – Be Free With Your Love (UK 12″)

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Originally posted April 6, 2012

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“Be Free with Your Love” was the second single taken from the sixth studio album “Heart Like A Sky” by English new wave band Spandau Ballet. The single did well in Italy, and Netherlands reaching the top 10. In the band’s native UK the single peaked at #52. Two more singles were released from the album before the group disbanded.

SIDE A:
Be Free With Your Love (Extended Dance Mix) 6:39
Remix – Justin Strauss

SIDE B:
Be Free With Your Love (Dub Mix) 5:09
Remix – Justin Strauss

Be Free With Your Love 4:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – SPANS T4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Brass] – Gary Barnacle
Backing Vocals – London Community Gospel Choir
Brass – Phantom Horns
Co-producer – Gary Kemp, Gary Langan
Engineer – John Brough
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Spandau Ballet album “Heart Like A Sky”

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VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24Bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Then Jerico – What Does It Take? (UK 12″ Ltd. Edition)

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“What Does It Take?” was the second singles taken from the second LP “BIG AREA” by English rock band Then Jerico. The song features backing vocals by American singer Belinda Carlisle. “What Does It Take?” reached #33 in the UK, and #26 in Ireland.

SIDE A:
What Does It Take? (Extended) 5:36
Backing Vocals – Belinda Carlisle
Engineer – Peter Henderson
Keyboards [Additional], Guitar – Rick Nowels
Producer – Rick Nowels
Written-By – Munday, Nowels, Stewart*

SIDE B:
Under Fire 6:03
Co-producer –  Mark Shaw, Peter Henderson
Written-By – Then Jerico

Jungle 5:09
Co-producer –  Mark Shaw, Peter Henderson
Written-By – Then Jerico

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint
Band Portraits: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – LONXG 223, London Records – 886539.1, London Records – LONX 223
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Limited Edition Gatefold sleeve also includes 5 band portraits.

From the LP “The Big Area”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24Bit FLAC only available for seven days!


Password: burningtheground

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Grace Jones – Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (US 12″)

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“Love on Top of Love” is a song by Grace Jones released in 1989 as the first single from Jones’ ninth studio album Bulletproof Heart.

“Love on Top of Love”, subtitled “Killer Kiss” on single releases, was produced by C+C Music Factory’s David Cole and Robert Clivilles. The song met with considerable success and reached #1 on the Billboard HotDance/Club Play chart for two weeks in December 1989.

SIDE A:
Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (The Funky Dred Club Mix) 6:21
Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) 6:27

SIDE B:
Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (Grace’s Swing Mix) 7:29
Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) 7:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15508
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Garage House, RnB/Swing

CREDITS:
Composed By [Lyrics] – Cole, Jones
Composed By [Music] –Cole*
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Engineer [Overdub Engineer] – Rob Paustian, Steve “Griff” Griffin
Painting [Front Cover Painting] –Richard Bernstein
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Robert Clivilles And David Cole
Vocals –Grace Jones
Rap [Uncredited] – Freedom Williams

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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Mavis Staples – Christmas Vacation (US 7″ Promo)

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Originally posted December 24, 2013

“Christmas Vacation” is the opening song of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation performed by American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.

Though the film didn’t have a soundtrack release – and Lindsey Buckingham’s de facto Vacation theme “Holiday Road” is nowhere to be heard – there was an original song that kicked off the film and put things in the appropriate spirit. Mavis Stapes’ “Christmas Vacation” was written by the husband-and-wife team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who helped write ’60s pop classics like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” and “On Broadway.” Staples was, of course, well-known as a member of the family gospel-soul group The Staple Singers – but 1989 found her restarting her solo career after a decade away. And she did it with a very notable ally: “Christmas Vacation” and that year’s album Time Waits for No One was released on the Paisley Park label, owned by ’80s megastar Prince – who would write and produce most of that album as well.

Despite several popular songs being present in the film, no official soundtrack album was officially released.

The same track appears on both sides of this promotional single.

SIDE A:
Christmas Vacation 3:25

SIDE B:
Christmas Vacation 3:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park – PRO-S-3878, Warner Bros. Records – PRO-S-3878
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Style: Funk / Soul

CREDITS:
Producer – Barry Mann, Homer Banks, Lester Snell
Written-By – Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil*

NOTES:
From the motion picture Christmas Vacation a Warner Bros film

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.