Tag: 1990

December 14, 2011

Adam Ant – Room At The Top (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THEGROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

Produced and co-written by André Cymone “Room At The Top” was the first single taken from Adam Ant’s fourth solo album Manners & Physique. “Room at the Top” peaked at number 13 in England and number 17 in America.

SIDE A:
Room At The Top (Extended Version) 6:45

SIDE B:
Room At The Top (7″ Radio Mix) 4:06
Room At The Top (House Vocal) 7:21
Room At The Top (House Dub) 6:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Room At The Top	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#17
1990	Room At The Top	U.S. Billboard Hot Alternative Songs	#17
1990	Room At The Top	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-18134
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: House, Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Producer – Andre Cymone*
Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss
Programmed By [Additional Keyboards] – Eric Kupper
Remix – Daniel Abraham, Justin Strauss
Written-By – Adam Ant, Andre Cymone*, Marco Pirroni

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, MCA-6315, “Manners & Physique”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 23, 2011

Grace Jones – Megamix (France 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

REQUEST

This 1990 ultra scarce Grace Jones Megamix was released only in France on Island Records as both a 7″ and 12″ promo single. Bothe the 7″ and 12″ include the 5:10 version of “Private Life” as the b-side. Instead of posting both singles seperately I have included the 7″ Version of the Megamix as a bonus track. The singles are both housed in a yellow and blue Island Records sleeve.

SIDE A:
MEGAMIX (9:15)
(A.1) La Vie En Rose
Written-By – Edith Piaf, Louiguy

(A.2) Pull Up To The Bumper
Written-By – Dana Mano*, Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya*

(A.3) Slave To The Rhythm
Written-By – Woolley*, Darlow*, Lipson*, Horn*

(A.4) I’ve Seen That Face Before
Written-By – Written-By – A. Piazzolla*, B. Reynolds*, Wilkey*, N. Delon*

SIDE B:
Private Life 5:10
Written-By – C. Hynde*

MEGAMIX (7″ Version) (Bonus Track) 5:47
(B.2) La Vie En Rose
Written-By – Edith Piaf, Louiguy

B.3) Slave To The Rhythm
Written-By – Woolley*, Darlow*, Lipson*, Horn*

(B.3) Pull Up To The Bumper
Written-By – Dana Mano*, Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records
Catalog#: 875 547-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: France
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 3, 2011

Bananarama – Only Your Love (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

REQUEST

“Only Your Love” is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was released as the first single from the group’s fifth studio album Pop Life and was issued several months prior to the release of the album. The Pop Life album marked a break for Bananarama from their long-standing relationship with the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio. “Only Your Love” was co-written and produced by Youth. The album version of the song was remixed for its single release.

The song’s primary rhythm, complete with ‘Woo Woo’ hoots, directly references “Sympathy for the Devil”. This led Jonathon Ross to jokingly thank ‘The Rolling Stones’ after Bananarama had performed the song on his TV show. The song also contains samples of “Loaded” by Primal Scream and “Fool’s Gold” by The Stone Roses, two songs that had been recent pop and dance hits in the UK. Upon its release “Only Your Love” received positive critical reviews. The song was not released as a single in the United States.

“Only Your Love” peaked at number twenty-seven in the UK singles chart, which the group considered to be a disappointment. The single did not fare much better in other countries, hitting number forty-nine in New Zealand and fifty-one in Australia.

SIDE A:
Only Your Love (The Monkey Drum Mooch) 7:23
Remix – Terry Farley

SIDE B:
Only Your Love (A Tribute To Barry Mooncult Mix) 5:40
Remix – Terry Farley

Only Your Love (Paris Texas Instrumental) 5:33
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Andy Caine
Engineer – Thrash

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records
Catalog#: NANXR 21
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Credits: Design [Sleeve Design] – Andrew Biscomb, Peter Barrett (3)
Producer – Youth
Written-By – Andy Caine, Sara Dallin*, Youth

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 Remixed for Boys Own Productions

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi