Tag: 1991

April 22, 2013

Donna Summer – Work That Magic (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

“Work That Magic” is a song from the album Mistaken Identity by Donna Summer. In some countries’ editions of the album (including the UK), the version of the song was a remix by ISA. This version was released as a single in the UK (in place of “When Love Cries”, which had been a single in America and Europe). While most of the album had quite an urban feel, this song was much more of a dance number. It peaked at number 74 in the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Work That Magic (Extended ISA Remix) 6:20
Work That Magic (ISA Remix) 5:00

SIDE B:
Work That Magic (Capricorn Remix) 4:34
Let There Be Peace (LP Version) 3:59

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-85925
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, RnB/Swing
Credits: Producer, Mixed By, Remix, Written-By – Keith Diamond
Remix, Mixed By – George Karras
Written-By – Anthony Smith (tracks: A1 To B1), Donna Summer, Eve Nelson (tracks: A1 To B1), Larry Henley (tracks: A1 To B1)

NOTES:
From the LP “MISTAKEN IDENTITY”

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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

March 28, 2013

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – One Mad Day Mix (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

Euro-Mixx is a US based label that had formerly released bootleg singles under the name ON-Usound. This 12″ is a nicely done Megamix titled “One Mad Day Mix” of British New Wave group OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark).

Founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single “Enola Gay”, which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band’s seminal work,[1] it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic’s Ned Raggett as having been “in the enviable position of at once being creative innovators and radio-friendly pop giants.”

Record sales began to decrease in the UK during the latter half of the 1980s, as did critical support, but the group remained popular. Concurrently, they reached their US peak and had a series of hits, the most notable being 1986’s “If You Leave”, written for the film Pretty in Pink.

On April 16, 2013 the band will release their twelfth studio album “English Electric”, featuring the first single “Metroland” which is out now.

SIDE A:
One Mad Day Mix (Part One) 12:25
Pandoras Box
Speed Of Light
Call My Name
Locomotion
Secret
So In Love
If You leave
Sailing On The Seven Seas

SIDE B:
One Mad Day Mix (Part Two) 15:10
Secret
If You Leave
So In Love
Talking Loud And Clear
Locomotion
Genetic Engineering
Tesla Girls
Telegraph
Enola Gay
Electricity

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Euro-Mixx ‎– OMD-24
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Mixed, Unofficial Release
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

NOTES:
For Radio Play Only

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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

February 20, 2013

B Angie B – I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

R E Q U E S T

B Angie B (born 1968) is an African American female R&B vocalist and dancer who came onto the music scene in the early 1990s.

B Angie B known by many as The Queen Of Dance, was born Angela R. Boyd in 1968 in the small rural town of Morton, Mississippi. She grew up singing and honing her vocals in a local church. She graduated from Morton High School in the Scott County School District in 1984. A few years later, she and her best friend made a decision to move to out west to pursue a singing/music career together. The friend ended up getting pregnant and Boyd relocated to California alone.
It was not long after this relocation, that Boyd was discovered by producer (and future husband) James Earley and brought to MC Hammer’s attention that Angie was a vocalist. Hammer is also the one credited with giving Boyd her stage name B Angie B when one day Hammer spoke the words “just be Angie”. She sang on “Pump It Up (Here’s the News)” on Hammer’s Let’s Get It Started album (the version re-released on Capitol Records in 1988) and she became a backup singer during his concert tour.

In 1991, Hammer signed B Angie B to his Capitol-distributed Bust It imprint.That year, Bust It/Capitol released her self-titled debut album, which James Earley produced with his Northern California colleague Felton Pilate (formerly of the funk band Con Funk Shun). In April 1991 her debut single was released , a remake of the Emotions, “I Dont Want To Lose Your Love”. The single peaked at #54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the US R&B chart. The single would become B Angie B’s only Billboard Hot 100 entry.

SIDE A:
I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love (Radio Mix) 4:27
I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love (Extended Version) 5:58

SIDE B:
I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love (Power Mix) 4:04
I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love (Power/House Mix) 5:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54
1991	I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#2
1991	I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15656
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing
Credits: Executive-producer – Louis K. Burrell, M. C. Hammer*
Producer – James Earley

NOTES:
From the Compact Disc, Cassette and LP “B ANGIE B”

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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 30, 2012

Pet Shop Boys – The Menagerie Mixes (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

In 1991 the ON-USound labe released Pet Shop Boys “The Menagerie Mixes” which included two Mega-Mixes. “The New Mega-Mix” which focused mainly on tracks from the “Introspective” and Behaviour” albums. “The Classic Mega-Mix” which contained tracks from Pet Shop Boys debut album “Please” and the follow up “Actually”.

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards. One of the world’s best-selling music artists, Pet Shop Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1986 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four number ones: “West End Girls”, “It’s a Sin”, “Always on My Mind” and “Heart”.

At the 2009 BRIT Awards, Pet Shop Boys received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

*Please Note: This is not an officially released single therefore the vinyl mastering may not be perfect. However I have made every attempt to restore this rare 12″.

SIDE A:
The New Mega-Mix: 15:42
Left To My Own Devices
So Hard
The End Of The World
Heart
Being Boring
It´s Alright
Always On My Mind/In My House
Left To My Own Devices

SIDE B:
The Classic Mega Mix: 13:03
Love Comes Quickly
West End Girls
What Have I Done To Deserve This
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)
In The Night
Suburbia
Always On My Mind
It’s A Sin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ON-USound – PSB 012
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Unofficial Release, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

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