Tag: Australia

November 2, 2015

Koo Dé Tah – Too Young For Promises (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Too Young For Promises” was the debut single by New Zealand/Australian synth-pop band Koo Dé Tah. The core band members were Tina Cross (a native of New Zealand) and Leon Berger (Australian), who met in Sydney. “Too Young For Promises” was released on August 4, 1985 reaching #6 in Australia and #48 in New Zealand.

“Too Young For Promises” was featured in the 1984 film Streets of Fire, starring Michael Paré and Diane Lane.

SIDE A:
Too Young For Promises (Extended Mix) 6:57

SIDE B:
Dancing (Towards The Stranger) (Dance Mix) 5:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 880 673-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Denise Foreman
Artwork [Airbrushing] – Gary Sullivan (3)
Engineer – Phimister*
Mixed By – D. Henderson*, G. Phimister*, L. Berger*
Photography By – Peter McLean (3)
Producer – D. Henderson*, L. Berger*
Written-By – L. Berger*

NOTES:
“Recorded at Studios 301 Sydney 1985″

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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

August 14, 2015

Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra – Xanadu (Australia 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

So Xanadu week has finally come to a close and I have saved the best for last. The origins of this 7″ promo are unclear. A friend of mine who lives in Australia sent me this record a few months back he told me that it was an Australian test promo. However the record label and sleeve do not mention the country of release. The front cover is similar to the Spain 7″ but there is no Spanish text anywhere. This promo does contain an interesting version of “Xanadu” on it’s b-side. I think this version is the sampler version found on a rare Japanese promo. Either way I am just very lucky to have it to share with you.

“Xanadu” is the title song from the album Xanadu, the soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name.

The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding “parenthetic” vocals in the style of their other songs on the “Xanadu” soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached no.1 in several countries and was the band’s only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

SIDE A:
Xanadu 3:30

SIDE B:
Xanadu (Special Disco Version) 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	Xanadu	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#8
1980	Xanadu	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: JET Records– JET 181
Format: Vinyl, 7″ Promo, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Jeff Lynne

NOTES:
Special Dj Copy From “XANADU”

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

July 20, 2015

Plan 8 – Undecided (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Undecided” is a 1985 single by Australian synth-pop duo Plan 8 formed by members Cat Critch and Phill Colville. The short lived duo only released two singles and then fell into obscurity. Plan 8 never released a full length album.

SIDE A:
Undecided (Extended Mix) 8:07

SIDE B:
Work Of Art 3:53
Undecided (Second Mix) 4:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good Plus

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– ED-137
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Phill Colville
Lyrics By, Vocals – Cat Critch
Producer – John Bee, Plan 8
Written-By – Critch*, Colville*

NOTES:
Recorded July 1985

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

June 10, 2015

The Venetians – So Much For Love (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“So Much For Love” is a single by Australian synth-pop band The Venetians. “So Much For Love” scaled the Australian singles charts, peaking at number three on the national charts in March 1986. Chrysalis Records released “So Much for Love” in the United States which gained momentum when a Robert Racic/Stephen Orkins 12″ Club Mix b/w an extended Rock Mix reached number one on the Chicago Dance Chart. The single then went on to peak at #35 on the US Billboard Hot Danc/Club Play chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 the single peaked at #88 in February 1987.

SIDE A:
So Much For Love (Club Mix)
Edited By – Robert Racic
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Remix – Robert Racic, Stephen Allkins

SIDE B:
So Much For Love (Rock Mix)
Edited By – John Harvey (3)
Remix – Dave Skeet*, Tim Powles

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	So Much For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#88
1987	So Much For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parole Records (2) ‎– X 13233
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Australia
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andrew Scott
Producer – Mark Opitz
Written-By – R. Swinn*

NOTES:
From the LP “CALLING IN THE LIONS”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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