Tag: Belgium 12″

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.

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

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

April 8, 2015

New Order – Murder (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Murder” was British band New Order’s eighth single and their second and last exclusive single for Factory Benelux. Released in May 1984.

Both tracks are instrumentals. Murder features samples of dialogue from the movies “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Caligula”. It was originally recorded in Winter 1982 during the sessions for the band’s second album Power, Corruption & Lies.

Peter Saville’s cover art is a “night-time” version of the “Thieves Like Us” cover, and is also taken from Giorgio de Chirico.

Produced by New Order, and originally recorded at Britannia Row Studios.

Peaking at #92 of the UK singles charts, it was the only single not entering the Top 75.

SIDE A:
Murder 3:56
Written-By – New Order

SIDE B:
Thieves Like Us (Instrumental) 6:57
Written-By – Arthur Baker, New Order

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory Benelux ‎– FBN 22
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: May 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – PSA*, Key*
Engineer – Mike Johnson*
Mastered By – MEL*
Producer, Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
Made In Belgium

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

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

September 22, 2014

New Order – Everythings Gone Green (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Everything’s Gone Green” is the third single by the English alternative rock/electronic band New Order. It was released in December 1981 and reached number three on the UK Independent Singles chart, number twenty-nine on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles chart and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

As usual per New Order and Joy Division’s releases, the recording date and location of the music is not disclosed on the original sleeve. The single was originally released in Belgium on Factory Benelux and bears the catalogue number FBN-8. The single was later released in New Zealand in 1982 and was made available in the UK through import copies. The artwork was designed by Peter Saville with computer graphics on the cover designed by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.

SIDE A:
Everythings Gone Green 5:31

SIDE B:
Cries And Whispers 3:25
Mesh 3:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Everythings Gone Green	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#34

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Factory Benelux ‎– FBNL 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: Dec 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Electro

CREDITS:
Producer – Martin Hannett
Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
First Edition 12″
Recorded in U.K.
Made in BNL.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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