Tag: Canada

Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

In Memory Of Steve Bronski 1960-2021

“Hit That Perfect Beat” is a single from the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1986 album Truthdare Doubledare. It became a popular dance hit and reached number three in the UK charts in January 1986 and reached the top ten in many European countries and across the world.

SIDE A:
Hit That Perfect Beat (Extended Version) 6:24

SIDE B:
Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix) 8:26
Remix – Ian Levine

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records – LDSX 226
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Band [Bronski Beat] – John JønLarry SteinbachekSteve Bronski
Design [Sleeve Design] – Peter Barrett (3)
Engineer – Brian PugsleySimon Bohannon
Photography By [Photographs] – Peter Ashworth
Producer, Mixed By –  Adam Williams
Written-By – SteinbachekBronski

NOTES:
Produced and mixed at Mayfair
Recorded at Berry Street Studios (Brian Pugsley) and Livingstone Studios (Simon Bohannon)

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


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Northern Lights – Tears Are Not Enough (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

Ten years ago today November 22, 2011 I originally posted this Canadian charity single. Since then not much has changed, and the message is still the same. I hope that with the holiday season approaching we can pull together, and give thanks for all that we have by helping those around us that are less fortunate. Thank you all for continuing to share the BTG journey with me. I will be taking a break for Thanksgiving but will return next week. Take care of yourselves.

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Originally posted November 22, 2011

“Tears Are Not Enough” is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was one of a number of such supergroup singles recorded between December 1984 and April 1985, along with Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in the United Kingdom, and USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” in the United States.

The project was organized by Bruce Allen, who brought together a large group of artists to record a song written by David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, Rachel Paiment, Paul Hyde and Bob Rock. Foster and Vallance wrote the music and initial lyrics, Adams completed the english lyrics, Paiement wrote the one french verse, Hyde and Rock contributed the song title. The song was recorded on February 10, 1985 at Manta Sound studios in Toronto.

The song was issued as a single by CBS Records in March of that year, and quickly reached number one on the Canadian Top 40 chart. It also finished #1 on the year-end Canadian charts for 1985. The song’s video also received extensive airplay on MuchMusic.

On December 22, 1985, CBC Television aired a 90-minute documentary on the song’s creation, which was subsequently released on videocassette. A CBC reporter, Brian Stewart, had been the first Western journalist to bring the famine in Ethiopia to worldwide attention.

By 1990, the project had raised $3.2 million for famine relief projects in Africa. Ten per cent of the funds raised were kept in Canada to assist Canadian food banks.

SOLO VOCALISTS (in order)
Gordon Lightfoot
Burton Cummings
Anne Murray
Joni Mitchell
Dan Hill
Neil Young
Bryan Adams
Corey Hart
Bruce Cockburn
Liberty Silver
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Mike Reno (Loverboy)

SIDE A:
Tears Are Not Enough 5:17

SIDE B:
Tears Are Not Enough (Edit) 3:58
Tears Are Not Enough (Instrumental) 4:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 12BEN-7074, Columbia – 12BEN 7074
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: Canada
Released: March 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Jim Vallance
Design – Dean MotterModern Imageworks
Engineer [Assistant, Lion Share] – Tom Fouce
Engineer [Assistant, Little Mountain] – Mike Fraser
Engineer [Assistant, Manta Sound] – Peter LeeRon Searles
Engineer [Lion Share], Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Lead Vocals – Anne MurrayBruce CockburnBurton CummingsCorey HartDan HillGeddy LeeGordon LightfootJoni MitchellMike RenoNeil Young
Producer – David Foster

NOTES:
1985 Northern Lights for Africa (Society)

Heard in Duos or Trios:
Mike Reno (Loverboy) with Liberty Silver
Carroll Baker, Ronnie Hawkins and Murray McLauchlan, Véronique Béliveau, Robert Charlebois and Claude Dubois
Bryan Adams with Don Gerrard
Salome Bey, Mark Holmes (Platinum Blonde) and Lorraine Segato (The Parachute Club)
(Alfie) Zappacosta with (Lisa) Dalbello
Carole Pope (Rough Trade) and Paul Hyde (The Payola$)

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


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Robin Gibb – Boys (Do Fall In Love) (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

Celebrating Pride 2021

“Boys (Do Fall in Love)” is a song by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb. It was released as the lead single from his 1984 third solo album Secret Agent.

The single was released on Polydor Records in the UK and Mirage Records in the US.

Gibb wrote “Boys Do Fall in Love” with his brother Maurice along with six other songs on the album Secret Agent. The song was recorded between March and June 1984 and was registered in April that year. The song is memorable for its synthesizer riff played by Rob Kilgore and Maurice Gibb.

The song reached #37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and $8 on the Billboard Dance Chart becoming Robin’s biggest solo hit in America. In the UK the song peaked at #70.

SIDE A:
Boys (Do Fall In Love) (Extended Version) 4:35

SIDE B:
Boys (Do Fall In Love) (New Dub Version) 5:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Boys (Do Fall In Love) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37
1984 Boys (Do Fall In Love) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– PDSX 2253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Engineer – Dennis Hetzendorfer
Producer – Maurice GibbRobin Gibb
Written-By – Robin Gibb

NOTES:
From the LP “SECRET AGENT”

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


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Platinum Blonde – Take It From Me (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Take It From Me” is the fifth single taken from the multi-platinum debut album by Canadian rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1982 Platinum Blonde.

The song was the only single from the album that failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Take It From Me (Extended Re-mix) 5:24
Engineer –  Edward (7)
Producer –  David Tickle
Remix –Tim Thorney
Written-By – Holmes*, Galli*

SIDE B:
Standing In The Dark (Recorded Live)* 6:08
Engineer – Mike BarlowRobert Connolly
Producer – T.B.A. (7)
Written-By – Holmes*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 12CXP-7029, Columbia ‎– 12CXP 7029
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Art Direction –  Rob MacIntyre
Photography By – Dimo Safari
Sleeve [Jacket Concept] – Art GrahamKim Zayac

NOTES:
*Side B: Recorded Live May 24th, 1984 At City Hall, Toronto
Art Direction for Riff Raff

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-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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