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INXS – Need You Tonight (Liebrand Remix) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Need You Tonight” is a song by the Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick, as well as the fourth song on the album. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved its highest charting position in the United Kingdom, where the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart; however, this peak was only reached after a re-release of the single in November 1988. On its first run on the U.K. charts in October 1987, it stalled at No. 58. It was one of the last songs recorded for the album, yet it would arguably become the band’s signature song.

This 12″ is the 1988 reissue (mainly aimed at Europe and especially the U.K. where the single had previously stalled at No. 58 in 1987) which incorporated new artwork and packaging plus remixes Ben Liebrand. There was also another more widely available 12″ and CD single with remixes by Julian Mendelsohn. The Liebrand Remix was only released on 12″ in the U.K.

SIDE A:
Need You Tonight (Ben Liebrand Mix) 7:16
Remix – Ben Liebrand

SIDE B:
New Sensation (Extended Dance Mix) 6:31
Remix – Nick Launay

Move On 4:46
Mixed By – Chris Thomas

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Need You Tonight U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1987 Need You Tonight U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #12
1987 Need You Tonight U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs #7
1987 Need You Tonight U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #73

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – INXSR 1222, Mercury – 872 273-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Taken from the album “KICK”

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The Human League – Fascination! (US Mini-LP)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Fascination!” is an EP released by British synthpop band The Human League in May 1983. The EP was issued as a stop-gap release in between the albums Dare (1981) and Hysteria (1984). Released in the US, it was made available in Europe as an import.

The original vinyl release of Fascination! contained six tracks, including two versions of their single “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” as well as “Mirror Man”, both of which were hits in the UK and the U.S.

Also included is “Hard Times”, which was originally the B-side of their 1981 hit “Love Action” and also appears on the band’s 1982 remix album Love and Dancing.

The featured version of “I Love You Too Much” is an earlier version of the song that would later be released on the band’s Hysteria album in 1984.

The Fascination! reached #38 in Canada and #22 on the US Billboard Hot 200 albums and EP chart.

SIDE A:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination-Extended 4:57
Remix – Chris Thomas

Mirror Man 3:48
Written-By –Burden*

Hard Times 4:52
Written-By – Wright*

SIDE B:
I Love You Too Much 3:18
Written-By –  Burden*, Wright*

You Remind Me Of Gold 3:26

(Keep Feeling) Fascination-Improvisation 6:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Fascination! U.S. Billboard Hot 200 #22

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12501
Format: Vinyl, LP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, B – Electrosound Pressing
Country: US
Released: May 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer –  Martin Rushent, The Human League
Written-By – Callis* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3), Oakey* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)

NOTES:
This version has a black sleeve. It was also released with a light grey-colored sleeve.

“B” on the bottom of labels (next to A&M logo) denotes an Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. pressing.

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INXS – Devil Inside (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Devil Inside” is a song by Australian band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS’s best known songs.

It was released as a single in February 1988. The song was most successful in the US, going to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, held out of the top spot by a combination of “Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car” by Billy Ocean and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” by Whitney Houston. “Devil Inside” then went on to peak at #47 in the United Kingdom, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland and #6 in Australia.

Guitarist and saxophone player Kirk Pengilly stated in an interview that he did not like the music video for “Devil Inside,” because he thought that it was “too American.

The video was filmed in Balboa, California and directed by Joel Schumacher.

SIDE A:
Devil Inside (Remixed Version) 6:32
Producer – Chris Thomas
Remix – Francois Kevorkian*, Michael Hutchinson
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

SIDE B:
Devil Inside (Edited Version) 3:56
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain, Chris Thomas
Producer – Chris Thomas
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

On The Rocks 3:07
Engineer – Andrew Scott, Kirk Pengilly
Mixed By – Andrew Scott
Producer, Performer – Kirk Pengilly
Written-By – K. Pengilly*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Devil Inside U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1987 Devil Inside U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #2
1987 Devil Inside U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #32

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86622
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design [Cover] – Tracy Veal
Illustration [Cover], Design [Cover] – Nick Egan
Lacquer Cut By – D.K.*
Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith

NOTES:
Track A Remix Version of Atlantic LP 81796 – “Kick”
Track B2 mixed at Rhinocereos Studios, Sydney.
Track B2 lists ‘Ken Pengilly’ as the producer by mistake.

Printed in U.S.A.

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The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Greece 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“(Keep Feeling) Fascination” is a 1983 song by the British synthpop group The Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey, and produced by Martin Rushent (which would be the last song he produced for the band for seven years).

The song features vocals from four of the band members, including lead singer Philip Oakey, female co-vocalists Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall, and a rare vocal role from keyboardist and guitarist Jo Callis.

The single was designated ‘Red’ on the Human League’s short-lived, self-imposed labeling system of ‘Blue’ for pop songs and ‘Red’ for dance tracks.

The single was released in the UK on 11 April 1983 as a non-album single, and went to number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. It was incorporated into the band’s EP Fascination!. Released in the US a month after the UK release, the single reached number 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (their first single to do so) and number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that summer.

This Greece 12″ contains a unique picture sleeve and is the only 12″ to contain the instrumental b-side track “Total Panic”, which only appears on 7″ in other countries.

SIDE A:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) 4:59
Remix – Chris Thomas

SIDE B:
(Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation) 6:13
Total Panic 3:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 (Keep Feeling) Fascination U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8
1983 (Keep Feeling) Fascination U.S. Billboard Black Singles #56
1983 (Keep Feeling) Fascination U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1
1983 (Keep Feeling) Fascination U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VG2000Z, Virgin ‎– 062-VG2000Z
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Greece
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – The Human League, Martin Rushent
Written-By – Callis*, Oakey*

NOTES:
Made in Greece

B-side listed as “(Keep Feeling) Total Panic” on sleeve.

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