Tag: David Jacob

Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (UK 10″ Limited Edition)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“West End Girls” is a song by the English pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song’s lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land. It was generally well-received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo’s career.

The first version of the song was produced by Bobby Orlando and was released on Columbia Records’ Bobcat Records imprint in April 1984, becoming a club hit in the United States and some European countries. After the duo signed with EMI, the song was re-recorded with producer Stephen Hague for their first studio album, Please. In October 1985, the new version was released, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1986.

In December 1985, Parlophone Records in the UK released a limited edition 10″ with an untitled remix of West End Girls, commonly referred to as the 10″ mix. Packaged in a circular fold-out picture sleeve, sealed with a circular yellow picture sticker that identifies it as a “collectors edition”.

This version of “West End Girls” is the basis of the shorter version found on Razormaid Records Class X #3 CD. However, Razormaid was not responsible for the original version found on this 10″.

The version of “A Man Could Get Arrested” is Bobby Orlando’s production from the regular 12″ B-side.

SIDE A:
West End Girls (10″ Mix) 7:00
Engineer – David Jacob
Producer – Stephen Hague

SIDE B:
A Man Could Get Arrested 4:19
Producer – Bobby Orlando, Pet Shop Boys
Remix [Uncredited] – Frank Roszak, Pet Shop Boys

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 10R 6115
Format: Vinyl, 10″, Single, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: Dec 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Uncredited] – Chris Lowe, XL Design
Photography By – Eric Watson (3)
Written-By – Tennant/Lowe*

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Ltd

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The Communards – Never Can Say Goodbye (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Never Can Say Goodbye” is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5.

In 1987, British band The Communards had a hit with a Hi-NRG cover of the song, which was featured on their second album, Red.

Their version reached number one in Spain and number two in Ireland, number four number the UK Singles Chart, 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in the U.S. The group had reached number one on those charts covering another 1970s classic, “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, in 1986. The cover was also a top 10 hit in several European countries and New Zealand.

A music video was produced for this version of the song, directed by Andy Morahan.

SIDE A:
Never Can Say Goodbye (San Paulo Mix) 7:02
Remix – Freddy Bastone

SIDE B:
Never Can Say Goodbye (Dub) 6:22
Remix – Freddy Bastone

’77 The Great Escape 2:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Never Can Say Goodbye U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #51
1988 Never Can Say Goodbye U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– LONXR 158
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – David Jacob
Producer [Assistant] – Avril MacKintosh
Written-By – Clifton Davis (tracks: A, B1), Somerville* (tracks: B2), Coles* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
From the LP “RED”

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Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“West End Girls” is a song by the British pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song is influenced by hip hop music, with lyrics concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land. It was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo’s career.

The first version of the song was produced by Bobby Orlando and was released on Columbia Records’ Bobcat Records imprint in April 1984, becoming a club hit in the United States and some European countries. After the duo signed with EMI, the song was re-recorded with producer Stephen Hague for their first studio album, Please. In October 1985, the new version was released, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1986.

SIDE A:
West End Girls (Dance Mix) 6:30
Engineer – David Jacob
Producer – Stephen Hague
Remix – Frank Roszak, Pet Shop Boys
Vocals [Additional] – Helena Springs

SIDE B:
A Man Could Get Arrested 4:18
Producer – Bobby Orlando, Pet Shop Boys
Remix – Frank Roszak, Pet Shop Boys

West End Girls 3:57
Engineer – David Jacob
Producer – Stephen Hague
Vocals [Additional] – Helena Springs

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
OBI Strip: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 West End Girls U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1986 West End Girls U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #26
1986 West End Girls U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs #1
1986 West End Girls U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #36
1986 West End Girls U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock #37

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– S14-133
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Japan
Released: 20 Mar 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – C.S. Lowe*, XL*
Photography By – Eric Watson (3)
Written-By – Tennant/Lowe*

NOTES:
Comes with obi strip and lyric sheet.
Made In Japan.

Manufactured By Toshiba EMI

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Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Domino Dancing” is a song recorded by the British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their 1988 album, Introspective. It reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Written by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, influenced by Latin pop and apparently also by the song “Elle est comme les étoiles” by Desireless, the song was produced by Lewis A. Martinée, the Miami-based producer behind 1980s freestyle groups like Exposé. The song was also recorded at Martinée’s studio in Miami, resulting in a considerably large number of studio musicians for a Pet Shop Boys song being featured on it.

The duo had achieved three number ones in 1987–1988 and Domino Dancing was expected to continue this success. But the public reception to the duo’s new Latin sound proved disappointing. Tennant remembers: “…it entered the charts at number nine and I thought, ‘that’s that, then – it’s all over’. I knew then that our imperial phase of number one hits was over.”

The single missed the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #18, and was the duo’s sixth and, to date, last Top 20 pop hit in the USA. (In fact, they have not made the top 60 since Domino Dancing.) The song did reach #5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where the duo have seen more consistent success.

SIDE A:
Domino Dancing (Disco Mix) 7:41
Domino Dancing (7″ Version) 4:17

SIDE B:
Don Juan (Disco Mix) 7:33
Engineer – David Jacob
Producer – Pet Shop Boys
Programmed By [Fairlight, Assistant] – Chris Newman (4)

Domino Dancing (Alternative Mix) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #18
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #22
1988 Domino Dancing U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records ‎– V-56116
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Sep 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Freestyle, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – The Voice In Fashion (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Brass –   Dana Tebor* (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Ed Calle (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Kenneth William Faulk* (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Tony Conception* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Composed By – Tennant and Lowe*
Engineer [Assistant] – Ceaser Sogbe* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Engineer, Mixed By – Mike Couzzi (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Guitar – Nestor Gomez (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Keyboards [Additional] – Fro Sossa (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Keyboards [Additional], Score [Brass] – Mike Bakst (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Mixed By – Rick “Billy Bob” Alonso* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By, Arranged By [Brass] – Lewis A. Martinee* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Soloist, Trumpet – Tony Conception* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

NOTES:
Tracks A1, A2 & B2 Produced for Pantera Productions. Recorded and mixed at International Sound, Miami, Florida, USA. The Voice In Fashion courtesy of EMI Manhattan Records.

Track B1 Recorded and mixed at Advision Studios, London, UK.
Printed in U.S.A.

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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