Tag: Germany

June 11, 2020

Angela – Fantasy (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Fantasy” is a single by Angela a studio project of husband/wife duo Angela and Ingo Werner formed in 1981 in Rüsselsheim, Germany. Ingo had classical training in bassoon and piano at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt from 1966-70. He joined Krautrock band My Solid Ground in 1971 before going on to form his own project Baba Yaga in 1974. In the late 70s, he formed the ensemble AIR with Armin Stöwe and Reinhard Karwatky. The project debuted with a concert at ARS Electronica Competition in Linz, Austria 1980, which they won. Klaus Schulze was on the jury with Wendy Carlos and Robert Moog – but more importantly, Angela was in the audience. Two days later, Ingo told the band he needed a singer, so they asked Angela and recorded two albums for RCA between 1981-82 before being dropped. Ingo wanted to work on a new project that involved dancers and live video. They recruited American performance artist Jyl Porch, who was living in Munich, to assist with choreography with her friend Kirsten McKenley. Jyl ended up recording her own album first, which gained interest from Klaus Schulze, who helped them secure a deal with EMI in 1983. Later that year, the trio recorded 4 songs that would be released on Angela ‘Fantasy’ single on 7” and 12” formats in 1984.

The music on ‘Fantasy’ was completely created with computer software of Ingo’s own design. The concept of a polyrhythmic, polyphonic, and poly dynamic sequencer was realized by Ingo after a visit to Wolfgang Palm in Hamburg. He paired his sequencer with Palm’s legendary PPG Wave Computer System, allowing for more dynamic and nuanced programming. Angela programmed the music, sang, and wrote the lyrics to “Painted Love”, while Ingo arranged and played all electronics and keyboards. Jyl wrote the lyrics for “Fantasy” and the slow and sleazy, electronic disco B-side “I Gotta Little Love”, where she also sings background vocals and the “hot little flame” rap.

SIDE A:
Fantasy 4:00
Painted Love 3:46

SIDE B:
I Gotta Little Love 6:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI Electrola ‎– 1C K 062 20 0355 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Music By – Ingo Werner
Lyrics By – Angela Werner (tracks: A2), Jyl Porch (tracks: A1, B)
Music By – Angela Werner

NOTES:
DMM™ Direct Metal Mastering

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

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May 20, 2020

Nik Kershaw – Wouldn’t It Be Good (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

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Originally posted May 11, 2010

“Wouldn’t It Be Good” is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was released one month prior to his debut studio album Human Racing. The release was Kershaw’s second single and features the non-album track “Monkey Business” as the B-side.

“Wouldn’t It Be Good” was the second single from Kershaw’s debut solo album Human Racing and turned out to be among his more popular single releases. It spent three weeks at #4 in the UK charts and became a hit throughout Europe, as well as a top 10 hit in Canada and Australia. Kershaw is also most closely associated with this song in the U.S., where it narrowly missed going Top 40. Kershaw performed this song at Live Aid in London’s Wembley Stadium in July 1985.

Kershaw’s first single from this album had failed to be a major hit, and it was on the strength of this recording’s success that the earlier single, “I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, was promoted for a re-release. This time the single went all the way to #2 in the UK, becoming his highest-charting single there to date but not the most known.

SIDE A:
Wouldn’t It Be Good (Special Extended Mix) 6:40

SIDE B:
Monkey Business 3:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Wouldn’t It Be Good	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#46

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– 259 605-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Iain McKell
Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Nik Kershaw

NOTES:
Taken from the album “Human Racing”

Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH

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May 8, 2020

Boys Don’t Cry – Who The Am Dam Do You Think You Am? (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Who The Am Dam Do You Think You Am” was the first single taken from the second LP of the same name by British band Boys Don’t Cry best known for the hit single “I Wanna Be a Cowboy”, which peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 and charted around the world. The band’s second studio album which, for obscure reasons, was retitled to ” Boys Don’t Cry” for the US-market. This happened to be the title of their debut album (which was also released in the USA under that name).

“Who The Am Dam Do You Think You Am” peaked at No. 94 UK on the singles chart for two weeks in May 1987. The single failed to chart in the USA making the band one-hit wonder in that country.

This 12″ was pressed on translucent orange vinyl.

SIDE A:
Who The Am Dam Do You Think You Am? (Dam Mix One) 5:33
Producer – Adrian Lee
Written-By – Chatton*, Seopardie*, Richards*

SIDE B:
The Cure 3:15
Written-By – Chatton*, Seopardie*, Smith*, Richards*, Ramsden*

Who The Am Dam Do You Think You Am? (7″ Version) 4:02
Producer – Adrian Lee
Written-By – Chatton*, Seopardie*, Richards*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Legacy Records ‎– 128.811
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Orange, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Boys Don’t Cry

NOTES:
Printed in W. Germany

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May 1, 2020

a-ha – The Living Daylights (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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Originally posted March 26, 2011

“The Living Daylights” is a song performed by Norwegian pop group A-ha for the 1987 James Bond film of the same name. It was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. After first appearing in the context of the film, a revised version was included in the band’s Stay on These Roads studio album, which came out in 1988.

John Barry was listed on the credits as co-writer and producer, and the initial release of the song was his version. A second version of the song, re-worked by A-ha in 1988, later appeared on their third album, Stay on These Roads.

When interviewed on a late-night show in 1987, Barry said that he found working with the band exhausting secondary to the band’s insistence on using their own version of the song for release. In an interview with Hot Rod Magazine, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen said that “[the band’s] fight with Barry left a rather unpleasant aftertaste. Apparently, he compared us to Hitlerjugend in a newspaper interview.” Waaktaar stated that although Barry produced the track, he never contributed to the songwriting process and should not have been credited as such (the band Duran Duran made similar claims after they worked briefly with Barry on the theme to the previous Bond film, “A View to a Kill”, in 1985). However, Waaktaar has also said: “I loved the stuff he [John Barry] added to the track. I mean, it gave it this sort of really cool string arrangement. That’s when it, for me, started to sound like a Bond thing.”

“The Living Daylights” was released in the summer of 1987. The song peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number one in Norway. In the United States, the single failed to chart.

The song remains one of A-ha’s most played songs in live concerts and has often been extended into a “sing-along” with the audience, as featured on the live album How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head. In live performances, Paul Waaktaar often included the main James Bond Theme in his guitar solo.

SIDE A:
The Living Daylights (Extended Version) 6:50

SIDE B:
The Living Daylights (7 Inch Version) 4:15
The Living Daylights (Instrumental) 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 920 736-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Bill Smith Studio
Lacquer Cut By – JK (28)
Photography By [A-ha Photography] – Paul Rider (4)
Producer – Jason Corsaro, John Barry, Mags (2), Pal Waaktaar*
Written-By – John Barry, Pal Waaktaar*

NOTES:
From the album “The Living Daylights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”

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