Tag: Germany

April 27, 2020

Kim Wilde – Kids In America (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted May 19, 2015

“Kids in America” is a song recorded by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the United States in spring 1982. It has been covered by many artists from different genres.

The song was recorded in 1980 after RAK Records boss Mickie Most heard Wilde singing on a backing track for her brother Ricky Wilde. He liked her voice and image and expressed an interest to work with her. Ricky Wilde, together with his father Marty Wilde (a 1950s/1960s rock and roll star) wrote the song “Kids in America” for Wilde to record. Once the demo was sent, Most remixed the track himself and released it on RAK as Wilde’s first single in January 1981.

The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom. The following year it became a Billboard Hot 100 Top 30 hit in the United States and ranked as the 91st most successful song of 1982 on the Hot 100 year-end chart. In the summer of 1981, the track appeared on Wilde’s self-titled debut album.

The new wave song was the start of Wilde’s career. Her father and brother continued to write songs for her (with the latter also given production credits), although in later years Wilde herself and her brother would usually be credited with the songwriting.

In an interview, Kim laughed that when she recorded the song she had never even been to America.

The song was released as a 7″ in the UK and United States. Germany is the only country that a 12″ was issued.

SIDE A:
Kids In America 3:25

SIDE B:
Tuning In Tuning On 4:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Kids In America	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#25
1982	Kids In America	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#29

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RAK ‎– 1C 052-64 249 YZ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: Jan 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ricky Wilde
Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Wilde*

NOTES:
Printed in Germany by 4P Nicolaus GmbH, Köln
Made in Germany.

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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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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April 20, 2020

Kim Wilde – Chequered Love (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Chequered Love” is the second single by British singer Kim Wilde. The song was released in the spring of 1981 to follow Wilde’s successful debut “Kids in America”. As with that single, writing credits were given to Wilde’s father and brother Marty and Ricky Wilde, with the latter also being given production credits. The 12″ version is no longer in length than the 7″, however, better sound quality is achieved by the grooves not being as compressed – a common practice for “marketing” during the 1980s. The song later appeared on Wilde’s self-titled debut album.

“Chequered Love” became another hit for Wilde, reaching the number four on the UK Singles Chart, number one in South Africa (succeeding “Kids in America”), and peaking inside the top 10 all around the world except North America. It has sold 245,000 copies in France, was certified gold in the UK, and has sold over a million copies worldwide.

SIDE A:
Chequered Love 3:20

SIDE B:
Shane 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RAK ‎– 1C 052-64 410 YZ, EMI Electrola ‎– 1C 052-64 410 YZ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: New wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ricky Wilde
Written-By – M. Wilde*, R. Wilde*

NOTES:
Printed in Germany

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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March 31, 2020

Boy George – Whether They Like It Or Not (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Whether They Like It or Not” was the third single taken from Boy George’s third solo album “Boyfriend” titled “High Hat” in the USA. The single failed to have any chart success. For this single Boy George worked with Harlem, New York City producer Teddy Riley.

SIDE A:
Whether They Like It Or Not (Extended Remix) 4:33

SIDE B:
Little Ghost (Remix) 5:18
Little Ghost (Scratch Mix) 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 612 464-213, Virgin ‎– 612 464
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Germany
Released: 02 Jun 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Teddy Riley (tracks: A1)
Producer – Gene Griffin (tracks: A1), Stewart Levine (tracks: B1 & B2)
Remix – Jeremy Healy (tracks: B1 & B2), Vlad Naslas (tracks: A1)

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March 6, 2020

Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“The Harder I Try” is a single by British boyband Brother Beyond. It was released in 1988 and is considered their breakthrough single.

In 1988, top British producers Stock Aitken & Waterman auctioned off their services for the Young Variety Club of Great Britain charity. Label EMI won the auction, and British boyband Brother Beyond was selected by Pete Waterman to be produced by the trio. The group had met Waterman previously and the producer liked the band.

Brother Beyond was by then a struggling pop act, with their first four singles only making the lower reaches of the UK top 75 singles chart. EMI saw this as their much-needed breakthrough and agreed with Waterman on producing the group.

The resulting song, “The Harder I Try”, had a distinctive Motown-esque sound, and sampled the drum intro to The Isley Brothers’ “This Old Heart of Mine”. When released in July 1988, it became an instant success, peaking at #2 in the UK for two weeks, becoming the band’s best-selling single. The song was kept off from the top spot by Yazz’s “The Only Way Is Up” in the first week and by Phil Collins’ “A Groovy Kind of Love” in the second week. The single topped the Irish charts and was mildly successful when released worldwide.

As a result, of the group’s success with the song, EMI asked the producers to write and produce another track for the band, resulting in the song “He Ain’t No Competition”, a song that again featured a Motown sound. It was released as the band’s next single and it became another big hit for the group, peaking at #6.

Brother Beyond’s album Get Even had by the time of the release of the single already been released in Japan. It was repackaged for its release in the rest of the world, including the two Stock Aitken & Waterman-produced tracks, and omitting two of the band’s self-penned songs from the original release. This version was released in November 1988, and the album was also a top 10 hit.

SIDE A:
The Harder I Try (Extended) 6:07
Engineer – Mark McGuire
Mixed By – Mixmaster Pete Hammond*
Producer, Written-By – Stock/Aitken/Waterman*

SIDE B:
Remember Me (Extended) 6:48
Engineer, Mixed By – Kenny Jones (3)
Producer, Mixed By –Brother Beyond

The Harder I Try (Instrumental) 3:45
Engineer – Mark McGuire
Mixed By – Mixmaster Pete Hammond*
Producer, Written-By – Stock/Aitken/Waterman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 060 20 2792 6, Parlophone ‎– 20 2792 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Made in EEC
Printed in Holland

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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