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Olivia Newton-John – Toughen Up (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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“Toughen Up” was the second single taken from the thirteenth studio album “Soul Kiss” by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John on MCA Records. Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten (What’s Love Got To Do With It) “Toughen Up” had originally been offered to Tina Turner but was rejected.

“Toughen Up” failed to make a dent on the U.S. Billboard charts but was quite popular in dance clubs due in part to a 12″ dance remix by John “Jellybean” Benitez. “Toughen Up” did chart in Australia peaking at #69. The song includes a guitar solo by Grammy-winning guitarist Lee Ritenour.

The music video opens showing a topless Olivia wearing riding pants and holding a riding crop. In the video directed by David Mallet Olivia plays the part of a headmistress for a girl’s school where she teaches her female students to “Toughen Up” against the men that have done them wrong.

Neither track has appeared on CD or digitally.

SIDE A:
Toughen Up (Dance Remix) 8:04

SIDE B:
Toughen Up (Instrumental Remix) 5:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23606
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Reggae, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Management By Roger Davies Management Inc.
From The Olivia Newton-John LP “SOUL KISS”

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

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Olivia Newton-John – Twist Of Fate (France 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Twist of Fate” is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1983 film Two of a Kind. It was written by Peter Beckett and Steve Kipner, and produced by David Foster. It reached number four in Australia and Canada while peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1984. Billboard ranked it as number 42 on its listing of the top 100 singles of 1984.

**The 12″ Remix of “Twist Of Fate” is exclusive to the France and Japan 12″ singles and differs from the version released previously in the USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden which had a fade ending to the mix. For this 12″ the track is about ten seconds longer with a cold ending.

The b-side “Jolene” was recorded live in Ogden, Utah during Olivia’s 1982 “Physical World Tour”. Olivia had previously recorded the Dolly Parton penned song for her 1976 album “Come On Over”.

I have previously posted the Japan 12″ however this is a new transfer.

SIDE A:
Twist Of Fate (12″ Remix Cold End) 5:32

SIDE B:
Jolene (Live) 3:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Twist Of Fate U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1983 Twist Of Fate U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles #28

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 1545286
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: France
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (tracks: A)
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Producer – David Foster (tracks: A), John Farrar (tracks: B)
Written-By – Dolly Parton (tracks: B), Peter Beckett (tracks: A), Steve Kipner (tracks: A)

NOTES:
On front sleeve it states “Maxi 45tours”
B is a live version of “Jolene” recorded in Utah USA, 1982 – This is not stated in the title, but on the label and the back sleeve below the track it says “Enregistre en public dans l’Utah (U.S.A.)”

Made in France

“Twist Of Fate” from the Motion Picture Soundtrack “TWO OF A Kind”

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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:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Olivia Newton-John – A Little More Love (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

Disco Love Week Encore

“A Little More Love” is the lead single by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John from her 1978 album Totally Hot. It was a worldwide Top 10 hit single, peaking at #4 in the UK and #3 in the US. In Canada, it spent three weeks at #2 during February and March 1979 and was the seventh biggest Canadian hit of that year.

In the US, Billboard magazine ranked “A Little More Love” as the 17th most popular song of 1979, and Cash Box ranked it as 23rd for the year, where it had peaked at #4.

The single demonstrated a more aggressive and uptempo sound for Newton-John moving her away from her country singles and further into the pop stratosphere. The b-side “Borrowed Time” was one of two tracks from the “Totally Hot” LP written by Newton-John.

SIDE A:
A Little More Love 3:29
Written-By – John Farrar

SIDE B:
Borrowed Time 3:36
Written-By – Olivia Newton-John

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 A Little More Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1979 A Little More Love U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #4
1979 A Little More Love U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs #94

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-40975
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Disco

CREDITS:
Producer – John Farrar

NOTES:
Both tracks are from MCA LP, MCA-3067, “Totally Hot”
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Olivia Newton-John – Soul Kiss (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Soul Kiss” is the title track from Australian singer Olivia Newton-John’s thirteenth studio album released in October 1985, a slinky number written by Mark Goldenberg (writer of ‘Automatic’ for the Pointer Sisters), was a moderate hit for a lead single reaching the Top 20 in the US and Australia and became a Number One single in Norway.

The 7″ Edit has never appeared on CD. The B-side “Electric” is a non-album track which did not appear on CD except for in the Japan and Europe markets.

SIDE A:
Soul Kiss (7″ Edit) 3:48
Written By – M. Goldenberg

SIDE B:
Electric 3:47
Written By – T. Keane-M. Landau-P. Gordon

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Soul Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1985 Soul Kiss U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks #20

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-52686
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Management – Roger Davies Management Inc.
Photography – Herb Ritts
Producer – John Farrar
Recorded By, Mixed By – Allen Sides

NOTES:
Special version from the Olivia Newton-John LP “SOUL KISS”

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi