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Santana – Say It Agan (Extended Dance Remix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Say It Again” is a 1985 single by American band Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.

“Say It Again” nearly hit the U.S. Top 40 peaking at #46 in 1985, and in Carlos Santana’s arsenal of lead singers, the vocals on “Say It Again” fell to the soulful Greg Walker. Of Santana’s 15 Top 40 songs, Walker would sing lead on two of them as he made his mark with “Stormy” and “She’s Not There” – both of which charted in the ’70s and were remakes of ’60s songs.

“Say It Again”, also reached #15  on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was taken from the band’s fourteenth studio album “Beyond Appearances”.

SIDE A:
Say It Again (Extended Dance Remix) 7:41

SIDE B:
Say It Again (Instrumental) 6:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Say It Again U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #46
1985 Say It Again U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05168
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Mar 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the Columbia LP “Beyond Appearances”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
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

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

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Kenny Loggins – Playing With The Boys (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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Originally Posted: March 5, 2012

“Playing with the Boys” is a song by American singer Kenny Loggins for the Top Gun film, and featured in the volleyball scene toward the middle of the film prior to Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) dinner date with Charlie (Kelly McGillis).

Playing with the Boys debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 16, 1986 and peaked at the #60 position.

This song was also used for many scenes in the 1990 beach volleyball Side Out film featuring C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton and Courtney Thorne-Smith.

Per Loggins’s memoir, the song was a hit among gay nightclubs. Spin magazine’s interviewer Jonathan Cohen called it “a sort of gay anthem”.

SIDE A:
Playing With The Boys (Dance Mix) 6:41

SIDE B:
Playing With The Boys (Dub Mix) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
VINYL: Near Mint
SLEEVE: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Playing With The Boys U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05940
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – Ina Wolf, Kenny Loggins
Written-By, Producer – Peter Wolf (3)

NOTES:
From The Motion Picture Soundtrack “Top Gun”

VINYL TRANSFER and AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Breakfast Club – Right On Track (Europe 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Right on Track” is a 1987 hit single by the American band Breakfast Club. Written by the band’s lead singer and drummer, Dan Gilroy and Stephen Bray respectively, the single climbed to number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 30, 1987. The single also peaked at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart that same year.

SIDE A:
Right On Track (Local Mix) 4:33
Mixed By – Ian Eales
Recorded By – Joe Chiccarelli, Michael Frondelli
Remix – Stephen Bray
Remix, Mixed By – Michael Verdick

SIDE B:
Right On Track (Dub Version) 4:05
Remix – Jellybean for Jellybean*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Right On Track U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1987 Right On Track U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-258 392-7
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Jeff Adamoff
Design – Steeleworks, Tommy Steele (2)
Illustration – Todd Schorr
Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Written-By – Gilroy*, Bray*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Breakfast Club album, “Breakfast Club”

B: Remixed for Jellybean Productions, Inc.

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Rolls Bellar VP-130
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 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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E.G. Daily – Say It, Say It (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Say It, Say It” is the debut single by American singer-songwriter (and future voice actress) E. G. Daily. It was released in 1986 as the lead single from her debut album Wild Child. The single went to number one on the U.S. Dance Club Play chart for one week. On other US charts, “Say It, Say It” went to number seventy-one on the soul chart and number seventy on the Hot 100.

The music video for the song is a take on the 1962 film, Lolita.

SIDE A:
Say It, Say It (Extended Version) 6:48

SIDE B:
Say It, Say It (Single Version) 4:36
Say It, Say It (Dub Version) 4:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Say It, Say It U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #70
1985 Say It, Say It U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #71
1985 Say It, Say It U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12175
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Stephen Bray, Toni C.
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Glen Rosenstein*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer – Jellybean*
Written-By – E. G. Daily*, Stephen Bray, Toni C.

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “WILD CHILD”
Promo copy not for sale

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold 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