Tag: John Luongo

September 6, 2013

A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie (Extended Re-Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Boogie Oogie Oogie” is a song by disco group A Taste of Honey. Released from their self-titled album in 1978, it became an extremely popular “crossover” song. The lyrics urge listeners to “boogie oogie oogie till you just can’t boogie no more.” It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Hot Soul Singles chart, and the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It would eventually sell over two million copies and has become one of the most recognizable songs from the late 1970s disco era. It would also help the group win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1978. It also reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Boogie Oogie Oogie (Extended Remix) 7:24
Producer – Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell
Remix – John Luongo
Written-By – P. Kibble*

SIDE B:
We’ve Got The Groove 5:46
Producer – Al McKay
Written-By – A. McKay*

Boogie Oogie Oogie (Original Full Length Version) 5:35
Producer – Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell
Written-By – P. Kibble*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Boogie Oogie Oogie	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1978	Boogie Oogie Oogie	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	#1
1978	Boogie Oogie Oogie	U.S. Billboard Hot Disco Songs	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 12CL 357
Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Executive-Producer – Varnell Johnson
Written-By – J. Johnson*

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

September 5, 2013

Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on June 7, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“Beds Are Burning” is a 1987 hit single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was the second from the album to be released as a single, and is among the band’s best-known songs outside Australia.

It reached #1 in the South African charts, #3 in the Netherlands Top 40, #5 in the France Top 50, #6 in the United Kingdom charts, #11 in Ireland, #17 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in Denmark.

It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

It is named #95 on VH1′s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s and #97 by the Triple J Hottest 100 Of All Time in 2009.

In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100 strong industry panel. “Beds Are Burning” was declared third behind the Easybeats’ “Friday on My Mind” and Daddy Cool’s “Eagle Rock”

“Beds Are Burning” is a political song about giving native Australian lands back to the Pintupi, who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. These ‘last contact’ people began moving from the Gibson Desert to settlements and missions in the 1930s. More were forcibly moved during the 1950s and 1960s to the Papunya settlement. In 1981 they left to return to their own country and established the Kintore community which is nestled in the picturesque Kintore Ranges, surrounded by Mulga and Spinifex country. It is now a thriving little community with a population of about 400. (Kintore and the town of Yuendumu are mentioned by name in the lyrics.)

Midnight Oil performed the song in front of a world audience of billions (including then Prime Minister John Howard) at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The whole band were dressed in black, with the word “sorry” printed conspicuously on their clothes. This was a reference to the Prime Minister’s refusal to apologize, on behalf of the government of Australia, to the Aboriginal Australians for the way they had been treated over the previous 200 years, particularly in relation to native title and the government-sanctioned removal of Aboriginal children of the Stolen Generations from their families.

The remixes contained on this 12″ are only available on this US promo.

SIDE A:
Beds Are Burning (Tamarama Mix) 8:04

SIDE B:
Beds Are Burning (Luongo 7″ Mix) 5:25
Beds Are Burning (Instrumental Ayers Rock Mix) 4:47
Beds Are Burning (Percapella Kangaroo Mix) 4:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Beds Are Burning	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#17
1988	Beds Are Burning	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1988	Beds Are Burning	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#20
1988	Beds Are Burning	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single’s Sales	#45

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – CAS 1113
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Credits: Engineer – Gary Hellman, Guy Gray
Engineer [Assistant] – John Magnusson
Producer – Midnight Oil, Warne Livesey
Remix, Edited By – John Luongo

NOTES:
Demonstration Not For Sale

Taken From The Columbia LP:
“DIESEL AND DUST”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 23, 2013

Visage – Pleasure Boys (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Pleasure Boys” is a single by the British synth-pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in October 1982.

Initially a non-album single, “Pleasure Boys” was included on the Fade to Grey – The Singles Collection compilation album in 1983. As well as the standard 7″ and 12″ formats, the single was also released as a limited edition 7″ picture disc. It was the first release by Visage after the departure of Midge Ure, who had left the group due to creative differences with Steve Strange and also to concentrate on his role in Ultravox. Possibly due to Ure’s absence, “Pleasure Boys” was the first Visage single to miss the UK Top 40 peaking at #44 after a string of five hits during the 1981-82 period.

The music video for “Pleasure Boys” was directed by Tim Pope. The black and white clip pictures Steve Strange recreating Marlon Brando’s look from his 1953 film The Wild One, riding a Harley-Davidson motorbike. The clip was included on band’s 1986 video release, Visage.

Although it makes no mention of the fact on either the sleeve or the label, this 12″ release was limited to only 800 copies.

SIDE A:
Pleasure Boys (Dance Mix) 6:58
Bass – Steve Barnacle
Mixed By – Visage
Mixed By [In Association With] – John Luongo
Written-By – B. Currie*, D. Formula*, R. Egan*, S. Barnacle*, S. Strange*

SIDE B:
The Anvil (Dance Mix) 6:14
Remix – Visage
Remix [In Association With] – John Luongo
Written-By – Visage

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPX 523, Polydor ‎– 2141 659
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Electro, Synth-pop
Credits: Design [Sleeve] – Alwyn Clayden, Green Ink
Illustration – Mark Wardel
Mastered By – RAYS*
Other [Clothes] – PX
Other [Make-up] – Phyllis Cohen
Photography By – Robyn Beeche
Producer – Visage
Recorded By – John Luongo, Visage

NOTES:
A: Recorded and Mixed at Trident Studios
Special thanks: Steve Short, Flood and Craig Millner. A Morrison O’Donnell Production.

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

April 25, 2013

Yoko Ono – Hell In Paradise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Hell in Paradise” is a song by Yoko Ono from the 1985 album Starpeace. The lyrics are about mankind’s perceived idea of hell, despite living in the paradise that Ono considers to be planet Earth. After “Walking on Thin Ice”, it was her biggest hit of the 1980s, charting at #12 on the US dance chart. Ono went on hiatus after Starpeace; this would be her last proper single until 2001’s remix of “Open Your Box”.

In 2004, the track was revived as part of the ONO remix project, and reached #4 on the same chart twenty years on.

The video was directed by Polish filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczyński. The music video won the award “Most Innovative Video” at Billboard Music Video Awards in 1986.

The track also features backing vocals by American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress Nona Hendryx.

SIDE A:
Hell In Paradise (Club Version) 6:52

SIDE B:
Hell In Paradise (Dub Version) 8:25
Hell In Paradise (Single Version) 3:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Hell In Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 883 455-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New wave
Credits: Backing Vocals – Bernard Fowler, Nona Hendryx
Producer – Bill Laswell
Remix –John Luongo

NOTES:
From the LP “STARPEACE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi