Tag: Limited Edition

February 26, 2016

U2 – Night & Day (UK Ltd. Edition 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Night and Day” is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter’s most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists.

In 1990 Irish band U2 recorded the song for the compilation album Red Hot + Blue the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. The Red Hot series was dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.

U2 released the song as a promotional 12″ single in the UK limited to only 5000 numbered copies.

SIDE A:
Night & Day (Twilight Remix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Night & Day (Steel String Remix) 7:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– RHB 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS :
Engineer [Remix] – Ciaran Byrne*, Mary Kettle, Sean Leonard
Producer – The Edge, Paul Barrett
Remix, Producer [Remix] – Youth
Written-By – Cole Porter

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 23, 2015

Poison – So Tell Me Why (Limited Edition UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

REQUEST

“So Tell Me Why” is a single by American Hard rock band Poison, from their 1991 Swallow This Live album. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles chart and was one of four new studio tracks on the live hits album. This was the last single with C.C. DeVille until 2000’s Power to the People.

Special Collectors Edition 12″ Red Vinyl housed in a gatefold pvc sleeve. The record itself was brand new and sealed however the pressing was not the best especially on the live tracks. However I think it all turned out fairly well.

SIDE A:
So Tell Me Why 3:21

SIDE B:
Unskinny Bop (Live) 3:46
Ride The Wind (Live) 4:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 12CLG 640, Capitol Records ‎– 20 4599 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Red Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve
Country: UK
Released: 1991
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Poison (3), Rob Schnapf, Tom Rothrock

NOTES:
Red vinyl pressing.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 22, 2015

Gene Loves Jezebel – The Motion Of Love (Limited Edition UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

REQUEST

“The Motion Of Love” is a single by British rock band Gene Loves Jezebel released in January 1988 from their fourth album,
The House of Dolls.”The Motion Of Love” was the band’s biggest UK hit single, reaching number 56. In the US the song
peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the UK a special limited edition double vinyl gatefold 12″ was released which included several b-side tracks and a Julian
Mendelsohn remix of “The Motion Of Love”.

SIDE A:
The Motion Of Love (Jezebel Mix) 7:00
Mixed By – Scott Litt
Producer – Jimmy Iovine
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn

SIDE B:
A Fresh Slice 3:13

SIDE C:
Bugg’s Bruises 3:59
Mixed By – Don Smith

SIDE D:
Vagabond (A New Adventure) 4:00
Producer – Thom Panunzio

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	The Motion Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#87

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Beggars Banquet ‎– BEG 192TD
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Gatefold sleeve
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Deli Babies, The (tracks: B to D)

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 7, 2015

Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World (Ltd. Edition UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“All Around the World” is a song recorded by British recording artist Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 debut album, Affection, which became her biggest hit. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.

In the United Kingdom Arista records released a special limited edition etched 12″ promo. This one sided single featured an exclusive dj mix on the a-side. The b-side contained an etched map of the world with text saying “to dj’s all around the world”.

The “Exclusive DJ’s Mix” was done by British musician, songwriter, DJ, musical director and arranger Steve Anderson. The remix was also known as “Global Quest” and appeared on the DMC vinyl compilation November 89 – Mixes 2. This remix also appeared on the Lisa Stansfield compilation People Hold On… The Remix Anthology in 2014.

SIDE A:
All Around The World (Exclusive DJ’s Mix) 6:21
Remix – Steve Anderson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Songs	#1
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– L.S.Promo X2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, Etched, Single Sided, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Downtempo, Soul

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Morris (5), Ian Devaney

NOTES:
Etched one-sided promo
Map of the world etched on the b-side…Etched text “to dj’s all around the world”
Label text (a)’Love Lisa x (b) ‘all around the world exclusive dj’s mix’

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi