Tag: Murray Elias

March 26, 2015

Debbie Harry – In Love With Love (US 12″ #2)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

The UK single version of “In Love With Love,” was remixed and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, who at the time were producing many popular singles in both the UK and the US by artists such as Bananarama, Dead or Alive, Rick Astley, (and later Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan). As a result, Geffen Records issued a second 12″ of the song in the US including these UK mixes, labelling them “London Mixes”.

“In Love With Love” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on July 4, 1987 spending seven weeks on the survey peaking at #70. In the UK the single peaked at #45 in May 1987.

SIDE A:
In Love With Love (London Extended Mix) 7:16
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer [Additional] – Stock Aitken Waterman*

In Love With Love (London Mix Edit) 3:20
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer [Additional] – Stock Aitken Waterman*

SIDE B:
In Love With Love (Heart Of Fire Mix) 7:15
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Keyboards [Additional] – Eric Kupper
Producer [Additional] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Remix – Andy Wallace, Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

Secret Life (LP Version) 3:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Dance Club Play	#1
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography – Francesco Scavullo
Producer, Arranged By – Seth Justman
Written-By – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry*

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “ROCKBIRD”

Made in USA.
Specially-Priced Maxi-Single

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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 Removeal: 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

March 25, 2015

Debbie Harry – In Love With Love (US 12″ #1)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“In Love with Love” is a song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. It was taken from her second solo album Rockbird and released as a single in 1987. “In Love With Love” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on July 4, 1987 spending seven weeks on the survey peaking at #70. In the UK the single peaked at #45 in May 1987.

In the US two seperate 12″ singles were released the first included remixes by American remixer Justin Strauss. These remixes were only released in the US. Also of note track B1 is listed as 12:00 on the record label. This is incorrect the actual track duration is 7:46.

SIDE A:
In Love With Love (Heart Of Fire Mix) 7:15
Keyboards – Eric Kupper

SIDE B:
In Love With Love (The Passionate Dub) 7:46
In Love With Love (Debapella Version) 4:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Dance Club Play	#1
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20654
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Producer – Seth Justman
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “ROCKBIRD”

Made in USA.
Specially-Priced Maxi-Single

Track B1 time is listed incorrectly on label actual time is 7:46

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

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

April 9, 2014

Sinéad O’Connor – Mandinka (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Mandinka” is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra. The single was a mainstream pop hit in the UK, peaking at #17 on the singles chart, as well as her native Ireland. On January 30, 1988 “Mandinka” debuted on the US Hot Dance/Club Play Chart after spending ten weeks on the surevey the single peaked at #14. In 1989 O’Conner sang the song live on the Grammy awards.

In an interview in The Tech, 12 April 1988, O’Connor said: “Mandinkas are an African tribe. They’re mentioned in a book called Roots by Alex Haley, which is what the song is about. In order to understand it you must read the book.”

The music video for “Mandinka” debuted on MTV’s 120 Minutes on January 24, 1988 and went into heavy rotation on the network.

SIDE A:
Mandinka (Extended Version) 7:36

SIDE B:
Mandinka (Dub Version) 6:55
Mandinka (7″ Edit) 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Mandinka	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Ensign ‎– VAS 2902, Chrysalis ‎– VAS 2902
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Translucent Black Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Indie Rock
Credits: Co-producer – Kevin Moloney
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer – Sinéad O’Connor
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

NOTES:
From the album “THE LION AND THE COBRA”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

August 1, 2013

Belouis Some – Animal Magic (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

BTG REQUEST!

“Animal Magic” was the first single taken from Belouis Some’s self titled second album released by Capitol records in 1987.

Written by Belouis Some & Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits keyboardist) “Animal Magic” debuted on the US Dance chart on October 17, 1987. After spending nine weeks on the chart the single peaked at #6 and would be Belouis Some’s last entry on the US charts.

SIDE A:
Animal Magic (Dance Vocal) 6:56
Remix, Producer [Additional] –Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

Animal Magic (Jungle Mix) 7:19
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

SIDE B:
Animal Magic (Dub) 6:12
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

Aware Of You (LP Version) 3:49
Producer – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Written-By – Belouis Some

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Animal Magic	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15334
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By – Tuta Aquino (tracks: A1 to B1)
Engineer – S. Cargo (tracks: A1 to B1)
Keyboards [Additional] – Eric Kupper (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Gary Langan (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer [Associate] – Guy Fletcher (tracks: A1 to B1)
Written-By – Belouis Some, Guy Fletcher (tracks: A1 to B1)

NOTES:
Tracks A1 to B1: Original version appears on the LP & CD “BELOUIS SOME”
Track B2: From the LP “SOME PEOPLE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
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
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi