Tag: Netherlands 12″

April 18, 2014

Olivia Newton-John – Deeper Than The Night (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

DISCO FRIDAY!

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on April 23, 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!

“Deeper Than The Night” was second single released from English-born Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John’s ninth US and tenth international studio album. Released in November 1978. “Deeper Than The Night” did well on the US charts peaking at at #11 Pop, #4 AC and #87 Country. Internationally “Deeper Than The Night” peaked at #64 UK, #18 Canada and #7 in Australia in April 1979.

The single was released on several formats including a 7″ picture disc as well as a 12″ Disco single released in Europe extending the track to 4:55. The b-side is the epic album track “Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting”.

Now let Olivia take you “Deeper Than The Night”.

SIDE A:
Deeper Than The Night (Extended Version) 4:56

SIDE B:
Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting 5:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Deeper Than The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#11
1979	Deeper Than The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#4
1979	Deeper Than The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	#87

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 5C K052Z-62814
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1978
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Disco
Credits: Producer – John Farrar
Written-By – Joe Falsia (tracks: B) , Johnny Vastano (tracks: A) , Stephen Sinclair (tracks: B) , Tom Snow (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Both tracks taken from the album “TOTALLY HOT”
Recorded at Indigo Ranch – Malibu
Mixed using the Aphex Aural Exciter

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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

March 13, 2014

Wham! – Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on May 24, 2011. 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! The original 12″ that I posted in 2011 was the UK pressing at 45 RPM and did not have a picture sleeve. Since then I obtained the Netherlands pressing which is mastered at 33 ⅓ RPM and includes the original picture sleeve.

This is Wham!’s debut single in with its initial white cover featuring drawings of the bands heads. It features different mixes than the re-release and some lyrics of the “Social Mix” are quite different to other versions/mixes of the song.

“Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)”‘ is a 1982 song by British pop duo Wham! on Innervision Records. It was written by Wham! members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

The song, which had been tentatively released in June 1982 when Wham! were unknowns and failed to make any impact, was re-issued in January 1983 after the duo had achieved their breakthrough with “Young Guns (Go For It!)”.

Although rap was still an underground and almost exclusively American phenomenon in the early 1980s, as the title implies, George rapped a number of verses about the joys of living every day to the fullest, which meant that being gainfully employed was not an option, and ‘having fun with the boys down the (welfare) line’. The chorus asked the question “Do you enjoy what you do?”, which brought about the bracketed section of the title. The video depicted George and Andrew Ridgeley in their leather jackets, combining their moody image with a bright, effervescent choreography.

Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) – the full version of which was almost seven minutes long – reached #8 in the UK singles chart, the second of four hits from Wham!’s debut album Fantastic. The duo would go on to enjoy four UK #1 hits before splitting at their height in 1986. On the flip side of their farewell single The Edge of Heaven was an updated version of the song, entitled Wham! Rap ’86.

The song was explicitly political and slightly revolutionary. It flew in the face of the conventional British Left-wing who were talking about the ‘Right to work’ at the time.

SIDE A:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Unsocial Mix) 6:33

SIDE B:
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) (Social Mix) 6:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Wham Rap!	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	Did Not Chart
1982	Wham Rap!	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	Did Not Chart

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– EPCA 12-2442, Inner Vision ‎– A 12.2442
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop
Style: Pop Rap, Synth-pop
Credits:Design – XL Design
Producer – Bob Carter
Ridgeley*, Panos (2)

NOTES:
Rear cover lists tracks as:
A. Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do) Special US 12″ Remix
B. Wham Rap (Enjoy What You Do)

Label lists Side A as the “Social Mix” but plays the “Unsocial Mix” and vice versa.

Printed in Holland.

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

December 17, 2013

Annie Lennox & Al Green – Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Put A Little Love in Your Heart” is a song originally performed in 1968 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother, Randy Myers, and Jimmy Holiday.

In 1988 Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged. The song reached #9 in the USA on the Hot 100 in January 1989 and climbed all the way to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, as well as becoming a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide. Outside of her Eurythmics band, it is Lennox’s most successful single.

SIDE A:
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (12″ Version With Edits) 7:13

SIDE B:
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Instrumental) 3:49
Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Vocal Mix) 3:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1988	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#2
1988	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#29

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– 390 382-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – David A. Stewart
Written-By – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmie Holiday*, Randy Myers

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “SCROOGED”.
Annie Lennox appears courtesy of RCA Records.

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

November 22, 2013

Divine – Shake It Up (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Shake It Up” is the fourth single from the album The Story So Far by Divine.

“Shake It Up” became Divine’s fourth and last single to chart on the Dutch Singles Chart. It debuted at #30 before climbing to and peaking at #13 in its third week. The song spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart.

“Shake It Up” spent a total of 11 weeks on the German Singles Chart and peaked at #26. It spent one week at its peak. “Shake It Up” became Divine’s second Top 40 single on the chart.

SIDE A:
Shake It Up (Vocal) 6:44

SIDE B:
Shake It Up (Instrumental) 4:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Break Records ‎– 308313
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco, Hi NRG
Credits: Photography – R. Vinke
Written-by, Producer, Instruments [All Instruments Performed By] – Bobby Orlando

NOTES:
Message on labels: “Life is a rollercoaster it has it,s ups and downs”
Made In Holland.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

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