Tag: Pete Hammond

June 1, 2016

Phil Fearon – Ain’t Nothing But a House Party (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” is a 1986 single by English record producer Phil Fearon. He was the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the 1980s band Galaxy. “Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” was mixed by Pete Hammond and produced by Stock / Aitken / Waterman. In the Uk the single peaked at #60, in the US it reached #41 on the Billboard dance chart and #92 R&B.

SIDE A:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (Raise The Roof Mix) 7:20

SIDE B:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (7″ Edit) 3:23

Burning All My Bridges 3:30
Engineer – Mark McGuire

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#41
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#92

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cooltempo ‎– 4V9 43096, Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43096
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Mix Master Pete Hammond
Photography By – Mike Prior (2)
Producer – Stock / Aitken / Waterman*

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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

October 9, 2015

Pat & Mick – Use It Up And Wear It Out (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Use It Up and Wear It Out” is a song by Odyssey that was released as a single in 1980. It spent two weeks at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in August that year, but failed to make commercial success in the United States.

In 1990 British vocal duo Pat & Mick, consisting of popular radio personalities Pat Sharp (born 25 October 1961) and Mick Brown (born 28 November 1962), both of whom are from London released a cover version of the song produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman reaching #22 on the UK singles chart. The song also received club play in America where it reached #81 on the Billboard dance chart.

The royalties from their record sales were donated to Capital FM’s ‘Help A London Child’ charity.

SIDE A:
Use It Up And Wear It Out (12″ Version) 7:16
Songwriter – L. Russell Brown, Sandy Linzer

SIDE B:
Star Teaser 5:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Min

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Use It Up And Wear It Out	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Clup Play	#81

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: PWL Records ‎– PWLT 55
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi-NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Mae McKenna, Mike Stock, Miriam Stockley
Drums – A. Linn
Engineer – Karen Hewitt
Keyboards – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman

NOTES:
Pat & Mick’s Vocals were recorded using the Calrec Soundfield Microphone.
Recorded and Mixed at PWL Studios, London.
With Thanks to Mick Lowe Design and TPP Typesetting
CMCS, Impulse,Meantime,The Original Picture Company, Sharp End Promotions& Everyone at PWL.

Made In England.

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

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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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

February 19, 2015

The Belle Stars – Sign Of The Times (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Sign of the Times” is a song by English pop/new wave band The Belle Stars, released as the lead single from the band’s only self-titled studio album. The single was the fourth single from their only album, and their seventh single overall. “Sign of the Times” was the band’s first single that was an original song since 1981’s Another Latin Love Song. Its lyrics describe the band explaining how they feel their lover is unfaithful of their love, hence the lyric “You say you love me, but want success.” The single was the band’s first to make it into the top 10, reaching #3 in the UK singles chart. In the US “Sign Of The Times” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 7, 1983 peaking at #75 while on the dance chart the single peaked at #43.

SIDE A:
Sign Of The Times (Remixed Extended 12″ Version) 5:39
Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn, Pete Hammond, Phil Chapman, Phil Harding
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Pete Collins*

SIDE B:
Madness 3:18
Engineer, Producer – Brian Tench

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Sign Of The Times	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75
1983	Sign Of The Times	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#43

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-29657
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Hirst*, Matthias*, Parsons*, Shone*, Joyce*, Owen*, Barker*

NOTES:
From the LP “THE BELLE STARS”

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