Tag: Peter Gabriel

The Call – Everywhere I Go (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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Originally posted August 18, 2014

“Everywhere I Go” was the third single released by American rock band The Call. The single was taken from their 1986 album “Reconciled”. The track features backing vocals by Scottish musician Jim Kerr and English singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel. The “Extended Remix” only appears on the UK 12″ single.

“Everywhere I Go” debuted on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Singles chart on June 28, 1986, at #38.

SIDE A:
Everywhere I Go (Extended Remix) 5:33
Backing Vocals – Jim Kerr, Peter Gabriel
Remix – Michael Been, Rob Eaton

SIDE B:
Tore The Old Place Down 4:13
Written-By – Jim Goodwin (2)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Everywhere I Go U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #38

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra – EKR 40 T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:

NOTES:
The original version appears on the LP: “RECONCILED”

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Peter Gabriel – Biko (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Biko” is an anti-apartheid protest song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released by Charisma Records as a single from Gabriel’s eponymous third album in 1980.

The song is a musical eulogy, inspired by the death of the black South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody on 12 September 1977. Gabriel wrote the song after hearing of Biko’s death on the news. Influenced by Gabriel’s growing interest in African musical styles, the song carried a sparse two-tone beat played on Brazilian drum and vocal percussion, in addition to a distorted guitar, and a synthesized bagpipe sound. The lyrics, which included phrases in Xhosa, describe Biko’s death and the violence under the apartheid government. The song is book-ended with recordings of songs sung at Biko’s funeral: the album version begins and ends with “Senzeni Na?”, while the single began instead with “Ngomhla sibuyayo”.

“Biko” reached No. 38 on the British charts, and was positively received, with critics praising the instrumentation, the lyrics, and Gabriel’s vocals. A 2013 commentary called it a “hauntingly powerful” song, while review website AllMusic described it as a “stunning achievement for its time”. It was banned in South Africa, where the government saw it as a threat to security. “Biko” was a personal landmark for Gabriel, becoming one of his most popular songs and sparking his involvement in human rights activism. It also had a huge political impact, and along with other contemporary music critical of apartheid, is credited with making resistance to apartheid part of western popular culture. It inspired musical projects such as Sun City, and has been called “arguably the most significant non-South African anti-apartheid protest song”.

A live version, recorded in July 1987 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was released as a single later that year, to promote Richard Attenborough’s Biko biopic Cry Freedom. The music video consists of clips from the film and Gabriel singing. The song did not appear in the actual film.

SIDE A:
Peter Gabriel – Biko 6:30
Engineer [Effanel Music Mobile] – Kevin Killen
Engineer [Real World Studios] – David Bottrill
Producer – Kevin Killen, Peter Gabriel
Recorded By [Live] – Kevin Killen, Randy Ezratty
Written-By – Peter Gabriel

SIDE B:
Peter Gabriel / Shankar / Little Steven – No More Apartheid 7:11
Producer – Arthur Baker, Little Steven
Written-By – Little Steven

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 609 510, Virgin ‎– 609 510-213
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Art Rock

CREDITS:
Bass – Tony Levin
Design [Sleeve Design – At Peter Saville Associates] – Brett Wickens
Drums – Manu Katché
Guitar – David Rhodes
Keyboards – David Sancious
Liner Notes – Peter Gabriel
Percussion – Assane Thiam, Babacar Faye
Vocals, Keyboards – Peter Gabriel

NOTES:
Recorded live at The Blossom Music Centre, Cleveland, 27th July 1987 on Effanel Music Mobile.
Mixed at Real World Studios, Box, England.
Little Steven appears on B2 courtesy of EMI/Manhattan Records, A Division of Capitol Records Inc.

Proceeds from the sale of this record got to: The International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa and the Africa Fund.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

Peter Gabriel – Out Out (Dutch 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“Out Out” is a 1984 song by English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist Peter Gabriel. The song was co-produced by Nile Rodgers and taken from the soundtrack to the Steven Speilberg film Gremlins. The track fuses together eliments of experimental, funk, world music and new wave something Gabriel would later master with hits like Sledgehammer, Big Time and Steam.

“Out Out” failed to make any impact chartwise possibly because the song was seven minutes long and a radio friendly edit was not issued. The single was only released in europe.

SIDE A:
Out Out 7:00
Performed By – Peter Gabriel
Producer – Nile Rodgers, Peter Gabriel
Written-By – Peter Gabriel

SIDE B:
Gizmo 4:09
Performed By – Jerry Goldsmith
Composed By, Conductor – Jerry Goldsmith
Producer – Bruce Botnick, Jerry Goldsmith

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– GEFA 12.4953
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Taken from the Geffen LP: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “GREMLINS”

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B. Back

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

Laurie Anderson – Selections From Mister Heartbreak (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A.-Front

“Selections From Mister Heartbreak” is a US 12″ promo only release containing edits and extended versions of tracks from Laurie Andersons second album Mister Heartbreak released in February 1984. The track “Sharkey’s Day” was released as the lead single from the album and was for many years the theme song of Lifetime Television Network.

“Excellent Birds” features vocals by Peter Gabriel. In 1986 Gabriel included an alternate version titled “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” and included it on his album So.

SIDE A:
Sharkey’s Day (Edit) 4:07
Producer – Bill Laswell, Laurie Anderson

Sharkey’s Night (Long Version) 3:58
Producer – Bill Laswell, Laurie Anderson
Vocals – William S. Burroughs

SIDE B:
Excellent Birds (LP Version) 3:12
Producer – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
With – Peter Gabriel

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-2123
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Pop Rock, Avantgarde

NOTES:
Promotional copy, not for sale.
Special versions from the album “MISTER HEARTBREAK”

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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