Tag: Pride Month

June 22, 2023

Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long) (US Cassette Maxi-Single)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

“Touch Me (All Night Long)” is another song that packed the dance floor in many gay clubs in America the song was so popular that it reached the #1 spot on the U.S. Dance chart in the spring of 1991 “.

“Touch Me (All Night Long)” is a song originally released in 1984 by American singer Fonda Rae. In 1991 British singer and songwriter Cathy Dennis covered the song, and released it on January 14, 1991, as the third single from her debut studio album, Move to This (1990). Her version contains some rewritten lyrics in the verses. It was a number-one hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Dennis performed the song on the season three episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, “A Night to Remember”, in 1993.

“Touch Me (All Night Long)” peaked at number one in Zimbabwe, number nine in Canada, number five in the United Kingdom and number three in Ireland. In the United States, “Touch Me” reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 18, 1991. In addition, “Touch Me” spent one week at the top of the US Dance Club Songs chart in March 1991, becoming her biggest hit in that country.

Dolby B NR was used for this transfer.

SIDE A:
Touch Me (All Night Long) (Club Mix) 7:24
Touch Me (All Night Long) (All Night Long Mix) 6:51
Touch Me (All Night Long) (7″ Mix) 3:32

SIDE B:
Touch Me (All Night Long) (Touch This) 7:53
Touch Me (All Night Long) (Rhodesapella) 4:05
Touch Me (All Night Long) (Dub All Night Long) 5:27

CASSETTE GRADE:
Sleeve: Near Mint
Cassette: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	Touch Me (All Night Long)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1991	Touch Me (All Night Long)	U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs	#1
1991	Touch Me (All Night Long)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 879 467-4
Format: Cassette, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Garage House

CREDITS:

Edited By – Tony Shimkin
Keyboards – Peter Schwartz
Mixed By – Goh Hotoda, Shep Pettibone
Producer – Cathy Dennis, Phil Bodger, Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
From the LP “MOVE TO THIS”

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CASSETTE TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Cassette Deck: Nakamichi BX-300 Discrete 3-Head Cassette Deck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp Line In Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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:
Cassette transfer was recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at

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June 16, 2023

Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

NEW 203 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted December 15, 2016

During the week of June 6, 1987, Kim Wilde ruled the dance floor in clubs across America with her chart-topping cover of the Supremes classic “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” which has since become a gay club classic and should be on every Pride playlist.

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by the American Motown girl group the Supremes.

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was covered in an updated version by English singer Kim Wilde in 1986. Wilde’s version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes’ Motown Sound into a hi-NRG song.

It was released as the second single from Wilde’s fifth studio album, Another Step (although “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was the LP’s first worldwide single, as the first single had been released only in selected countries). The song reached number two in Wilde’s native United Kingdom and number one in Australia. It also became Wilde’s second and last top-40 entry in the United States following “Kids in America” (1981), as well as her most successful song in that country to date, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in June 1987. It later ranked as the 34th best-selling song of 1987 on Billboard’s Hot 100 year-end chart that year. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for UK sales in excess of 250,000 copies.

SIDE A:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Extended Mix) 9:02
Remix – Ian Levine

SIDE B:
Loving You 4:52
Written-By – Kim Wilde, Ricki Wilde*

You Keep Me Hangin’ On (7″ Edit) 4:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	You Keep Me Hangin’ On	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	You Keep Me Hangin’ On	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#30
1987	You Keep Me Hangin’ On	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23717
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Photography By, Design – Simon Marsh (2)
Producer – Ricki Wilde*
Written-By – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.* (tracks: A, B2)

NOTES:
Original version available on the MCA album “ANOTHER STEP”.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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June 15, 2023

Corey Hart – Never Surrender (Canada 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

This song has always been special to me growing up in a conservative state and coming out to my parents at age sixteen who did not take the news well I found myself on my own trying to find my way in a sometimes cruel world. “Never Surrender” and its lyrics “Just a little more time is all we’re asking for ‘Cause just a little more time could open closing doors” spoke to me as a gay teen coming to terms with my sexuality. “Never Surrender” is an anthem of empowerment and hope.

Corey Hart has since become an LGBTQ+ ally performing at various Pride events.

“Never Surrender” is a song by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was released in June 1985 as the first single from his second studio album, Boy in the Box. The song was number one for four weeks in Canada and was Hart’s highest charting single in the United States, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 (topping the sales-only chart for one week) in August 1985.

The song won a Juno Award in 1985 for the “Single of the Year”, and was certified Platinum in Canada for sales of over 100,000 copies in 1985.

In 2019, Hart released an updated version of the song on his EP Dreaming Time Again, performed as a slow piano ballad with a new “angels lead you home” coda. He released the new version as a single in 2020, highlighting its message of hope and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the lyrical content, Hart said, “My mother influenced me with this ethic of never quitting on yourself or your dreams no matter how challenging or daunting. I also greatly admired Sir Winston Churchill, reading many biographies of his life. He used this expression ‘Never Surrender’ during the dark days of the Nazi attacks on Great Britain as a motivating inspiration for his countrymen.”

AllMusic has since called “Never Surrender”: “a soaring power ballad of empowerment, giving this album (Boy in the Box) a greater musical and emotional range than his (Hart’s) debut.”[4] Regarding the song becoming another US hit single Hart said “I really think it’s difficult breaking into America regardless of where you’re from. I don’t think it’s any more difficult for a Canadian act than for a band from Oklahoma”.

The music video features a storyline of Hart leaving his home after an argument with his father and hitchhiking his way to a major city where he finds himself alone and ends with a ‘live’ performance with his band. Portions of the video were filmed on Yonge Street, Spadina Avenue, and Queen Street West in downtown Toronto, including the now-defunct Crest Grill. The video’s director, Rob Quartly, had worked with Hart on three previous music videos and Quartly was again nominated for a Juno Award for his work on this video.

SIDE A:
Never Surrender (Album Version) 4:53

SIDE B:
Never Surrender (Edited Version) 4:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Never Surrender	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1985	Never Surrender	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#8
1985	Never Surrender	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Aquarius Records (3) – SPRO 601
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo
Country: Canada
Released: June 8, 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:

Producer – Corey Hart, Jon Astley, Phil Chapman
Written-By – Corey Hart

NOTES:
From the LP “BOY IN THE BOX”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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June 14, 2023

Elton John – Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part Two) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

Gay Icon Elton John made sure to send a message to people who were cast out like him. He reassured people who were not fitting in that they would eventually find their place. Over the years he has been working for AIDS prevention. He also established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised more than $400 million. As well as an annual high-profile Oscar party which also raises money for AIDS prevention.

“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)” is a song by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin from the album Reg Strikes Back. It was released as a 12″ single in 1988 only in the United States.

Although not a particularly popular song, some critics judged it as a “most intriguing” song or the “brightest moment” of the album. John said: “That’s probably my favorite track on the album. It just has a great New York feel”. He played both versions of the song sequentially in concerts from the release of “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)” in 1988 through to 1993.

The song is about New York City and is a continuation of the song “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” from the 1972 album Honky Château. Although the song follows the same meaning of its predecessor, it has a very different tempo and instrumental arrangement and is in many ways a more complex song, with a variety of key changes and unusual chords throughout the song. A brief homage to the Beatles’ song “Drive My Car” can be heard during the trumpet solo, where Elton and the backup singers interject “beep beep, beep beep, yeah!”.

SIDE A:
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part Two) (The Renaissance Mix) 6:18
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part Two) (The Da Vinci Version) 4:47

SIDE B:
A Word In Spanish 4:38
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part Two) (The Self Portrait Instrumental) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23917
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Pop
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:

Design – Wherefore Art*
Management – Connie Hillman, John Reid (8), Steve Brown*
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Producer – Chris Thomas
Remix – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, “Reg Strikes Back”.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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