Tag: Promo

October 27, 2015

Skatt Bros. – Walk The Night (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

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Originally posted June 8, 2011

Skatt Bros. were viewed as Canada’s “straight” answer to America’s Village People. But in actuality they were quite different. In 1979, the band released “Walk the Night” which was widely popular, reaching #9 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Clup Play Chart in early November 1980. “Walk the Night” is considered the band’s cult classic and most famous release.

Some of the members of the Skatt Bros. actually did background vocals for the Villiage People, but minor studio only. It ‘s a bit of a coinsidence, since they are on the same label and they had the same management as the group KISS (Aucoin Management). Skatt Bros.were being marketed as a “Rock Disco/Straight Village People” group, since it was 1979 and record companies were backlashing against disco.

“Walk the Night” was a particular anthem of late ’70s gay male S&M. The Skatt Brothers were similar to the Village People, but with lyrics that were darker and more explicit, for example: “He’s got a rod beneath his coat/gonna ram right down your throat/make you grovel on the floor/spit, bump, and scream and beg for more.”

As a bonus I have included the Disconet edit of “Walk The Night” remixed by Rich Buono it is probably the best version of it available on wax. It’s longer, laden with aggressive vocal samples from a Jeff Stryker gay porn flick (as the story goes), and if that isn’t enough to really maximize the dark, gay sado tone of the track– the hook from Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Relax” just pops up at the exact right time. To think that Casablanca allegedly sold the Skatt Bros as “the straight Canadian Village People”! This version of the track is amazingly dark and high on the sleaze meter, but all the better for it. Amazing track and very tough to find.

SIDE A:
Walk The Night 5:24
Written-By – D. Andez*, R. Fontana*

SIDE B:
Dancin’ For The Man 3:40
Written-By – S. Delaney*

Walk The Night (Disconet Edit) 7:07
Edited By – Rich Buono

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	Walk The Night	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca Records ?– NBD 20209 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ? RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Pete Pedersen, Skatt Bros., The*
Producer – Skatt Bros., The*, Ian Guenther & Willi Morrison*

NOTES:
From The Casablanca LP “STRANGE SPIRITS”
Disconet Edit taken from Disconet Volume 11 Program 11

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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

September 25, 2015

Olivia Newton-John – Livin’ In Desperate Times (US 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Happy Birthday Olivia Newton-John!

Produced by David Foster the epic track “Livin’ In Desperate Times” was the second single released from the Soundtrack to the film “Two Of A Kind”. “Livin’ In Desperate Times” debuted on the Billboard Top 40 on February 25, 1984. The single remained on the chart for five weeks peaking at #31.

ABOUT THE VERSIONS:

In 1998 MCA Records released the soundtrack for the motion picture “Two Of A Kind” on CD for the first time, however the mix of “Livin’ In Desperate Times” was not the original album version that appeared on the vinyl, cassette and 8-track releases in 1983. Instead MCA chose to use a sloppy newly made edit because the original master could not be found. Subsequently this new edit was also used on the “Gold” compilation in 2005. Both the 7″ remix and original LP version remain unreleased on CD or digital format.

The US 7″ promo of “Livin’ In Desperate Times” has the 7″ remix on both sides. Because the original LP version is just as sought sought after I used it as the b-side.

SIDE A:
Livin’ In Desperate Times (7″ Remix) 3:58
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow

SIDE B:
Livin’ In Desperate Times (Original LP Version) 4:09
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Producer – David Foster
Written-By – Barry Alfonso, Tom Snow

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Livin’ In Desperate Times	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-52341
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From MCA-6127, Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Two Of A Kind”
Management: Roger Davies
Photos From The MCA Video EP “Twist Of Fate” Directed By Brian Grant.

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

September 21, 2015

Yello – Call It Love (Trego Snare Version 2) (UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Call It Love” was the second single taken from the fifth album One Second by Swiss electronic band Yello. The single peaked at #91 on the UK singles chart in May 1987. This particular 12″ is note worthy because it is an HMV exclusive. “Call It Love” features an extra verse sung by Billy Mackenzie of the Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates. This remix is not found on other versions of the single. 2000 copies were available with intial copies of the album One Second.

SIDE A:
Call It Love (Trego Snare Version 2) 6:46
Producer – Yello
Remix – Nick Launay
Vocals – Billy Mackenzie, Dieter Meier
Written-By – B. Blank*, D. Meier*

SIDE B:
Santiago (Live At The Palladium New York) 6:59
Producer – Yello
Remix – Ian Tregoning
Written-By – B. Blank*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– YELLO 12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 02 Mar 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special HMV Exclusive 12″ – Not For Sale

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

August 25, 2015

Ministry – Work For Love (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Work for Love” is a single by industrial metal band Ministry, who at the time were a new wave/synthpop band. The song was released as the second single from the band’s debut album, With Sympathy. In the United States the song debuted on the Billboard dance chart on February 19, 1983 spending eleven weeks on the survey peaking at #20.

SIDE A:
Work For Love (Extended Version) 6:26

SIDE B:
Work For Love (Short Version) 3:57
Work For Love (Dub Version) 6:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Work For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– CP 726
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Brian Shanley (2), Jim Nash (2)
Producer – Ian Taylor, Vince Ely
Written-By – Al Jourgensen

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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