Tag: Promo

April 21, 2015

Foreigner – That Was Yesterday (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!

Originally posted August 17, 2011

“That Was Yesterday” was the second single taken from the album Agent Provocateur by the band Foreigner. The song was written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones and produced by Alex Sadkin. The single reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also reached #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached the Top 40 in the UK (#28), the Netherlands (#19), Switzerland (#29) and Germany (#31).

Allmusic critic Bret Adams called the song “a terrific hit single,” citing its “catchy chorus” and “nifty synthesizer lick.”

SIDE A:
That Was Yesterday (Vocal/Extended Version) 6:12

SIDE B:
That Was Yesterday (Instrumental Version) 5:14
That Was Yesterday (Orchestral Version) 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (company sleeve)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	That Was Yesterday	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#12
1985	That Was Yesterday	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#4
1985	That Was Yesterday	U.S. Billboard Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic
Catalog#: DMD 827
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released:1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Mick Jones (2
Written-By – L. Gramm*, Mick Jones (2)

NOTES:
Promotional Copy. Not For Sale.
From the LP “Agent Provocateur”

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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 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

April 16, 2015

Pat Benatar – Let’s Stay Together (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Remastered using the Ortofon OM Super 30 stylus!

This is one of those singles that I originally ripped way back in December, 2010. Back then I was using ClickRepair and the Ortofon OM 20 stylus. The result was a good rip but not as good as it could be. Now in 2015 I have stopped using ClickRepair started manually removing clicks and updated my stylus to the Ortofon OM Super 30. I also upgraded the tube in my Bellari phono pre-amp to the Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron tube resulting in a much higher quality transfer. Enjoy!

“Let’s Stay Together” was the third single lifted from Pat Benatar’s eighth studio album “Wide Awake In Dreamland”. The single but failed to reach the chart status of the previous singles and failed to chart in the US. “Wide Awake In Dreamland” was Benatar’s last rock-oriented album of the 1980s, before she would go on to try a blues-based sound.

SIDE A:
Let’s Stay Together (12″ Mix) 6:41

SIDE B:
Let’s Stay Together (Dub Mix) 6:00
Let’s Stay Together (12″ Edit) 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis‎– VAS 1374
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Remix – Ed Thacker , Paul Fox
Written-By – N. Geraldo* , P. Geraldo*

NOTES:
ticker on sleeve: “New Rock Mix Exclusively for album radio”

Original version on the LP/Cassette/CD
“WIDE AWAKE IN DREAMLAND”

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

April 3, 2015

Echo & The Bunnymen – Bring On The Dancing Horses (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Happy Easter

“Bring On the Dancing Horses” is a single by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 14 November 1985. It was the only new single to be included on their 1985 compilation album Songs to Learn & Sing. According to the liner notes that accompany the CD release of the album, the song was recorded specifically for the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink, the soundtrack of which also includes it. The song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart.

In a retrospective review of the single, Allmusic journalist Stewart Mason said that the layers of synths on the song and Ian McCulloch’s overdubbed vocals on the chorus add to the “psychedelic haze of the track”. Mason wrote: “Bring On the Dancing Horses has a dreamily catchy chorus and a nice melody.”

This US 12″ promo comes housed in a custom Sire records sleeve the image appears only on one side.

SIDE A:
Bring On The Dancing Horses (7″ Version) 4:00

SIDE B:
Bring On The Dancing Horses (Extended Mix) 5:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-A-2398
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Laurie Latham
Written-By – McCulloch*, Pattinson*, De Freitas*, Sergeant*

NOTES:
From the LP: “SONGS TO LEARN & SING”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale
Made In U.S.A.

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

March 9, 2015

The B-52’s – Loveland (France 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Loveland” and “Cake” are tracks recorded by American new wave band The B-52’s. Both tracks were produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads. Both songs were taken from the EP Mesopotamia. The original Island Records vinyl & cassette release in the UK contained the extended versions of “Loveland” and “Cake”. This was an error, and the discs were quickly recalled and reissued with the correct version of “Cake” however the extended Loveland remained. These versions never appeared on the American release.

In France both songs were issued as a special 12″ promo. As far as I know neither of these mixes have appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
Loveland 8:33

SIDE B:
Cake 7:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 6863 177
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: France
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Engineer – Butch Jones
Producer – David Byrne

NOTES:
Disque Hors-Commerce. Vente Interdite.

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