Tag: Promo

March 2, 2015

Total Coelo – Milk From The Coconut (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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Originally posted June 17, 2011

“Milk From The Coconut” was the third single released by British new wave group Toto Coelo (renamed Total Coelo in the US). The single reached #100 on the Australian singles chart and #4 in South Africa. In the US “Milk From The Coconut” was the follow up single to “I Eat Canibals” but the song failed to ahieve the same success and did not chart in the UK or the US.

SIDE A:
Milk From The Coconut (Part One Extended Version) 6:54

SIDE B:
Milk From The Coconut (Part Two Extended Version) 4:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – 4V9 42709
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Design] – Rob O’Connor
Management – Radialchoice Ltd
Other [Stylist] – Carol Graham
Performer – Anita*, Lacey*, Lindsey*, Ros*, Sheen*
Photography – Eric Watson
Producer – Barry Blue
Written-By – B. Blue*, P. Greedus*

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming album “Man O’ War.”
Produced for Blueytunes Productions Ltd for Radicalchoice Ltd

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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

February 24, 2015

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/Special DJ Megamix (Netherlands 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” is a song written by Enrique “Kiki” Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album Let It Loose (and the European version of the album Anything for You). It saw a re-release in the UK only in December of 1988, after the October 1988 re-release of Can’t Stay Away From You in Europe.

This Dutch 12″ promo features an exclusive Megamix of Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s biggest hits. Although not listed on the sleeve or labels side b is the “O-Eh o-Eh Edit”.

SIDE A:
The Megamix 10:00
A.1 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
A.2 Conga
A.3 Dr. Beat
A.4 Betcha Say That
A.5 Bad Boy

SIDE B:
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 7:09
Engineer, Mixed By – Eric Shilling*
Producer – Emilio*, Jerks, The
Remix – Pablo Flores

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1987	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#31
1987	Rhythm Is Gonna Get You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#27

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– SAMP 1162
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Latin, Pop
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special Versions from the Epic LP “LET IT LOOSE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 17, 2015

Yello – Vicious Games (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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Originally posted July 13, 2011

“Vicious Games” was released on 27 February 1985, with a video shot in Yello’s Rote Fabrik (Red Factory) working space, featuring Blank and actress Mirjam Montandon miming to female vocalist Rush Winters’ vocals (Winters was not available for the video shoot). “Vicious Games” was taken from the groufs fourth studio album Stella. The song peaked at the #8 position on the US Dance chart.

SIDE A:
Viscious Games (Vocal/Remix) 6:45

SIDE B:
Vicious Games (Vocal/Edit) 3:38
Vicious Games (Instrumental) 4:06

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY::

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Vicious Games	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra – ED 5039
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – D.K.*
Producer – Yello
Written-By – Boris Blank, Dieter Meier

NOTES:
From the LP “STELLA”
Printed in U.S.A.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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January 6, 2015

The Communards – Never Can Say Goodbye (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Never Can Say Goodbye” is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5 in 1971.

In 1987, British synth-pop band The Communards had a hit with a pop-dance cover of the Clifton Davis classic, which was featured on their second album, Red.

Their version reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in the U.S. The group had reached number one on those charts covering another 1970s classic, “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, in 1986.

The Communards version was also featured in the episode “Father’s Day”, which was set in 1987, in the first series of the revived Doctor Who. It also could be heard in the final episode of Whites, featuring a dance number by Stephen Wight and recently as the signature tune to the British comedy series Vicious.

SIDE A:
Never Can Say Goodbye 11:14

SIDE B:
Never Can Say Goodbye (Dub Mix) 5:45
Never Can Say Goodbye (Instrumental) 5:42

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Never Can Say Goodbye	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#51
1988	Never Can Say Goodbye	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– L33-17469
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – Clifton Davis

NOTES:
Promotion Only Not For Sale
For Mastermix Productions
Original version appears on the MCA LP “RED”
Recorded In England

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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

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

2015 Re-Rip! Meticulously Remastered! First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

2015 Re-Rip! Meticulously Remastered! First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!

2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First Time In 24 Bit Flac!