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Cyndi Lauper – Change Of Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted: February 3, 2011

“Change of Heart” is the second single released by American singer Cyndi Lauper from her second album, True Colors in November 11, 1986. The single went gold in the US and peaked at No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a fan favorite and Lauper still often performs it. Lauper re-recorded it acoustically, and her official site later made it available free as a digital download.[citation needed]

Popular remixes by Shep Pettibone were also released. A music video was filmed in Trafalgar Square in London. It features Lauper and her band performing the song in front of a large group of people.

The song features backing vocals by The Bangles.

SIDE A:
Change Of Heart (Extended Version) 7:53
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

Heartbeats 4:50
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

SIDE B:
Change Of Heart (Instrumental) 5:52
Backing Vocals – Bangles, The
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck
Executive Producer – David Wolff
Guitar – Nile Rodgers
Lyrics By [Additional] – C. Lauper*
Producer – Cyndi Lauper , Lennie Petze
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – E. Mohawk*

Witness 3:40
Engineer [Mix – Ed Thacker
Executive Producer – Lennie Petze
Producer – Rick Chertoff
Written-By – C. Lauper* , J. Turi*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U. S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Change Of Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1986 Change Of Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Music Maxi Single Sales #9
1986 Change Of Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club play #4
1986 Change Of Heart U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 4R9 05974
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Annie Leibovitz

NOTES:
Side A: Special version from the Portrait lp “TRUE COLORS”
Side B: Taken from the Portrait lp “SHE’S SO UNUSUAL”
Nile Rodgers appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Sweet Sensation – Hooked On You (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Hooked On You” is a single by female freestyle-dance music trio Sweet Sensation from The Bronx, New York. The single was taken from the trio’s debut LP “Take It While It’s Hot”. In the United States “Hooked On You” peaked at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart January 17, 1987.

SIDE A:
Hooked On You 5:08
Hooked On You (Short Version) 3:57

SIDE B:
Hooked On You (The Diamond Dub Version) 8:31
Edited By – Charlie Dee*, Omar Santana

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Hooked On You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #64

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. ‎– NP50046
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Diamond II (tracks: B)
Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Peck (tracks: A1, A2)
Executive-Producer – Cherrie Shepherd (tracks: A1, A2)
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Producer – David Sanchez, Ted Currier
Programmed By [Keyboards] – Billy C.* (tracks: A1, A2), Robert (Bobby) Khozouri* (tracks: A1, A2)
Written-By – D. Sanchez*, Joseph Malloy (tracks: J. Malloy)

NOTES:
Runout groove dead-wax inscriptions:
Herbie Jr. signature and
“MASTERING BY
FRANKFORD/WAYNE
NEW YORK”

Produced for Platinum Vibe Productions

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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

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Sweet Sensation – Never Let You Go (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Never Let You Go” is a 1988 dance single by Sweet Sensation, a female dance trio from The Lower East Side, New York, USA. The single was their most successful release of five entries on the U.S. dance chart where It peaked at number one for one week and reached number fifty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Never Let You Go (Extended Remix) 6:42
Edited By – Reirruc*

Never Let You Go (Charlie Dee Never Say Never Dubb) 7:14
Edited By – Charlie “Dee” Diaz*

SIDE B:
Never Let You Go (Edited Version) 3:58
Never Let You Go (Oh Oh Omar Dubb) 7:13
Never Let You Go (Percappella) 3:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Never Let You Go U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #58
1988 Never Let You Go U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label ATCO Records ‎– 0-96636
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Edited By – Omar Santana (tracks: B1 to B3)
Executive-Producer – Cherrie Shepherd
Mixed By – Steve Peck
Producer – Ted Currier
Written-By – Joseph Malloy

NOTES:
From the LP “TAKE IT WHILE IT’S HOT”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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

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Wang Chung – Let’s Go! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Let’s Go!” is a single by English new wave band Wang Chung. Although the song was on their 1986 album, Mosaic, it didn’t get released as a single until January 6, 1987. The single was a hit for Wang Chung in the United States, and it provided the band with their second (and so far, last) top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987, peaking at #9. The single also formed the basis for a music video. It also hit #9 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

Jack Hues sings the verses of the song, and Nick Feldman sings the bridge. Both sing the chorus.

SIDE A:
Let’s Go! (Shep’s Mix) 8:02
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Let’s Dub! 6:10
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Let’s Go! (Edit) 4:04
Engineer – Brian Malouf, Peter Müller
Mixed By – Brian Malouf

The World In Which We Live (LP Version) 7:04
Engineer – Brian Malouf, Peter Müller
Mixed By – Brian Malouf

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Let’s Go! U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #9
1987 Let’s Go! U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #18
1987 Let’s Go! U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #41

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20602
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS: 
Design Concept, Photography By – David McIntyre
Management – David Massey
Mastered By – TJ*
Producer, Arranged By – Peter Wolf (3)
Written-By – Wang Chung

NOTES:
Specially-Priced Maxi-Single
Tracks side A: Remix for Mastermix Productions

Original versions available on the Wang Chung album ‘Mosaic’ on Geffen Records.

Made in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: Schiit Mani
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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