Tag: Totally Obscure 80s

Dragon – Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Dreams of Ordinary Men” is a song by New Zealand-Australian rock band Dragon released in August 1986 as the second single from the group’s eighth studio album Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986). The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

The song also features additional guitars, and backing vocals by American musician Todd Rundgren who also produced the track. During this period the band toured Europe opening for Tina Turner under the name Hunter.

The name “Dragon” came from a consultation of I Ching cards by founder vocalist Graeme Collins.

SIDE A:
Dreams Of Ordinary Men (Extended Version) 7:13

SIDE B:
Start It Up 7:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 885 245-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Aug 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Chris Andersen, Todd Rundgren
Producer – Todd Rundgren

NOTES:
Recorded at UTOPIA Studios
From the LP “Dreams of Ordinary Men”

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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

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Tony Ansell – Victory (Australia 7″)

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“Victory” is a 1982 single by Australian composer, pianist, and keyboardist Tony Ansell (1945-2000).

“Victory” was the theme music for ABC TV’s (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) telecasts of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games. “Victory” was released as a single in October 1982 peaking at #7 on the Australian singles chart.

SIDE A:
Victory 2:59

SIDE B:
Stonewall Samba 2:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ABC Records (3) – ABCS 2
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Oct, 1982
Genre: Pop
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Recorded at Sun Studios, Surry Hills.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
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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

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Musical Reporters – Blow Job (It’s Hard To Be President) (France 12″)

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“Blow Job (It’s Hard To Be President)” is a 1987 New Beat single by Belgian trio Musical Reporters which consisted of Jos Borremans (aka Chris Inger), K. Hendrickx (aka Harry Van Oekel), Maurice Engelen (aka Praga Khan). They only released one single, which managed to get some club play in America.

SIDE A:
Blow Job (It’s Hard To Be President) 6:31

SIDE B:
Hold On 6:16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Carrere – 8769
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: France
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Beat

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Recorded At – Ace Studio
Recorded At – Le Studio Brussels

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
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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

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Kids In The Kitchen – Bitter Desire (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Bitter Desire” is a song by the Australian pop/new wave group Kids in the Kitchen. The song was released in April 1984 as the second single from their debut studio album Shine (1985) released as Kids In The Kitchen in the USA (1986). The song peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

On 15 April 1984, the group performed “Bitter Desire” at the annual Countdown Music and Video Awards, where they were nominated for ‘Most Promising New Talent’ and ‘Best Debut Single’ for “Change in Mood”.

By the time of the single’s release and despite appearing in the videoclip for “Bitter Desire”, lead guitarist Greg Dorman and keyboardist Greg Woodhead had departed the line-up to be replaced by Claude Carranza and Alistair Coia, respectively.

Countdown Magazine said at the time of release,”Bitter Desire” should seal [their] fate. That record is simply the best Australian single so far this year, and displays a depth of inspiration beyond any mere beginner’s luck.”

++”Bitter Desire” was the band’s only single to have a 12″ released in the United States. All of the mixes are exclusive to this 12″.

SIDE A:
Bitter Desire (Club Mix) 5:58
Bitter Desire (Edit) 3:48

SIDE B:
Bitter Desire (Dub) 6:34

Not The Way 2:31
Mixed By –  Craig Harnath
Producer, Mixed By – Mark S. Berry*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20554
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Tracks A1 to B1: Original versions available on the “Kids In the Kitchen” album on Sire Records Recorded at AAV Studios.

Track B2: From the the “Kids In the Kitchen” album on Sire Records Recorded at Platinum Studios.

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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!

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