Tag: Totally Obscure 80s

Melissa Manchester – Mathematics (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

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Originally posted May ‎10, ‎2011

“Mathematics” was the first single and the title of Melissa Manchesters only MCA Records LP. With this single Melissa collaborated with the legendary Quincy Jones who produced the track and pop star Robbie Nevil who also was a co-producer, writer and did the songs arrangement. The 12″ remix was done by John “Jellybean” Benitez. It seamed that all of the right elements were in place for a hit single, to re-start her career sadly this was not to be, the song only peaked at #74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was her last chart single. The album “Mathematics” struggled to reach #144 on the US album chart.

The b-side “So Full Of Yourself” is a non-lp track and was co-written by Tom Snow who has written many hits for Olivia Newton-John including “Physical” and “Heart Attack”..

SIDE A
Mathematics (Dance Mix) 7:02
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Matt Brady
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Executive Producer – Quincy Jones
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer [Associate Producer], Arranged By – Robbie Nevil
Producer, Arranged By – Brock Walsh
Written-By – Brock WalshMelissa ManchesterRobbie Nevil

SIDE B
So Full Of Yourself 3:30
Arranged By –  Greg Mathieson
Producer – Trevor Veitch
Written-By – Melissa ManchesterTom Snow

Mathematics (Dub Version) 4:57
Executive Producer – Quincy Jones
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer, Arranged By – Brock Walsh
Written-By – Brock WalshMelissa ManchesterRobbie Nevil

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Mathematics U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #74

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23554
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special verion of the song taken from the Melissa Manchester LP “MATHEMATICS”

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VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
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Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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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Roger Taylor (Queen) – Man On Fire (Extended Version) (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

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Originally posted May 10, 2011

“Man On Fire” was the third single taken from the second solo studio album “Strange Frontier” by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. The single peaked at #66 on the UK singles chart, and #11 in South Africa.

The b-side “Killing Time” features Freddie Mercury on backing vocals.

SIDE A:
Man On Fire (Extended Version) 6:06

SIDE B:
Killing Time 4:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12 EMI 5478, EMI – 12EMI 5478
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – RichardsMack (2)
Producer – David RichardsMack (2)Roger Taylor
Written-By – Taylor

NOTES:
Taken from the album “Strange Frontier”

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VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Gino Vannelli – In The Name Of Money (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“In The Name Of Money” is a 1987 single by Canadian rock singer and songwriter, Gino Vannelli taken from his ninth studio LP “Big Dreamers Never Sleep”. Released as the second single from the albun “In The Name Of Money” peaked at #29 on the Canadian RPM singles chart.

SIDE A:
In The Name Of Money (Extended Dance Mix) 5:30

SIDE B:
In The Name Of Money (Single Version) 3:56
In The Name Of Money (Dub Mix) 3:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS Associated Records – 4Z9 06728
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Tony Lane / Nancy Donald*
Photography By – Raul Vega
Written-By – R. Freeland*
Written-By, Producer – G. VannelliJ. VannelliR. Vannelli*

NOTES:
Special Version from the CBS Associated LP: “Big Dreamers Never Sleep”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Bluebeat – All Blame On Love (Germany 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“All Blame On Love” is the only single released by Bluebeat which consists of married couple Kjetil Røsnes and Kirsti Johansen also known as the group Avalanche. “All Blame On Love” was their only release under the name Bluebeat.

SIDE A:
All Blame On Love (Extended Version) 6:57

SIDE B:
All Blame On Love (Short Dance Version) 4:10
My Cherie 4:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TELDEC – 247 231-0, TELDEC – 6.20985
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – JeopardRosnesHoover
Producer – Vinton Hoover
Programmed By, Engineer – Jeopard

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

Password: burningtheground

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