Tag: Totally Obscure 80s

February 3, 2021

Toni Basil – Street Beat (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

NEW 2021 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted January 2, 2012

“Street Beat” was a single released between Toni Basil’s two solo albums in 1983. Without a music video, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at #63 on the Hot Dance Club Play. Nearly a year later the track would be released as part of Toni’s self-titled second album Toni Basil.

SIDE A:
Street Beat (Special Club Remix) 6:10

SIDE B:
Street Beat (Dub Version) 4:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Street Beat	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#63

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42708, Radialchoice ‎– 4V9 42708, Virgin ‎– 4V9 42708
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve] – Rob O’Connor
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jay Mark
Photography By – Allan Ballard
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Recorded By [Producer] – Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Remix, Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
Written-By – A. Willis*, B. Roberts*, T. Basil*

NOTES:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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

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February 2, 2021

Monday – Fallen Angel (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Fallen Angel” is a 1988 single by German trio Monday. The group was formerly known as Man-X (Heinz Oho, Dieter Müller and Manfred “Mannix” Zimmermann). In 1988 they changed their name to Monday and released two singles and one album before splitting.

SIDE A:
Fallen Angel (Steve Smith Edit) (“May Day Mix”) 6:34
Remix – Michael Marshall, Steve Smith

SIDE B:
Fallen Angel (Extended Mix) 6:40
Fallen Angel (Radio Version) 3:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15471
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Frank*
Composed By – D. Muller*, H. Oho*, M. Zimmermann*
Producer – Monday

NOTES:
The original version appears on the LP “MONDAY”

MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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February 1, 2021

Wa Wa Nee – One And One (Ain’t I Good Enough) (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“One and One (Ain’t I Good Enough)” is a song from the Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in April 1987 as the fourth and final single from their self-titled debut studio album, (1986). The song peaked at number 19 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

The group performed the song live on the Australian TV show Countdown.

SIDE A:
One And One (Ain’t I Good Enough) (12″ Mix) 7:12
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Jim Taig

SIDE B:
Playtime (12″ Mix) 6:18
Engineer – Dave “Captain” Spargo*
Mixed By – Jim Taig

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS ‎– 650726 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By, Producer – Paul Gray

NOTES:
Track A: Recorded at Studios 301 Sydney
Tracks B: Recorded at CBS Studios

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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January 11, 2021

Madison Square – Happiness (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Happiness” is a 1987 single by German band Madison Square. This single is truly one of those obscure 80’s records I could not find any information about this band anywhere on the internet. According to Discogs they never released a full album and this was their only single release. Kind of a shame because this record is really pretty good. I hope you give it a listen and like it too.

SIDE A:
Happiness 6:21
Written-By – P. Fallenstein*, Steve Single

SIDE B:
Only You 3:03
Written-By – Chris Simath

Sometime 4:20
Written-By – Chris Simath

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Snowbird Records ‎– 609 325
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Emile Flash

NOTES:
Produced for Snowbird Records.
Recorded and Mixed at Paradise Studios, Munich.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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