Tag: Totally Obscure 80s

May 16, 2019

Animal Magnet – Welcome To The Monkey House (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Welcome To The Monkey House” is a 1981 single by British New Romantic five-piece band Animal Magnet formed in London in 1980, featuring Paul Caplin and Richard Magnet.

In 1981, the band were a support act for Duran Duran on their first national tour and released their debut single “Tomorrow Will Do”. This was followed by “Welcome to the Monkey House” which didn’t reach the UK Top 40 Chart, but EMI did not delete it for a long time. The reason being it sold weekly in very small amounts and became a club hit in cities including Birmingham.

Paul Caplin left Animal Magnet to become the ‘secret mastermind’ behind the 1980s avant-garde new wave pop project Haysi Fantayzee.

SIDE A:
Welcome To The Monkey House (12″ Version) 5:38

SIDE B
Game Over, Player 1 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12EMI 5240
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Credits
Engineer – Alan Douglas (2)
Producer – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
Written-By – Caplin*, Magnet*

NOTES:
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.
Mastered At – The Town House
Pressed By – EMI Records

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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: 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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May 15, 2019

Koo Dé Tah – Think Of Me (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Think of Me” is a song written by Leon Berger and recorded by the Australian/New Zealand band Koo Dé Tah. It was released in September 1986 as the third single from the band’s debut studio album, Koo Dé Tah. The song peaked at number 69 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

SIDE A:
Think Of Me (12″ Mix) 6:23
Remix – Mal Luker
Remix [Assisted By] – Richard T. Bear

SIDE B:
Love ‘Em Never 3:55
Mixed By – Mark Moffatt

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 884 816-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Robert R. McLarnon
Cover [Design] – Louise Palisi
Engineer – Glen Phimister
Photography By – Nick Clark (3)
Producer – Leon Berger
Producer, Management – Doug Henderson
Written-By – L. Berger*

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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May 14, 2019

Shona Laing – (Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“(Glad I’m) Not a Kennedy” is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. The single reached #9 on the Australian singles chart and #2 in her native New Zealand in August 1987. In the United States, the song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

Laing was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame as the Legacy Award recipient at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards in November 2013.

SIDE A:
(Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy 3:28
The Bishop 4:27

SIDE B:
(Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy (Extended Remix) 5:11
Producer – Bruce Lynch
Remix – Martin Rushent

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	(Glad I’m) Not A Kennedy	U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TVT Records ‎– TVT 2496
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover], Art Direction – Beth Cumber
Written-By – Shona Laing

NOTES:
Pressed By – Europadisk
Recorded At – Mandrill Studios

From the LP “SOUTH”

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May 13, 2019

Picnic At The Whitehouse – We Need Protection (Screamix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“We Need Protection” was the debut single by German-English synth-pop duo Picnic At The Whitehouse, consisting of singer Edwin “Eddie” Hind and keyboardist Eckart “Illfo” Debusmann. “We Need Protection” peaked at #36 on the German singles chart in 1985.

The band’s name was taken as a quotation from a speech by John F. Kennedy.

Picnic At The Whitehouse released one album titled “The Doors Are Open” and two follow-up singles which did not chart.

SIDE A:
We Need Protection (Screamix) 6:03
Lyrics By – Debusmann*, Hind*, Bastow*
Mixed By – Ian Grimble, Ralph P. Ruppert

SIDE B:
We Need Protection (Instrumental) 4:31
Little Lady 2:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– TX6783
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Ian Stirling Anderson*
Music By – Debusmann*, Hind*
Performer [Picnic At The Whitehouse Are] – Edwin Hind, Illfo
Producer [Assisted] – Picnic At The Whitehouse
Producer, Engineer – Ralph P. Ruppert

NOTES:
Made in England

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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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