Tag: UK 12″

January 20, 2014

Natalie Cole – Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mixes) (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on December 1, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

This 12″ contains the UK only Motorway Remixes which combine Natalie’s hits Jump Start and Pink Cadillac. Released as the the third single from the album “Everlasting” on EMI-Manhattan Records. Pink Cadillac returned Cole to the Top Ten for the first time since 1978, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the US Hot Dance Club/Play chart.

SIDE A:
Jump Start/Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mix – M1) 4:49
Producer – Dennis Lambert , V. Calloway
Remix – Perry Wilkes , Richard Yori

Jump Start/Pink Cadillac (Motorway Mix – M4) 5:36
Producer – Dennis Lambert , V. Calloway
Remix – Perry Wilkes , Richard Yori

SIDE B:
I Wanna Be That Woman (12″ Version) 5:20
Mixed By – Taavi Mote
Producer, Written-By – Reggie Calloway

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Pink Cadillac	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1988	Pink Cadillac	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#16
1988	Pink Cadillac	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1
1988	Pink Cadillac	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – K 060 20 2568 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Reggie Calloway
Written-By – Bruce Springsteen

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

January 10, 2014

Bee Gees – The Woman In You/Saturday Night Mix (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

DISCO FRIDAY
Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on April 14, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“The Woman in You” is one of five songs the Bee Gees contributed to the film, Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever. Director Sylvester Stallone used the Bee Gees songs in the movie more as background music rather than the prominent way Saturday Night Fever had featured them. The single received more airplay than the Bee Gees previous two singles, though not enough to reach a Top 10 position.

The video, directed by Brian Grant and conceptualised by Keith Williams, which did air in rotation on MTV, featured each brother in a working class job where they all come in contact with the same woman who lures them away.

In interviews following the release of the film, the brothers expressed their displeasure at the way their songs were edited and revealed that their hearts were not in the music. By 1983, the Bee Gees were focusing their talents on solo projects and productions of other artists, so it is not surprising that they were not all enthusiastic about the Staying Alive movie.

The Woman In You peaked at #24 in the US and #81 in the Uk. The 12″ single featued the extended version of the song and a nine minute megamix called Saturday Night Mix, whichcontained songs from Saturady Night Fever.

SIDE A:
The Woman In You (Extended Version) 5:44

SIDE B:
Saturday Night Mix 9:00
(a) More Than A Woman
(b) Stayin’ Alive
(c) Night Fever
(d) Jive Talkin’
(e) You Should Be Dancing

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#24
1984	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#31
1984	Blue Jean	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#77

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RSO. – RSOX 94
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Disco
Crdits: Written-By – Barry, Robin And Maurice Gibb*

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming RSO Soundtrack “STAYING ALIVE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

December 20, 2013

Show-Stoppers ’81 – The (Disco) Sound Of Music (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

DISCO FRIDAY

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on March 29, 2011. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

Take the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein and the musical The Sound Of Music, mix it all together give it a disco beat and you’ve got “The (Disco) Sound Of Music by Show-Stoppers ’81.

It’s been a mystery as to who actually sings the lead vocals on this track is it it Julie Andrews? All clues lead to Sarah Brightman being the singer. Clue #1 the track was produced by Jeff Calvert who also produced Brightman’s 1979 single “I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper”. Clue #2 according to the 1989 UK TV series “This Is Your Life” it was revealed that Sarah Brightman did actually record the vocals for “The (Disco) Sound Of Music”. Mystery solved.

Just for fun I also put together a custom picture sleeve. Enjoy!

SIDE A:
The (Disco) Sound Of Music 7:42

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Rapping 2:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Whisper – 12 WSP 105
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Arranged By [Conductor] – Richard Niles (tracks: A)
Producer – Jeff Calvert , Richard Niles
Written-By – Jeff Calvert (tracks: B) , Hammerstein* (tracks: A) , Richard Niles (tracks: B) , Rodgers* (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Made In England

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

December 12, 2013

Digette – Fred From Jupiter (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Fred From Jupiter” was a new wave single recorded by English group Digette on Sire Records in 1984. The group consited of members Lisa Michaelis (vocals, keyboards), Min Thometz (vocals) and Ivan Ivan (vocals, keyboard, percussion). “Fred From Jupiter” was originally released and recorded in 1981 by the German group Die Doraus Und Die Marinas under the title “Fred Vom Jupiter”.

“Fred From Jupiter” was the only single ever released by Digette.

SIDE A:
Fred From Jupiter (Long Version) 4:11
Written-By – Dorau*, Maurischat*

SIDE B:
Fred From Jupiter (Short Version) 2:33
Written-By – Dorau*, Maurischat*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– W9166T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Art Direction, Design – Zoë Brotman
Artwork – Kenny Scharf
Engineer – Matthias Härtl
Musician [Additional Musicians], Guitar – Tony Love
Musician [Additional Musicians], Sequenced By [Sequencer] – Peter Baumann
Other [Clothes By] – Parachute, Pat Fields
Other [Make Up] – Diane Matthews
Other [Styling] – Ellen Silverstein (2)
Performer [Digette Is] – Ivan Ivan, Lisa Michaelis, Min Thometz
Photography By [Photo] – Tseng Kwong Chi
Producer – Ivan Ivan, Peter Baumann
Vocals – Min Thometz
Vocals, Keyboards – Lisa Michaelis
Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion – Ivan Ivan

NOTES:
Art Direction and Design for Studio Zed
Final Mix
Recorded at Cronex
Mixed at “Recordland” Berlin

This record is dedicated to the memory of Michael Stewart

Special thanks to Seymour Stein, Shirley Divers, Richard and Jean Wilson, Elliot Spears, Danny Heaps, Mark Josephson, Mark Fotiadis, Mark Kamins, all other Marks in this galaxy, Justin Strauss, Annette von Spreckelsen, Keith Haring, Ron Pameri, WLIR, NASA, ESA, The Russian Rocket Force..

English remake of the 1981 classic “Fred Vom Jupiter” by Die Doraus Und Die Marinas.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi