Tag: UK 12″

July 2, 2013

Steve Winwood – Valerie (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Valerie” is a song written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings and originally recorded by Winwood for his third solo album Talking Back to the Night, in 1982.

The song deals with a man reminiscing about a lost love he hopes to find again someday. Will Jennings reportedly wrote the lyrics while thinking about Valerie Carter, singer songwriter, whose career was declining because of drugs. On its original release, the single reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

In 1987, a remix by Tom Lord-Alge was included on Winwood’s compilation album Chronicles. The remixed version of “Valerie” was released as a single and climbed to number 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in late December 1987, and also reached number 19 in the UK. Both versions also reached #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Eric Prydz sampled the song in 2004 for a house music track and presented it to Winwood. Winwood was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he re-recorded the vocals to better fit the track. The 2004 remix was released under the title “Call on Me”.

SIDE A:
Valerie 4:08
Producer – Steve Winwood, Tom Lord Alge*
Remix – Tom Lord Alge*

Talking Back To The Night (Instrumental Version) 4:15
Producer – Steve Winwood, Tom Lord Alge*
Remix – Tom Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
The Finer Things (12″ Remix) 8:30
Mixed By – Tom Lord Alge*
Producer –Russ Titelman, Steve Winwood

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Valerie	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1987	Valerie	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#13
1987	Valerie	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 336
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Written-By – Steve Winwood, Will Jennings

NOTES:
Track A1 & A2 Remixed at Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville.
‘Valerie’ is taken from the forthcoming compilation ‘CHRONICLES’.
Available on Compact Disc, Album & Cassette.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 1, 2013

This Way Up – Louise (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Louise” was a 1987 single released by British band This Way Up formed by Culture Club guitarist/keyboardist Roy Hay. The band released one album titled Feeling Good About It in Europe and Japan. “Louise” was the third single lifted from the album but the single failed to chart. The single featured vocals by Robinson Reid.

SIDE A:
Louise (Extended Version) 7:11

SIDE B:
Louise (Remix) 3:59
Shake Baby Shake 3:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFOEMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VST 1033
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Assorted Images
Engineer – Peter Henderson
Photography – Mike Owen, Simon Fowler
Producer – Roy Hay
Remix – Michael H. Brouer
Vocals – Robinson Reid

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP:
“FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT”

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Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 27, 2013

Jody Watley – Everything (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Everything” is the third single from Jody Watley’s second album, Larger than Life. “Everything” was the third consecutive top-ten Pop and R&B single from that album in the U.S., peaking at #4 and #3, respectively. The single reached #74 in the UK.

“Everything” was the follow-up single after “Friends”, and became the third consecutive Top 10 hit from Watley’s Larger than Life album. The ballad “Everything” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #92 the week of October 14, 1989, and advanced to its peak position of #4 the week of January 20, 1990, where it remained for two weeks. Overall, the single spent nine weeks in the Top 20 of the chart.

The song was written by Gardner Cole and James Newton Howard.

SIDE A:
Everything 4:15
Written-By – Gardner Cole, James Newton Howard

SIDE B:
Everything (Instrumental) 4:15
Written-By – Gardner Cole, James Newton Howard

For The Girls 3:51
Producer – David Z.
Written-By – A. Cymone*, J. Watley*
From the album “JODY WATLEY”

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Everything	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1989	Everything	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#11
1989	Everything	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Ltd.. ‎– MCAT 1395
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo
Credits: Design – Lynn Robb
Management [For Loot Unlimited] – Bennett Freed
Photography – Victoria Pearson-Cameron
Producer – Andre Cymone*

NOTES:
Original Version appears on the Jody Watley album “LARGER THAN LIFE”.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 21, 2013

Jigsaw – Sky High (Re-Mix) (UK Ltd. Edition 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Sky High” is the name of a 1975 single by British pop music group, Jigsaw. The song, the main title theme to the film entitled The Man from Hong Kong, was a world-wide hit in the latter part of 1975, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. It was also a Top 10 single in the UK Singles Chart. The 1975 Australian single was released under the name “British Jigsaw” because there was an established and popular local band called “Jigsaw”.

Two years later the song gained more striking commercial success in Japan, peaking at the #2 on the Oricon singles chart and selling approximately 570,000 copies. In July 1986 Splash Records released a Limited Edition UK 12″ featurng a re-mix by Les “Mixdoctor” Adams of DMC. In 1987 Pete Hammond of PWL remixed the track for ZYX Records which was a minor dance hit in the US.

SIDE A:
Sky High (Re-Mix) 5:44
Arranged By – Richard Hewson
Remix – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

SIDE B:
Fly Away 6:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	Sky High	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1975	Sky High	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Splash Records (4) ‎– CPST 1006
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Chas Peate, Clive Scott, Des Dyer

NOTES:
From the Golden Harvest Movie ‘The Man From Hong Kong’.
A side remixed by Les “Mixdoctor” Adams from D.M.C.

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi