Tag: UK 12″

September 3, 2014

Midge Ure & Mick Karn – After A Fashion (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on January 5, 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!

“After A Fashion” was a one-off single released by Ultravox lead singer Midge Ure and Mick Karn bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982. The song peaked at #39 on the UK singles chart in 1983.

SIDE A:
After A Fashion (Extended Version) 5:43

SIDE B:
Textures 3:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis, Musicfest – FEST X1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 08 Jul 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Peter Saville Associates
Engineer – John Hudson
Photography – Allan Ballard
Producer – Karn* , Ure*
Written-By – M. Karn* , M. Ure*

NOTES:
Mastered At Utopia Studios

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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

September 2, 2014

Midge Ure – If I Was (Extended Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“If I Was” is a popular song written by Midge Ure and Danny Mitchell. It reached #1 on the UK singles chart for a single week in October 1985. This was Ure’s third number one, coming after his success with Slik in 1976 (“Forever and Ever”) and Band Aid in 1984 (“Do They Know It’s Christmas?”). The song features Mark King of Level 42 on bass guitar.

SIDE A:
If I Was (Extended Mix) 6:45
Bass Guitar – Mark King
Remix – Brian Tench
Written-By – D. Mitchell*, M. Ure*

SIDE B:
Piano 2:27
Written-By – M. Ure*

The Man Who Sold The World 5:30
Written-By – D. Bowie*

VINYL GRADE:
VinyL: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysa lis‎– UREX 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 13 Sep 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – PSA*
Mastered By – Pounda
Photography By – Trevor Key
Producer [Production], Instrumentation By – Midge Ure

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

August 28, 2014

Howard Jones – Look Mama (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on May 25, 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!

Released as the second single from Howard Jones’ 1985 album Dream Into Action, “Look Mama” reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart. It was not released as a single in the US, but a different mix to those issued in the UK was included on the US-only remix album Action Replay.

The introduction to the song features some spoken dialogue sampled from the 1974 film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.

“Look Mama” is written from the standpoint of a child pleading with its over-protective mother to be allowed greater independence and room to develop its own personality.

SIDE A:
Look Mama (Extended Mix) 9:05
Producer – Rupert Hine
Recorded By, Mixed By – Stephen W. Tayler

SIDE B:
Learning How To Love 5:20
Engineer – Andrew Scarth , Mike Roarty
Mixed By – Mike Roarty
Producer – Howard Jones

Dream Into Action (Live) 4:44
Mixed By – Mike Roarty

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA Records Ltd. – HOW 7T, 249090-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 20 Apr 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Graphic Design] – Rob O’Connor
Music By, Lyrics By – Howard Jones
Photography – Simon Fowler

NOTES:
Track B2 recorded live at the Manchester Apollo on March 15th, 1985.

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

August 19, 2014

Stevie Nicks – I Can’t Wait (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“I Can’t Wait” is a 1986 song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single released off of her third studio album Rock a Little. The song peaked inside the US top 20 at #16 for two weeks and is one of only four of Nicks’ singles to enter the US Dance charts peaking inside the top 30. It also charted in the UK, reaching #54 in the early months of 1986, her first single to chart there since 1981’s “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”. The song also featured on the charts at the same time as another song of the same title by Nu Shooz, something of a rare incidence.

This UK 12″ contains an extended version of the album track “Rock A Little” although it is not listed as such on the sleeve or record label. This version only appears on European issues of the 12″ single.

SIDE A:
I Can’t Wait (Extended Mix) 6:00
Arranged By – George Black, Rick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

SIDE B:
Rock A Little (Extended Version) 5:16
Engineer [Enginered By] – Shelly Yakus

I Can’t Wait (7-Inch Mix) 4:27
Arranged By – George Black, Rick Nowels
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – George Black, Maria Vidal
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1986	I Can’t Wait	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 12R 6110
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – Michael Hodgson (2)
Photography [Photograph] – Tony McGee
Producer [Produced By] – Jimmy Iovine
Programmed By [Programming] – Jamie Sheriff
Written-By – S. Nicks*

NOTES:
Original versions appear on the LP “ROCK A LITTLE”

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