Tag: UK

September 29, 2015

The Members – Radio (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Radio” is a 1982 single by British punk band The Members that originated in Camberley, England. In Australia “Radio”was the bands biggest chart hit where it reached the top ten and stayed there for most of 1982. In the US the single debuted on the Billboard dance chart on August 28, 1982 peaking at #52, spending seven weeks on the survey. “Radio” was produced by English producer and nusican Martin Rushent who had also produced The Human League and ABC.

SIDE A:
Radio 3:56
Written-By – N. Bennett*

(If You) Can’t Stand Up 3:49
Written-By – J.M. Carroll*, N. Tesco*

SIDE B:
Radio (Dub Version) 5:53
Written-By – N. Bennett*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Radio	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#52

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12WIP 6773
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Dave Allen*
Producer – Martin Rushent

NOTES:
Mastered at Town House.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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 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

September 21, 2015

Yello – Call It Love (Trego Snare Version 2) (UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Call It Love” was the second single taken from the fifth album One Second by Swiss electronic band Yello. The single peaked at #91 on the UK singles chart in May 1987. This particular 12″ is note worthy because it is an HMV exclusive. “Call It Love” features an extra verse sung by Billy Mackenzie of the Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates. This remix is not found on other versions of the single. 2000 copies were available with intial copies of the album One Second.

SIDE A:
Call It Love (Trego Snare Version 2) 6:46
Producer – Yello
Remix – Nick Launay
Vocals – Billy Mackenzie, Dieter Meier
Written-By – B. Blank*, D. Meier*

SIDE B:
Santiago (Live At The Palladium New York) 6:59
Producer – Yello
Remix – Ian Tregoning
Written-By – B. Blank*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– YELLO 12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 02 Mar 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special HMV Exclusive 12″ – Not For Sale

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

September 18, 2015

MacKenzie Sings Orbidöig – Ice Cream Factory (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Ice Cream Factory” was the debut solo single by Billy Mackenzie (Credited to MacKenzie Sings Orbidöig) released in October 1982. Written by fellow Dundonian, multi instrumentalist and, new collaborator Stevie Reid. Billy Mackenzie stated that “Ice Cream Factory” was a hilarious swirl of semi-surrealist fantasy that blended, in the tradition of Associates masterpieces like “A Girl Named Property”, elements of classic pop with an eccentric modernity. It was shiny, white and superb and it flopped.

SIDE A:
Ice Cream Factory 4:02

SIDE B:
Cream Of Ice Cream Factory 4:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA International Inc. ‎– MAK 1T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Oct 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve] – Alan Macdonald, Baillie Walsh, Billy Mackenzie
Composed By – Mr. S. Reid*
Producer – Billy Mackenzie, Mark Arthurworrey

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

September 17, 2015

The Associates – Kitchen Person (UK & Ireland 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Kitchen Persons” is a single released on August 22, 1981 by Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates. The single was taken from the bands second album Fourth Drawer Down. Alan Rankine described the song as “Madness”.

SIDE A:
Kitchen Person 4:52

SIDE B:
An Even Whiter Car 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Situation Two ‎– SIT7T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK & Ireland
Released: 22 Aug 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Post-Punk, New Wave

CREDITS:
Composed By – Rankine*, Mackenzie*
Design – Mackenzie*, Loaded (10)
Photography By [Sleeve] – Antoine Giacomoni
Producer – Associates*, Hedges*

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