Tag: UK

Visage – Mind Of A Toy (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1981

“Mind of a Toy” is the third single by the British pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in March 1981. It was taken from the band’s eponymous debut album, following up their international hit “Fade to Grey”. The song reached #13 on the UK singles chart.

The music video for the single was directed by former 10cc members Godley & Creme, who had branched out into video production by that time. The theme of the video was Steve Strange’s idea, who decided on a Little Lord Fauntleroy look. In his autobiography, Blitzed!, Strange claimed that the video was banned by the BBC’s Top of the Pops as it was considered to be “frightening for children”, however it was actually screened on the show on 19 March 1981.

SIDE A:
Mind Of A Toy (Dance Mix) 5:15

SIDE B:
We Move (Dance Mix) 6:30
Frequency 7 (Dance Mix) 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – POSPX 236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Mar 2, 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design –  Alwyn Clayden, Visage
Musician –  Billy Currie, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Midge Ure, Rusty Egan, Steve Strange
Photography By –  Peter Ashworth
Photography By [Retouching] –  Alwyn Clayden
Producer – Midge Ure, Visage

NOTES:
Thanks to Vivien
A Morrison-O’Donnell Production

A: Remixed from the Polydor LP “Visage”

Made in England

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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Nicki French – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (UK 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1995

“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee’s original version had sold over 25 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single.

In 1995 British singer Nicki French covered the song with a euro-House production by Mike Stock, and Matt Aitken of SAW. The track was recorded at Union St. London and remixed by Peter Day. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was only issued in the UK as a white label 12″ promo.

This one did not have any cover art so I put together a custom sleeve.

SIDE A:
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (12″ Mix) 4:31

SIDE B:
Never In A Million Years 3:48
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (7″ Mix) 3:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Love This Records – PITS 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, White Label. 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Euro House

CREDITS:
Producer – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken
Mixed By – Peter Day
Engineer – Peter Day

NOTES:
Recorded at Union St.

Promo Only Release

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VINYL TRANSFER * AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Elite
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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Spandau Ballet – She Loved Like Diamond (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“She Loved Like Diamond” is a song by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 11 January 1982 as the third single from what would be their second album, Diamond. The music video and cover art for the single focused on the sexual themes in the lyrics and the allure of the title character. In writing the song, their guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp was influenced by American Jewish music with an eastern European flavour that he had heard in movie themes and musicals. Most reviews singled out lead singer Tony Hadley’s performance as the main problem with the recording, which only mustered a number 49 peak position on the UK Singles Chart. The poor showing prompted the idea to release another song from the album, but the band realized that getting a new single to succeed would require a remix of the disappointing work of their current producer and decided to discontinue their association with him in doing so.

“She Loved Like Diamond” was released on 11 January 1982, and only got as high as number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. The number 30 showing of “Paint Me Down” meant that the studio performance of that song that they filmed for the British music chart television programme Top of the Pops went unaired, so it was clear that an appearance there to promote “She Loved Like Diamond” was not going to happen.

SIDE A:
She Loved Like Diamond (Re-Mix) 3:39

SIDE B:
She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental) 2:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reformation – CHS 12 2585, Chrysalis – CHS 12 2585
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jan 25, 1982
Genre: Pop
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Composed By – Gary Kemp
Design [Graphics] –Graham Smith (5)
Producer – Richard James Burgess

NOTES:
Side A is not credited as a Re-Mix on the labels or sleeve.
From the LP “DIAMOND”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Elite
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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Paul Hardcastle – Eat Your Heart Out (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Eat Your Heart Out” is a 1984 single by British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Hardcastle. The song reached #59 on the U.K. singles chart in december 1984. The song includes vocals by Kevin Henry.

As far as I can tell “Rain Forest (Remix)” has never been released on CD ordigitally.

SIDE A:
Eat Your Heart Out (Extended Version) 5:52
Vocals –Kevin Henry
Written-By –  Paul Hardcastle

SIDE B:
Rain Forest (Remix) 5:43
Written-By –  Paul Hardcastle

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cooltempo – COOLX 102, Cooltempo – Cool X102
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS: BilBo (3)
Mastered By – BilBo (3)
Producer – Paul Hardcastle
Sleeve – Cannibale, Thomi Wroblewski

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Elite
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


Password: burningtheground

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