Tag: UK

July 2, 2021

Andy Taylor – Take It Easy (UK 12″)

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NEW 2021 Transfer!
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Originally posted December 19, 2011

Happy Birthday, Weekend America!

“Take It Easy” is the debut single by former original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, released from the American Anthem soundtrack by Atlantic Records-Warner Pioneer Corporation in 1986.

Written by Andy Taylor and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, the single reached #24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 11, 1986, after spending seventeen weeks on the survey.

The B-side is the instrumental “Angel Eyes”, another track taken from the American Anthem soundtrack.

The sleeve was designed by Frank Olinsky, whose credits also include Duran Duran’s Notorious album.

SIDE A:
Take It Easy (Dance Version) 5:45
Guitar – Steve James (5)
Backing Vocals – Andy*, Eddy (5), Flo (13)
Drums – Terry Bozzio

SIDE B:
Take It Easy (Rock Mix) 4:19
Guitar – Steve James (5)
Backing Vocals – Andy*, Eddy (5), Flo (13)
Drums – Terry Bozzio

Angel Eyes 3:26
Sitar – Steve Jones (2)
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Andy Taylor

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Take It Easy	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A 9414 T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Bass – Bryant Simpson
Design – Frank Olinsky
Engineer – Jerry Napier, Roy Thomas Baker
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – Andy Taylor
Mixed By – Andy Taylor, Roy Thomas Baker
Music By, Lyrics By – Andy Taylor, Steve Jones (2)
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Photography – Mousha Brahka
Producer – Roy Thomas Baker

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “American Anthem”.

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VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

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June 30, 2021

501’s – We Are Invincible (UK 12″)

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Celebrating Pride 2021

Totally Obscure 80s!

Not only is this 12″ a fantastic pick to end Pride 2021 it’s also a Totally Obscure 80s record as well. I bought this record mainly because the sleeve and title intrigued me, many times I will buy a record just for its artwork and imagery, this is one of those records.

“We Are Invincible” is a record that I could not find any information about at all other than 501’s only released two singles according to Discogs.

I hope that you enjoy this record it’s a HI-NRG track that I can imagine would have been a hands in the air late-night floor filler.

Happy Pride everyone.

SIDE A:
We Are Invincible 7:17

SIDE B:
We Are Invincible (Instrumental) 7:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ERC Records – ERC/L 113, ERC Records – ERCL 113
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer, Mixed By – Bill Gill
Producer, Mixed By – Marvin Howell
Producer, Written-By – Bob Mitchell
Written-By – Jamie Kaleth

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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June 24, 2021

Cyndi Lauper – True Colors (UK 12″)

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Celebrating Pride 2021

This post is for all of you who have had the courage to come out live your truth, and be yourself you are an inspiration to so many.

“True Colors” is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper’s second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help to write. Released late in the summer of 1986, the song would become a major hit for Lauper, spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her last single to occupy the top of the U.S. chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 25, 1986, beating Tina Turner’s “Typical Male” to the top spot. It also peaked at number three in Australia and New Zealand, and number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

“True Colors” also became a standard in the gay community. In various interviews, Lauper elaborated that the song had resonated with her because of the recent death of her friend, Gregory Natal, from HIV/AIDS. Years later, Lauper co-founded the True Colors Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating LGBTQ youth homelessness.

SIDE A:
True Colors 3:46
Written-By – T. Kelly/B. Steinberg*

SIDE B:
Money Changes Everything (Live) 6:21
Engineer, Mixed By – Ed Thacker
Written-By – T. Gray*

Heading For The Moon 3:18
Written-By – A. Stead, C. Lauper, S. Broughton Lunt*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	True Colors	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1986	True Colors	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Portrait ‎– 650026 6, Portrait ‎– 650026•6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – David Wolff
Photography By – Annie Leibovitz
Producer – Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze

NOTES:
Track A taken from the Portrait LP: “True Colors”

Track B1 produced for Red Sox Music Productions, Inc. and is a special live version from the Portrait LP “She’s So Unusual”

Made in England.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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June 18, 2021

Divine – You Think You’re A Man (UK 12″)

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Celebrating Pride 2021

“You Think You’re a Man” is a single by American performance artist Divine, released in 1984. The song also appeared on the compilation album The Story So Far, released the same year. It was written by Geoff Deane, formerly the lead singer and main songwriter with both the Leyton Buzzards and Modern Romance and his sometime songwriting partner Keith Miller. Geoff Deane later went on to write the cross-dressing-themed movie Kinky Boots.

“You Think You’re a Man” was the first single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman to reach the UK Top 75 chart, peaking at number 16 in August 1984 and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart.

It spent nine weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking at number 32 in September 1984. It was Divine’s third Top 40 single on the chart.

The single was most successful in Australia, where it reached number 8 in October 1984 (for two weeks) and remained on the Kent Music Report Top 100 chart for 18 weeks. It also became Divine’s first single to chart on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It debuted and peaked at number 27 in March 1985, and spent four weeks on the chart.

SIDE A:
You Think You’re A Man 8:04
Directed By – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Ware
Producer – Barry Evangeli, Pete Waterman
Written-By – Geoff Deane*

SIDE B:
You Think You’re A Man (Radio Mix) 3:06
Directed By – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Ware
Producer – Barry Evangeli, Pete Waterman
Written-By – Geoff Deane*

Give It Up 3:05
Producer – Pete Waterman
Written-By – The Toy Shop

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Proto (2) ‎– ENA(T) 118, Proto (2) ‎– ENAT 118
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Directed By – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Ware
Photography By – Greg Gorman
Producer – Barry Evangeli, Pete Waterman

NOTES:
Manufactured In The UK

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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