Tag: UK

February 20, 2020

Erasure/Yazoo/Dead Or Alive – Megatrax Megamixes (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Megatrax was a DJ remix service record label set up by Beat Records a specialist Dance Music Record Store in Dublin founded in the 1980s. The label specialized in megamixes. This ultra-rare megamix features Erasure, Yazoo and Dead Or Alive.

SIDE A:
Erasure – Yazoo Megamix 12:04
Performed By – Erasure – Yazoo
Mixed By – Chris Lucas

-Situation
-Only You
-It Doesn’t Have To Be
-Sometimes
-Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
-Oh L’Amour
-Victim Of Love

SIDE B:
Dead Or Alive Megamix 9:41
Performed By – Dead Or Alive
Mixed By – Chris Lucas, Red Warren

-Lover Come Back To Me
-My Heart Goes Bang
-Brand New Lover
-Something In My House
-You Spin Me Round
-Something In My House (Naughty XXX Mix)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Megatrax ‎– BEAT 8
Format: 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
DJ Service Megamixes.
Made In E.E.E.C.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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February 17, 2020

Captain Sensible – There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“There Are More Snakes Than Ladders” is a 1984 Non-album single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. Produced by Tony Mansfield the song reached #57 on the UK singles chart on July 29, 1984.

SIDE A:
There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) 4:08
Producer, Written-By – T. Mansfield*
Written-By – Sensible*

There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Folk Version) 3:31
Producer, Written-By – T. Mansfield*
Written-By – Sensible*

SIDE B:
The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night At The Groovy Cellar 6:23
Producer, Written-By – Captain Sensible

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– CAPX 7
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Photography By – Derek Ridgers

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-DjPaulT
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February 14, 2020

Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free (Extended M&M Mix Eighty-Six) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Happy Valentine’s Day

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted September 21, 2012

“Young Hearts Run Free” is a disco song written by David Crawford and originally recorded by American soul singer Candi Staton in 1976.

“Young Hearts Run Free” was written by its producer David Crawford. According to Staton, the song’s genesis was a conversation she had with Crawford over lunch in Los Angeles: Staton – “Dave Crawford was always asking me: ‘What’s happening in your life’…and I was [then] with someone I shouldn’t have been with and it was hard getting out of that…very abusive relationship”…”I [noticed] that [Crawford] was taking notes, and he said, ‘You know, I’m gonna write you a song. I’m gonna write you a song that’s gonna last forever.'”

Released in 1976 from the album of the same title, it spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It also peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the tracks “Run to Me” and “Destiny”, “Young Hearts Run Free” went to number eight on the dance/disco charts. “Young Hearts Run Free” was one of only two songs by Staton to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number two behind The Real Thing’s “You to Me Are Everything”.

In 1986 the song was remixed by John Morales and Sergio Munzibai (M&M). The reissue peaked at number fourty seven on the UK singles chart.

SIDE A:
Young Hearts Run Free (12″ Extended M&M Mix Eighty-Six) 8:41
Remix – M&M*

SIDE B:
Young Hearts Run Free (Original Mix) 3:51
Arranged By – Sylvester Rivers

Young Hearts Run Free (Instrumental M&M Mix Eighty-Six) 5:16
Remix – M&M*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	Young Hearts Run Free	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#20
1976	Young Hearts Run Free	U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	#1
1976	Young Hearts Run Free	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– W 8680 (T)
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco

CREDITS:
Producer – Dave Crawford
Written-By – D. Crawford*

NOTES:
Made In U.K.
A Side (An M&M Mix)
B Side B2 (An M&M Mix)

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February 12, 2020

Rick Astley – Take Me To Your Heart (The Dick Dastardly Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Take Me To Your Heart” is a 1988 song recorded by Rick Astley. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, the song was released the same year as the second single from the album, Hold Me in Your Arms. It was a success on the UK Singles Chart where it peaked at number 8 and charted for eleven weeks. It was also a top 10 hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, and Spain. Unlike most of Astley’s previous singles, it was never released in the U.S.

A controversy raised around “Big Fun”, the hit single recorded by American band Inner City, as the song was very similar to “Take Me to Your Heart” at the music level. Stock Aitken Waterman said the band had stolen the music of the song for “Big Fun” and therefore re-used it in “The Dick Dastardly Mix”.

SIDE A:
Take Me To Your Heart (The Dick Dastardly Mix) 6:56
Mixed By – Mixmaster Pete Hammond*

I’ll Be Fine 3:46
Mixed By – Karen Hewitt
Written-By – Rick Astley

SIDE B:
Rick’s Hit Mix 5:48
DJ Mix [Megamix] – Tony King

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PT 42582
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Karen Hewitt, Yoyo
Mastered By – NS*
Producer – Stock/Aitken/Waterman* (tracks: A1, A2, Ba to Bd, Bf)
Written-By – Stock/Aitken/Waterman* (tracks: A1, B)

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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