Tag: UK

October 19, 2018

Blondie – Rapture (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

Originally posted October 13, 2011

“Rapture” is a song by the American pop rock band Blondie from their fifth studio album, Autoamerican (1980).

In January 1981, “Rapture” was released as the second and final single from the album. The song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it stayed for two weeks. It was the first No. 1 song in the U.S. to feature rap vocals. The song peaked at No. 4 in Australia and No. 5 in the United Kingdom.

“Rapture” is a combination of disco, funk, and hip hop with the rap section forming an extended coda. The song title “Rapture” served to indicate this element. While it was not the first single featuring rapping to be commercially successful, it was the first to top the charts. Its lyrics were especially notable for namechecking hip-hop pioneers Fab Five Freddy and Grandmaster Flash.

SIDE A:
Rapture (Special Disco Mix) 10:00

SIDE B:
Live It Up (Special Disco Mix) 8:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Rapture	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1981	Rapture	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#33
1981	Rapture	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1981	Rapture	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– CHS 12 2485
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: New Wave, Disco

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Tone*
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – C. Stein*, D. Harry* (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Stereo. UK issue, “Made in France.”

Taken from ‘the latest album’, “Autoamerican”.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

October 16, 2018

Fad Gadget – Make Room (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

-DjPaulT Recommended 7″

“Make Room” is a 1981 one-off single on Mute Records, by British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also by his stage name Fad Gadget. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop-structured songs mixed with mechanized experimentation.

The b-side “Lady Shave”, went on to become “one of his most iconic tracks”.

SIDE A:
Make Room 4:04
Bass Guitar – Pete Balmer
Drums – Robert Gotobed
Vocals [Extra] – B.J. Frost, Pete Balmer*, Sarah Pirozek
Written-By – Fad Gadget, PBalmer*

SIDE B:
Lady Shave 5:48
Synthesizer, Electronic Drums [Drum Machine] – Daniel Miller
Written-By – D Miller*, Fad Gadget

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mute ‎– MUTE 012
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
Photography By – B.J. Frost*
Plated By – Max*
Synthesizer – David Simmonds
Vocals – Fad Gadget

NOTES:
Recorded at Blackwing Studios All Hallows Church, London 1981.
Studio: Fad Gadget, D. Miller
Distributed by Rough Trade & Spartan

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

October 10, 2018

Gerard McMann – Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys) (UK 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Cry Little Sister” is a song written by Gerard McMahon (under the pseudonym Gerard McMann) and Michael Mainieri, and performed by McMahon for the soundtrack to the 1987 film The Lost Boys, which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. The original song failed to chart, although it charted in Australia and the United Kingdom in 2003 when the track was remixed.

The song was predominantly composed by McMahon, who said that its refrain was “brewing in my head with the choir as a chorus backing me. That all seemed to come within half an hour. [Producer] Mike Mainieri had this hypnotic beat, we refined it together and my melody and chords melted right into it. Then I wrote the lyrics within an hour or two [and] recorded the demo”. Despite appearing on the soundtrack to The Lost Boys, the song’s lyrics do not specifically reference vampires, as it was composed before McMahon had seen any footage from the film. After hearing the track, director Joel Schumacher commented: “You nailed my theme song to The Lost Boys! I can’t believe you wrote this without seeing a frame of film!”. McMahon additionally explained: “I always say that if I’d have seen the film first, I would probably not have written ‘Cry Little Sister’. I didn’t want the song to be specific to the vampire. I wanted it to be about the longing for family from a rejected youth’s perspective, which I went through myself and that many of us have felt.”

SIDE A:
Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys) 4:44
Written-By – Gerard McMann, Michael Mainieri*
Performed By – Gerard McMann

SIDE B:
I Still Believe 4:50
Written-By – James Goodwin*, Michael Been
Performed By – Tim Cappello

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9130, Atlantic ‎– 789 130-7
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Gary Lemel, Richard Steinberg
Producer – Joel Schumacher

NOTES:
From the Atlantic LP “The Lost Boys Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
Made in U.K.

Find the 7″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

October 3, 2018

Dragon – Rain (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Rain” is a song by New Zealand band Dragon released in July 1983 as the first single ahead of their seventh studio album, Body and the Beat (June 1984). It is co-written by the group’s brothers, Marc and Todd Hunter with Johanna Pigott, Todd’s then-domestic partner. “Rain” peaked at number 2 and stayed in the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart for 26 weeks. The song reached number 88 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 charts in mid-1984. For the original single version the group’s Kerry Jacobson had provided drums and percussion; he left the group in September 1983 and was replaced by Terry Chambers, who is shown in promotional material including cover art and music videos.

SIDE A:
Rain (Dance Mix) 6:54

SIDE B:
The Dreaded Moroxy Bind (Recorded Live) 3:19
Rain (Dub Mix) 6:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Rain	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#88

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPX 672
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By, Mixed By – John Luongo
Engineer – Gary Hellman
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Steiger
Producer – Alan Mansfield

NOTES:
From the LP “BODY AND THE BEAT”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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