Tag: US 12″

Pretty Poison – Laced (US 12″ EP)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Laced” is the debut EP by the American Synth-pop band from Philadelphia, Pretty Poison formed by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler. The EP is well before the band had their biggest hit in 1987 “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” which became a top-ten hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Laced” is a much less produced sound for the band with tracks like “Seal It With A Kiss” which sounds like a track that Company B would have recorded on their debut record, but Starling’s vocals bring it home as a Pretty Poison track. “Let Freedom Ring” was re-recorded for their debut album in 1987, it’s stripped to little more than Starling’s voice, a drum machine, and a warbly (but not overpowering) synth. “Expiration” is a cool Halloween song and sounds very 1983. “Temptest Nightmare” is the biggest shocker on the EP, an electronic new wave cut deeply rooted in goth rock, a sound which is nowhere to be found in the band’s later work.

SIDE A:
Seal It With A Kiss 4:03
Let Freedom Ring 6:11

SIDE B:
Expiration 4:01
Tempest Nightmare 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Svengali Records – SRPP 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork, Layout –  Cheryl Knowles
Bass – Patrick Callen (tracks: B2), Antonio Romeo*
Cover [Cover Concept] – Graham*
Drums – Bobby Correy*
Engineer – Larry Spivack
Guitar, Bass [Synthetic Bass], Synthesizer, Chimes – Whey Cooler
Mastered By [Digital] – Nimitr Sarikanarda*
Music By, Producer – Cooler*
Percussion – Kaya Pryor*
Photography By – Jim Graham
Producer, Cover [Cover Concept], Lyrics By – Starling*
Producer, Engineer – Spivack*
Programmed By [Rhythms], Synthesizer [Additional] –  David Lunt
Transferred By [Digital Transfer], Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Chas. Gerber*
Vocals – Jade Starling

NOTES:
Recorded January through March ’83

Find the EP at DISCOGS

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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New Order – Fine Time (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Fine Time” is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side “Fine Line” is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner’s vocals.

On the naming of the track, Stephen Morris said, “my car had been towed away and I had to remind myself to go and pay the fine. I just wrote “Fine Time” on this piece of paper to remind myself to go get it and thought, that’s a good title.”

In the U.K. the single peaked at #11. “Fine Time” was a major club hit in the United States where it reached #2 on the Billboard Dance chart.

The song was recorded in the Mediterranean Studios, Ibiza.

SIDE A:
Fine Time (7 Inch Edit) 3:09
Edited By – Michael Johnson, New Order

Fine Time (LP Mix) 4:43
Fine Line 4:43

SIDE B:
Fine Time (Silk Mix) 6:19
Engineer – Grant Austin
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Edited By – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley*

Fine Time (Messed Around Mix) 4:37
Engineer – Grant Austin
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Edited By – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley*

Don’t Do It 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #3
1989 Fine Time U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-21107, Qwest Records ‎– 9 21107-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover – Peter Saville Associates, Trevor Key
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson
Painting [Cover After A Painting By] – Richard Bernstein
Recorded By – Michael Johnson
Written-By, Producer – New Order

NOTES:
B1 & B2 remixed and engineered at Tanglewood Recording Studios.
Made in USA

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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