Tag: US 12″

April 1, 2014

Dan Hartman – We Are The Young (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

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“We Are the Young” is a 1984 crossover single by Dan Hartman. The single was his third and last to hit number one on the dance chart in the U.S. The single also crossed over to the pop chart where it peaked at number twenty-five and on the soul singles chart, where it reached number fifty-eight.

SIDE A:
We Are The Young (Club Version) 6:50
Remix – Larry Levan

SIDE B:
We Are The Young (Instrumental Version) 6:52
Remix – Larry Levan

We Are The Young (LP Version) 4:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	We Are The Young	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#25
1984	We Are The Young	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#58
1984	We Are The Young	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23517
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer [Remix] – Ron St. Germain
Producer – Dan Hartman, Jimmy Iovine

NOTES:
12″ Version
From the forthcoming album MCA-5525 “I Can Dream About You”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

March 12, 2014

Regina – Track You Down (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Track You Down” is a 1990 single by American dance music singer Regina Richards better known by her stage name Regina. She is best known for her hit “Baby Love,” which reached Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Released only in the US on 12″ vinyl “Track You Down” is Regina’s last single to date. Written by Regina, “Track You Down” failed to have any chart success.

Both track on this 12″ were intended to be on Regina’s second album “Best Kept Secret” but the the album was never released.

SIDE A:
Track You Down (Radio Edit) 3:52
Track You Down (Extended Mix) 4:27

SIDE B:
I Need Your Love (Radio Edit) 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Centurion Records (3) ‎– CR-1001
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle
Credits: Engineer – Marcelo Gandola
Executive Producer – Douglas Breitbart
Mixed By – Marcelo Gandola, Tony Coluccio
Producer – Jeff Mann, Marco Olivo
Programmed By, Arranged By – Tony Coluccio
Written-By – Regina Richards*

NOTES:
From the fortcoming album “BEST KEPT SECRET”
Track A2 is incorrectly printed as 6:07 it is actually a 4:27 mix. Side B duration is actually 3:39.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 10, 2014

Kraftwerk – Tour De France (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Tour De France” is a song by Kraftwerk. It was first issued in June 1983, peaking at number 22 in the UK singles chart. It is notable for the use of sampled voices and mechanical sounds associated with cycling that were used to supplement a simple electro-percussion pattern – an approach Kraftwerk have used on earlier tracks such as “Metal on Metal” (from Trans-Europe Express) and “Numbers” (from Computer World). The music is credited to Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos; the lyrics are credited to Ralf Hütter and Maxime Schmitt, a French label associate of the band. The melody appears to quote a fragment of the opening section of Paul Hindemith’s “Sonata for Flute and Piano” (“Heiter Bewegt”).

For Kraftwerk, Tour De France was a departure from the technological tone of the two previous albums, The Man-Machine and Computer World. Instead, the song is a joie de vivre celebration of cycling, marking the group’s increasing interest in the sport. Of the current line-up, Ralf Hütter and Fritz Hilpert have been known to take part in cycling events.

The track was originally recorded with the intention of being included on the subsequently abandoned Techno Pop album. The single was originally released on seven and twelve inch vinyl, and as a cassette-single. It has the most complicated set of variants of any Kraftwerk song, having been variously edited and remixed to the point that there is no completely definitive version.

The sleeve design depicted the band on road bikes in a paceline, superimposed across an angled representation of the French national flag. The design was adapted from an image that had appeared on a 1953 Hungarian postage stamp, one of a sport-themed set commemorating the opening the Népstadion (People’s Stadium) in Budapest.

The piece was also included in the 1984 film Breakin’, also known as Breakdance internationally. Although the song did appear briefly in the film, Kraftwerk did not let the song appear on the movie soundtrack; instead, a cover version of the song was released by a group called “10 Speed”.

SIDE A:
Tour De France (French Version) 6:45

SIDE B:
Tour De France (Remix) 6:47
Engineer – Larry Alexander
Mixed By – François Kevorkian, Kraftwerk
Remix – François Kevorkian

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Tour De France	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20146, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 20146-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop
Credits: Lyrics By – Schmitt*, Hutter*
Music By – Schneider*, Bartos*, Hutter*
Producer – Kraftwerk

NOTES:
Made in U.S.A.

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February 21, 2014

Jeff Lynne – Doin’ That Crazy Thing (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1977

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In 1977, Jeff Lynne released his first solo single, the disco-flavoured “Doin’ That Crazy Thing” backed with “Goin’ Down to Rio”. The song was intended to start a bew dance craze that Lynn had thought up while taking a short break from being Electric Light Orchestra’s frontman. The 12″ single’s sleeve came with instruction how to do the “Crazy Thing”. Despite ELO’s high profile at that time, it received little airplay and failed to chart.

This single would mark the first time that Lynne’s named appeard on a release by itself.

SIDE A:
Doin’ That Crazy Thing 3:25

SIDE B:
Goin’ Down To Rio 3:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: United Artists Records ‎– JT-DW1072, Jet Records ‎– JT-DW1072
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer –Jeff Lynne
Written-By – J. Lynne*
Coreography – Linda Szmyd, Roberta Riddle
Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
Photography – Gary Regester
Album Design – Ginder Canzoneri/Rod Dyer

NOTES:
Special Disco Record

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