Tag: US 12″

January 26, 2015

Alison Moyet – Invisible (The Transparent Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Invisible” is a song recorded by Alison Moyet in 1984, written by Lamont Dozier (of the songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland), from her album Alf.

Reaching #21 on the UK Singles Chart, the song went as high as #6 in Ireland, and gave Moyet her third Irish top 10 hit of the year. The single went even higher in New Zealand, peaking at #4, her second consecutive top ten hit after “All Cried Out” reached #6. The song is also the first American release from the album and is Moyet’s most successful single in that country, reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1985 and becoming her only US Top 40 hit, either solo or with Yazoo, thus far.

The b-side was the Marvin Gaye song “Hitch Hike” on which she receives backing from Darts.

SIDE A:
Invisible (The Transparent Mix) 6:34
Engineer [Assistant] – Roger Dobson
Engineer [Recording] – Richard Lengyel
Producer – Tony Swain And Steve Jolley*
Written-By – L. Dozier*

SIDE B:
Hitch Hike 2:38
Engineer – Walter Samuel
Featuring [Special Guest] – Darts
Producer – Alison Moyet, Darts
Written-By – C. Paul*, M. Gaye*, W. Stevenson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Invisible	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-05163
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [For Stylo Rouge] – Rob O’Connor, Stylorouge
Photography By – Simon Fowler (2)

NOTES:
Special version from the Columbia LP “ALF”

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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
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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: 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

January 23, 2015

Mick Jagger – Ruthless People (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Originally posted March 28, 2011

“Ruthless People” is the theme song for the 1986 black comedy, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater. It also features Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut.

The song was co-written by Mick Jagger, Daryl Hall and Eurythmics co-member Dave Stewart and performed by Jagger. Assuming the song would be a hit, “Weird Al” Yankovic requested (and received) permission from Jagger to record a parody version, “Toothless People”, for his upcoming Polka Party! album. When Jagger’s song failed to crack the Top 40, Yankovic considered not recording his version; because Jagger had “authorized” the parody, however, he decided failing to produce it would be an insult to the artist and recorded it.

The movie version features different lyrics from the single version.

SIDE A:
Ruthless People (12″ Version) 6:56
Mixed By – Gary Langan
Producer – Daryl Hall , David A. Stewart , Mick Jagger

SIDE B:
I’m Ringing 4:20
Producer – Gary Langan , Mick Jagger

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Ruthless People	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#51
1986	Ruthless People	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#14
1986	Ruthless People	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#29

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05931
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
Mick Jagger appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Taken from the Original Motion Picture Sountrack “RUTHLESS PEOPLE”

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January 19, 2015

Clivillés & Cole – Pride (In The Name Of Love) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US)

“Pride (In the Name of Love)” is a song originally recorded by Irish rock band U2 in 1984 Written about Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1991, successful record producers and remixers Clivillés + Cole, released acover version of U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, but it was the B-side song “A Deeper Love”, featuring vocals by Deborah Cooper (a long time Clivillés and Cole vocalist) and Paul Pesco that proved to be a hit, peaking at No. 15 in the UK. Deborah Cooper performed “Deeper Love” various times, including on Saturday Night Live with Clivillés and Cole’s C+C Music Factory. Both sides charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1992: “A Deeper Love” peaked at #44, while “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” reached #54. The video for these songs was actually one long featurette, beginning with “Deeper Love” and then continuing into “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” halfway through the video. The video was labelled “Pride (A Deeper Love)”. Some networks preferred to show the videos separately while others played the whole length. In 1992 as Clivillés + Cole an album was released called “Greatest Remixes Vol. 1” featuring remixes of other artist songs by the duo.

In 1994 Aretha Franklin covered “A Deeper Love” from the film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Franklin actually hired Clivillés + Cole to produce the album version as well as the remixes. Thus, the song was a hit for the duo twice in two different incarnations within a 3-year time span.

SIDE A:
Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Techno Remake Club Mix) 7:57
Written-By – U2

SIDE B:
A Deeper Love (Underground Club Mix / Let’s Go Chanting Mix) 12:18
Written-By – Robert Clivillés- David Cole*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	Pride (In The Name Of Love)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54
1992	Pride (In The Name Of Love)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13
1992	A Deeper Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#44
1992	A Deeper Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#11

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 74135
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Keyboards, Vocals], Backing Vocals, Drums, Mixed By, Percussion, Producer, Written-by – Robert Clivillés
Arranged By [Vocals], Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Mixed By, Percussion, Producer, Written-by – David Cole
Backing Vocals – Carol Sylvan*, Craig Derry, Deborah Cooper, Karen Bernod, Will Downing
Edited By – Albert Cabrera, Ricky Crespo
Engineer [Recording] – Bruce Miller
Engineer [Recording], Mixed By – Acar S. Key*
Lead Vocals – Deborah Cooper, Paul Pesco
Mastered By – Herb “The Pump” Powers*
Programmed By – Alan Friedman

NOTES:
Recorded at Axis Studios. Mixed at Axis Studios
and Skyline Studios, NYC.
Mastered at DMS.

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January 15, 2015

Berlin – No More Words/Dancing In Berlin (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“No More Words” is a 1984 song by Berlin and the first single off the album Love Life. It was also their first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 23 on May 12, 1984. The song was featured in the 1985 film Vision Quest. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to Madonna’s single, “Crazy for You”, which was also featured in the film.

The song was produced by the Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and Richie Zito. The 7″ single included the b-side Rumour Of Love. The 12″ single was paired with Dancing In Berlin and featured the Dance Remix of both songs. The mixes were made by Giorgio Moroder.

The music video saw the band re-enact a Bonnie and Clyde-style car chase and shoot-out, it was directed by Evan English & Paul Goldman, and appeared in Berlin Video 45 videocassette compilation in 1984. It received a lot of airplay in the early days of MTV.

SIDE A:
No More Words (Dance Remix) 5:44
Engineer – Mick Guzauski

SIDE B:
Dancing In Berlin (Dance Remix) 5:16
Engineer [Mixing] – Mick Guzauski
Engineer [Recording] – Brian Reeves

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	No More Words	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#23
1984	No More Words	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#25
1984	No More Words	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 9 20195-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Management [Personal Management] – Peregrine Watts-Russell
Photography – Phillip Dixon
Producer – Giorgio Moroder, Richie Zito
Written-By – John Crawford

NOTES:
From the Geffen LP “LOVE LIFE”

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FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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