Tag: US

Thompson Twins – Extra-special Tuneful Twosome! (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“Extra-special Tuneful Twosome” is a rare 1982 pre-trio Thompson Twins USA 12″ promo. The single contains two as far as I know US only mixes of “Make Believe” and “Good Gosh”. “Runaway” and “Bouncing” were both included on the “Runaway” UK 12″ that I poste earlier this year.

IDENTICAL TWIN SIDE:
Make Believe (Special Extended Version) 5:05
Producer – Dennis Bovell
Written-By – C. Bell, J. Shorter, J. Leeway, J. Roog, P. Dodd, T. Bailey

Runaway (Extended Remix) 5:28
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By –T. Bailey*

FRATERNAL TWIN SIDE:
Bouncing (Special Remix) 4:56
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway, T. Bailey

Good Gosh (Remix) 3:10
Producer –Steve Lillywhite
Written-By – J. Leeway*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Arista – SP 137
Format:
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

NOTES:
For Promotional Use Only Not For Sale

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRABSFER & 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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Psychedelic Furs – Shock (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Shock” is the third single taken from the LP Midnight to Midnight by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released in June, 1987. The song peaked at #30 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart spending seven weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Shock (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:20
Engineer [Mix] – Dave Meegan
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Shock (Instrumental – The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:20
Engineer [Mix] – Dave Meegan
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone

Shock (Single Mix) 3:19
Mixed By – Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Shock U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs #30

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 06862
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Jun 27, 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Design – Nick Egan
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Written-By – J. Ashton, R. Butler, T. Butler*

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 mixed for Mastermix Productions.

Special versions from the Columbia Lp: “Midnight To Midnight”

Direct Metal Mastering

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Nina Hagen – Universal radio (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusivev1985

“Universal Radio” is a song by German singer Nina Hagen from her third studio album Nina Hagen in Ekstasy (1985). It was released as the lead single from the album in January 1985 by Columbia Records. Written by Ron Dumas and produced by Adam Kidron, “Universal Radio” became successful in the US charts, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. It was premiered by Rodney Bingenheimer on the radio station KROQ Los Angelas. “Universelles Radio”, the German version of the song was also released.

The music video for the song featured footage of her performance at the Rock in Rio festival from January 13, 1985.

Hagen worked with Ron Dumas, who had previously recorded the song in 1983 with his band Ron Dumas Group. She later described the song as not being musically very interesting and that she originally wanted to do her vocals differently, but was directed by the recording company to make the record more “commercial”.

**Please note the noise at the start of the Album version is supposed to be there.

SIDE A:
Universal Radio (Universal Dance Mix) 7:00
Remix – Lotti Golden, Richard Scher
Edited By – The Latin Rascals

SIDE B:
Universal Radio (Album) 3:36

Universal Radio (Dub) 7:28
Remix – Lotti Golden, Richard Scher
Edited By – The Latin Rascals

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Universal Radio U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs #39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05211
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Picture Cover
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Producer – Adam Kidron

NOTES:
Taken from the Columbia LP “In Ekstasy”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


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Go West – The King Of Wishful Thinking (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

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Originally posted August 10, 2012

“The King of Wishful Thinking” is a song by British pop duo Go West, written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page. It was featured in the film Pretty Woman and appeared on its soundtrack. It was later featured on Go West’s third studio album, Indian Summer, in 1992. The song reached number three in Canada, number six in Australia, number eight in the United States, and number 18 in the United Kingdom. At the 1991 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Video of the Year.

In 2018, actor Paul Rudd and late-night host Jimmy Fallon made a shot-for-shot recreation of the music video for The Tonight Show.

SIDE A:
The King Of Wishful Thinking (Club Mix) 5:52
Edited By [Wacky Bits] – Gregski Royal*
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jon Gass

The King Of Wishful Thinking (Power Radio Mix) 4:05

SIDE B:
The King Of Wishful Thinking (Cuss-A-Pella) 2:44
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jon Gass

The King Of Wishful Thinking (LP Edit) 4:00
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 The King Of Wishful Thinking U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8
1990 The King Of Wishful Thinking U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – V-56173, EMI USA – V-56173
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey
Executive Producer – Ron Fair
Photography – Richard Houghton
Producer, Arranged By – Peter Wolf (3)
Recorded By – Paul Erickson*
Written-By – Martin Page, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Pretty Woman”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24bit FLAC only available for seven days!


Password: burningtheground

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