Tag: US

January 4, 2022

Various – Dance Mix (US LP)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Dance Mix” is a 1985 DJ mixed compilation featuring artists signed to the EMI America record label. All of the tracks are mixed and sequenced together into one giant megamix. The tracks were mixed by American remixers Paul Sabu and Rusty Garner.

To keep the integrity of the original vinyl I did not separate the tracks.

SIDE A:

EMI America Dance Mix 18:31

Kaja – Turn Your Back On Me
Producer – Colin Thurston, Kaja

David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Producer – David Bowie, Derek Bramble, Hugh Padgham

Sheena Easton – Strut
Producer, Arranged By – Greg Mathieson

Kim Carnes – Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)
Mixed By – Mike Shipley
Producer –Bill Cuomo, Kim Carnes

SIDE B:

EMI America Dance Mix 19:57

Jellybean* – Sidewalk Talk
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez

Limahl – Never Ending Story
Producer – Giorgio Moroder

Sheena Easton – Sugar Walls
Producer, Arranged By – Greg Mathieson

Talk Talk – It’s My Life
Producer – Tim Friese-Greene

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – ST-17170
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mixed
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction –Henry Marquez
Concept By – Rusty Garner
Consultant – Shelley Green
DJ Mix – Paul Sabu, Rusty Garner
Design – Michael Diehl
Executive-Producer –Neil Portnow
Illustration –Lindsey Loch
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Photography By – Elliot Gilbert

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VINYL 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

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December 16, 2021

Mavis Staples – Christmas Vacation (US 7″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

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Originally posted December 24, 2013

“Christmas Vacation” is the opening song of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation performed by American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.

Though the film didn’t have a soundtrack release – and Lindsey Buckingham’s de facto Vacation theme “Holiday Road” is nowhere to be heard – there was an original song that kicked off the film and put things in the appropriate spirit. Mavis Stapes’ “Christmas Vacation” was written by the husband-and-wife team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, who helped write ’60s pop classics like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” and “On Broadway.” Staples was, of course, well-known as a member of the family gospel-soul group The Staple Singers – but 1989 found her restarting her solo career after a decade away. And she did it with a very notable ally: “Christmas Vacation” and that year’s album Time Waits for No One was released on the Paisley Park label, owned by ’80s megastar Prince – who would write and produce most of that album as well.

Despite several popular songs being present in the film, no official soundtrack album was officially released.

The same track appears on both sides of this promotional single.

SIDE A:
Christmas Vacation 3:25

SIDE B:
Christmas Vacation 3:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park – PRO-S-3878, Warner Bros. Records – PRO-S-3878
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Style: Funk / Soul

CREDITS:
Producer – Barry Mann, Homer Banks, Lester Snell
Written-By – Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil*

NOTES:
From the motion picture Christmas Vacation a Warner Bros film

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VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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December 13, 2021

The Parachute Club – Rise Up US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Rise Up” is a pop song recorded by the Canadian group Parachute Club on their self-titled 1983 album. It was produced and engineered by Daniel Lanois, and written by Parachute Club members Billy Bryans, Lauri Conger, Lorraine Segato and Steve Webster, with additional lyrics contributed by filmmaker Lynne Fernie.

An upbeat call for peace, celebration, and “freedom / to love who we please,” the song was a national hit in Canada, and was hailed as a unique achievement in Canadian pop music:

Rarely does one experience a piece of music in white North America where the barrier between participant and observer breaks down. Rise Up rises right up and breaks down the wall.

According to Segato, the song was not written with any one individual group in mind, but as a universal anthem of freedom and equality; Fernie described the song’s lyrics as having been inspired in part by West Coast First Nations rituals in which young girls would “rise up” at dawn to adopt their adult names as a rite of passage.

It remains the band’s most famous song, and has been adopted as an activist anthem for causes as diverse as gay rights, feminism, anti-racism and the New Democratic Party. As well, the song’s reggae and soca-influenced rhythms made it the first significant commercial breakthrough for Caribbean music in Canada.

The song’s first ever live public performance took place at the 1983 Toronto Pride parade.

SIDE A:
Rise Up (Extended Dance Version) 6:45
Remix – Daniel Lanois

SIDE B:
Rise Up (Jellybean Mix) 5:58
Engineer [Remix] – John “Tokes” Potoker*
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Rise Up	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – JD-13655
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Daniel Lanois

NOTES:
From the LP “The Parachute Club”

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

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December 2, 2021

C-Bank – One More Shot (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“One More Shot” is a 1982 single by Freestyle/electro studio project C-Bank helmed by various producers including John Robie. The song includes lead vocals by American R&B singer Jenny Burton. “One More Shot”, is notable for record producer John Robie’s use of a “non-linear” approach to its production. the song is often refered to as the first Freestyle jam.

“One More Shot”, would later resurface in a reworked form as “Shellshock”, a non-album track by New Order that John Robie produced, which appears on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. This followed his work with Arthur Baker and Jellybean Benitez on the New Order song “Confusion” in 1983.

“One More Shot” dubeted on the US Billboard Dance Chart on January 23, 1983 peaking at #5 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
One More Shot 8:18
Vocals [Uncredited] – Jenny Burton

SIDE B:
One More Shot (Instrumental) 7:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	One More Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. – NP 50011
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andy Wallace, Mark Berry
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Written-By – John Robie

NOTES:
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY QUALITY RECORDS

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Password: burningtheground

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