Tag: US

May 26, 2020

When In Rome – The Promise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted January 31, 2013

“The Promise” is the debut single by the British band When in Rome. It was first released in 1987 on 10 Records, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It was written by all three band members: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Michael Floreale. The song was released in the U.S. in 1988 and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the band’s biggest commercial hit.

The original long version is called The Ollie North Mix or O.N. Mix, and the short instrumental is the Dub, or O.N. Dub. The Coliseum Mix (a.k.a. Coliseum Club Mix) and Vatican Dub were new mixes by Freddy Bastone for the 1988 re-release.

SIDE A:
The Promise (O.N. Mix) 6:25
Engineer – Teri Reed
Engineer [Assistant] – David Anderson
Producer [Additional], Remix – Michael H. Brauer

The Promise (O.N. Dub) 3:43
Engineer – Teri Reed
Engineer [Assistant] – David Anderson
Producer [Additional], Remix – Michael H. Brauer

SIDE B:
The Promise (Coliseum Mix) 6:26
Engineer – Bob Brockman*
Producer [Additional], Remix – Freddy Bastone

The Promise (Vatican Dub) 4:44
Engineer – Bob Brockman*
Producer [Additional], Remix – Freddy Bastone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORy:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	The Promise	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#11
1988	The Promise	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1988	The Promise	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96662
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ben Rogan
Written-By – Andrew Mann, Clive Farrington, Mike Floreale*

NOTES:
Mastered at Future Disk.
Side-A additionally produced and remixed for M.H.B. Productions.
Side-B additionally produced and remixed for Basstone Limited.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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May 21, 2020

Erasure – Oh L’Amour (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Oh L’amour” is a song by English synthpop duo Erasure, released in April 1986 as their third single.

It was issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. to herald the June release of Erasure’s debut album Wonderland, but became the third consecutive commercial failure for the band in both territories.

In 1986, “Oh L’amour” climbed to number 85 on the UK Singles Chart and became Erasure’s first big hit in South Africa (number two), in Germany (number 16), in Australia (number 13) and their only one in France (number 14). In the United States, the song’s biggest impact was on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it hit number three on July 26, 1986.

This 12″ is the first of two 12″ singles released in the USA the other featured the “Funky Sisters Remix” which had already been previously released internationally I have already posted the Germany edition.

SIGNAL ONE:
Oh L’Amour (Re-Mix) 5:54
Producer – Flood
Remix – Michael Johnson
Written-By – Clarke/Bell

SIGNAL TWO:
March On Down The Line 6:03
Producer [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – P. Legg*
Producer, Mixed By – Flood
Written-By – Clarke/Bell

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 3:53
Engineer – Paul Kendall
Producer – Erasure
Written-By – Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Oh L’Amour	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3
1986	Oh L’Amour	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20471, Sire ‎– 9 20471-0 A, Mute ‎– 0-20471
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Design And Illustration] – Health & Efficiency

NOTES:
Sides are listed as ‘Signal One’ & ‘Signal Two’

Track B2 recorded and mixed at Worldwide International.

Original versions of “Oh L’Amour” And “March On Down The Line” from the Erasure album ‘Wonderland’ on Sire Records.

Made in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

May 19, 2020

Go West – Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted August 6, 2012

“Call Me” is a 1985 song by the British band Go West, released as the second single from the band’s self-titled debut album. The song reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles Chart on June 1, 1985.

According to Discogs:

Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix) is 28 seconds shorter than the UK “Kitchen Sink” version of this mix (a section is edited out as opposed to an early fade).

We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix) is the same mix as “We Close Our Eyes (Total Overhang Mix)” found on the UK 12″.

SIDE A:
Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix) 6:12

SIDE B:
We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix) 6:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Call Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54
1985	Call Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#25

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42871
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – John Pasche
Illustration – Nick Hardcastle
Producer – Gary Stevenson
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn
Written-By – P. Cox*, R. Drummie*

NOTES:
Original versions appear on the album “GO WEST”

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-DjPaulT
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May 14, 2020

Break Machine – Street Dance (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Street Dance” is the debut single by American electro act, Break Machine released in 1983.

“Street Dance” peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1984 and was the 39th best-selling single of that year. It hit #1 in Sweden and Norway. In Germany, it was the 78th best-selling single of 1984. It charted #11 in Italy. “Street Dance”‘s strongest chart performance was in Norway, where it was #1 for five weeks. In France, the song reached #1 for two weeks, selling over a million copies and becoming the 86th best-selling single of all time according to a list released in 2004 by the Syndicat National de l’Edition Phonographique.

In the United States “Street Dance” barely missed the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #105 in April 1984. The single was a top ten U.S. dance hit reaching #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart and #78 on the Billboard R&B Chart. This was the groups only charting single in the U.S.

SIDE A:
Street Dance (Vocal) 6:30

SIDE B:
Street Dance (Instrumental) 5:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Street Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#78
1984	Street Dance	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20189, Sire ‎– 9 20189-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Breaks, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Fred Zarr
Engineer – Bill Scheniman
Engineer [Assisted By] – David Greenberg*
Executive-Producer – Henri Belolo
Other [Very Special Thanks To] – Ed Pavia, Keith Rodgers
Performer [The Break Machine Are] – Cortez Jordan, Lindell Blake, Lindsay Blake
Photography By – Ken Howard (3)
Producer – Jacques Morali
Written-By – F. Zarr*, H. Belolo*, J. Morali*, K. Rodgers*

NOTES:
Produced by (Toutoune Productions) for Can’t Stop Productions, Inc.

Recorded and Mixed at Power Station, NYC

Made in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-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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