Tag: US

Nick John – Planet Nine (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Planet Nine” is the debut single by American singer, composer and musician Nick John (Born Nickolas Johnathan Kovaleski). The single was released on Megatone Records when Nick was just 22 years old. In the Billboard magazine issue dated December 13, 1986 “Planet Nine” was listed as the #6 breakout dance track for that week.

SIDE A:
Planet Nine (Club Mix) 6:51

SIDE B:
Planet Nine (Instrumental) 6:50
Planet Nine (Bonus Dub Mix) 4:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Megatone Records ‎– MT 142, Megatone Records ‎– MT142
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Jolo
Coordinator [Project] – Karen Beason
Engineer [Additional] – Ken Kessie
Engineer [Second] – Devon Bernardoni
Executive-Producer – Marty “Buckwheat” Blecman*
Mastered By – Herbie Powers*
Mixed By, Engineer – Joseph Watt
Photography By – Mark Guerra
Producer, Performer, Written-By – Nick John
Recorded By – Carry Krafton
Sampler [Digital Guitar Samples] – Floyd Hyman

NOTES:
Mixed & engineered at Starlight Studios, Richmond, CA
Mastered at Frankford Wayne, NY
Recorded at Studio West, Austin, TX
Jacket Made in Canada

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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burningtheground.net

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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Paul Lekakis – Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)” is the debut single by American singer and model Paul Lekakis. Released in 1987 on ZYX Records, then picked up by Polydor Records for a wider release, the song peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. The single fared better in other parts of the world, staying at number one for five weeks on the Australian Music Report and for three weeks on South Africa’s Springbok Radio chart. It also peaked at number four in Canada and number seven in New Zealand.

In 1990 the song was included on Lekakis’ first album, Tattoo It, which was released on Sire Records.

SIDE A:
Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) 6:54

SIDE B:
Instrumental Room 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #43
1986 Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ZYX Records ‎– ZYX 5571
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco

CREDITS:
Artwork –E. Munari*
Mastered By – SST (8)
Producer, Arranged By – M. Chieregato*, R. Turatti*
Written-By – M. Chieregato*, R. Ballerini*, R. Turatti*, S. Montin*, T. Hooker*

NOTES:
Made in the USA

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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Big Pig – Breakaway (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted April 3, 2013

“Breakaway” is a cover of American R&B singer Chuck Jackson’s song “I Can’t Break Away” by Australian band Big Pig. It was originally released in November 1987 in the United Kingdom. Outside the UK, it was released in February 1988 as the third single from their debut album Bonk. The song, written by Mitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley, is about freedom and fighting against destiny. Like many other Big Pig songs, “Breakaway” features plentiful drums and percussion, but no guitars.

The song became the band’s most successful single, reaching number one in New Zealand in May 1988. It also peaked at number eight in their native Australia and managed to chart in North America, reaching number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on Canada’s RPM Top Singles chart. Its earlier UK release saw the song peak at number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. In addition, the song was a club hit in the United States peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Dance chart.

In 1989, the song appeared on the soundtrack to the science-fiction comedy film Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

SIDE A:
Breakaway (Extended Version) 5:42
Mixed By – Roli Mosimann

Breakaway (Dub Mix) 5:11
Engineer [Mix] – David Avidor
Mixed By – Roli Mosimann

SIDE B:
Breakaway (12″ Popper Mix) 6:00
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Nick Launay

Breakaway (New Edit) 3:48
Remix – Roli Mosimann

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Breakaway U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60
1988 Breakaway U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12259
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: Mar 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design, Photography [Front Cover] – Jeremy Pearce, John Warwicker, Oleh Witer
Photography [Group] – Mark Lebon
Written-By – Zekley*, Bottler*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the A&M album “Bonk” SP-6-5185.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

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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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Baltimora – Living In The Background (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Living in the Background” is the title track and third single from Baltimora’s debut album of the same name, and the second single released in total. The song reached number 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. There was no video made for this single.

“Living in the Background” did not garner the same attention that their first single “Tarzan Boy” did.

SIDE A:
Living In The Background (Club Mix) 6:48

SIDE B:
Living In The Background (Single Version) 4:00
Living In The Background (Instrumental) 6:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Living In The Background U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #86

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records ‎– SPRO-9636
Format: 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
Producer – Maurizio Bassi
Written-By – Maurizio Bassi, Naimy Hackett

NOTES:
From the LP “LIVING IN THE BACKGROUND”
Promotional copy Not For Sale

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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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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