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December 28, 2018

Various – Hot Tracks 1989 Year End Medley (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

As 2018 comes to a close and we begin a new year I thought it would be fun to post a set of medley’s that closed out the decade of generation X also known as the 1980’s. Hot Tracks was was an influential remix service that was known for putting together great medley’s, the two featured here are no exception with Chris Cox and J.R. Clements at the mixing helm. Both megamixes feature some of the biggest club hits of 1989.

Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year!

SIDE A:
Various – The Best Of 1989 (The “Concerto For The Tumping Floor” Medley) 15:26
DJ Mix [Megamix] – Chris Cox

A.01 – NWA – Straight Outta Compton
A.02 – NWA – Express Yourself
A.03 – Paula Abdul – Straight Up
A.04 – Roxette – The Look
A.05 – The Boys – Dial My Heart
A.06 – Jody Watley – Friends
A.07 – Milli Vanilli – Blame It On The Rain
A.08 – Milli Vanilli – Baby Don’t Forget My Number
A.09 – Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It’s True
A.10 – Sybil – Don’t Make Me Over
A.11 – Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin’
A.12 – Soul II Soul – Back To Life
A.13 – Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
A.14 – Bobby Brown – On Our Own
A.15 – Kid N’ Play – Rollin’ With Kid N’ Play
A.16 – Dino – I Like It
A.17 – Dino – Sunshine
A.18 – Seduction – (You’re My One And Only) True Love
A.19 – Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
A.20 – Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
A.21 – Rob Base & E.Z. Rock – Joy & Pain
A.22 – Jody Watley – Real Love
A.23 – Joyce “Fenderella” Irby – Mr. D.J.
A.24 – Prince – Batdance
A.25 – M.C. Hammer – Turn This Mutha Out
A.26 – De La Soul – Me Myself & I
A.27 – Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation
A.28 – Janet Jackson – Miss You Much
A.29 – Madonna – Express Yourself
A.30 – Madonna – Like A Prayer
A.31 – Flame – On The Strength
A.32 – Sweet Sensation – Sincerely Yours
A.33 – Babyface – It’s No Crime
A.34 – Heavy D. & The Boyz – We Got Our Own Thang
A.35 – Young M.C. – Bust A Move
A.36 – M.C. Hammer – Let’s Get It Started
A.37 – Tone Loc – Funky Cold Medina
A.38 – Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract
A.39 – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
A.40 – Paula Abdul – The Way That You Love Me
A.41 – Roberta Flack – Uh-Uh-Ooh-Ooh Lookout
A.42 – D. Mob – It Is Time To Get Funky
A.43 – D. Mob – Acieed
A.44 – D. Mob – Trance Dance
A.45 – Expose – What You Don’t Know
A.46 – Neneh Cherry – Kisses On The Wind
A.47 – Eighth Wonder – Baby Baby
A.48 – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Just Git It Together
A.49 – Samantha Fox – I Wanna Have Some Fun
A.50 – Stacey Q – Give You All My Love
A.51 – Lil’ Louis – French Kiss
A.52 – Inner City – Ain’t Nobody Better
A.53 – Jaya – If You Leave Me Now
A.54 – Ten City – That’s The Way Love Is
A.55 – Black Box – Ride On Time
A.56 – Will To Power – Fading Away
A.57 – Duran Duran – All She Wants Is
A.58 – Jomanda – Make My Body Rock
A.59 – Coldcut – People Hold On
A.60 – Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam
A.61 – Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted
A.62 – Inner City – Do You Love What You Feel
A.63 – Inner City – Good Life
A.64 – Two Without Hats – Try Yazz
A.65 – S-Express – Music Lover
A.66 – Maurice – This Is Acid
A.67 – Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
A.68 – Tone Loc – Wild Thing

SIDE B:
Various – The Year-End Twilight Zone High Energy Medley 15:49
DJ Mix [Megamix] – J.R. Clements

B.01 – Red Flag – Russian Radio
B.02 – Erasure – Drama!
B.03 – Erasure – Stop
B.04 – Kon Kan – I Beg Your Pardon
B.05 – Dead Or Alive – Come Home With Me Baby
B.06 – Figures On A Beach – Accidentally 4th Street
B.07 – Figures On A Beach – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
B.08 – Liza Minnelli – Don’t Drop Bombs
B.09 – Liza Minnelli – Losing My Mind
B.10 – Donna Summer – Love’s About To Change My Heart
B.11 – Mark Farina – So Long
B.12 – Max Coveri – Guy, Guy
B.13 – Ken Lazlo – Everybody’s Dancing
B.14 – Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices
B.15 – Real Life – Send Me An Angel
B.16 – New Order – Round And Round
B.17 – The B-52’s – Love Shack

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Hot Tracks ‎– SA 8-9
Series: Hot Tracks Series – 8-9
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12″, Compilation, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Leftfield, Acid House, New Jack Swing, House, RnB/Swing, Synth-pop, Eurobeat, Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Hot Tracks Produced By – Chris Cox

NOTES:
Mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, Berkley, California

DJ Use Only
Not For Puclic Display
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Made In U.S.A.

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December 11, 2018

Pete Shelley – On Your Own (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“On Your Own” is a single released by English singer, songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley. The song was taken from Shelley’s fifth solo album Heaven and the Sea (1986). Unlike many of Pete Shelley’s earlier singles “On Your Own” which was produced by American producer Stephen Hague has a more mature polished sound and lacks the nervous pop energy that was a hallmark of those earlier records. “On Your Own” failed to chart in the U.K. but fared much better in the United States where it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Dance chart on August 2, 1986, becoming Pete Shelley’s fifth and final charting single in the USA.

SIDE A:
On Your Own (New York Mix) 5:24
Producer – Stephen Hague
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

SIDE B:
On Your Own (New York Dub Mix) 5:34
Producer – Stephen Hague
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Please Forgive Me.. But I Cannot Endure It Any Longer (Extend Version) 7:42
Producer – Pete Shelley

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	On Your Own	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 884 751-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Written-By – Pete Shelley

NOTES:
All tracks mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Track B2 is listed as “Extend Version” on the record label.
From the Nercury album “Heaven And The Sea”

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December 7, 2018

Madonna – Live To Tell (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Live to Tell” is the lead single from American singer Madonna’s third studio album True Blue (1986). Originally composed by Patrick Leonard for the score of the film Fire with Fire, the instrumental was shown to Madonna, who decided to use it for then-husband Sean Penn’s film At Close Range. Madonna wrote all the lyrics, co-composed the melodies, and co-produced it with Leonard. The song was released as the lead single from True Blue on March 26, 1986 by Sire Records.

A pop ballad, the song includes instrumentation from guitars, keyboards, drums and a synthesizer, and its lyrics deal with deceit, mistrust and childhood scars. It is also about being strong, which Madonna recalled in an interview that she thought about her relationship with her parents, while writing the lyrics. The music video, directed by James Foley, shows Madonna’s first image makeover, featuring her with a cleaner look, shoulder-length wavy golden blond hair, conservative wardrobe and subtle make-up. This toned down blond appearance was inspired by Marilyn Monroe, a performer Madonna had previously been influenced by.

“Live to Tell” was generally well received by music critics, who frequently referred to it as the best ballad of her career. It was also a commercial success, becoming Madonna’s third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and her first number-one on the Adult Contemporary chart.

“Live to Tell” was released in the United States in March 1986. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 49, reaching the top position eight weeks later, where it remained for one week. It became Madonna’s third number-one single in the US, and her second number-one that is featured in a film after “Crazy for You”. The song was a crossover success, topping the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks, and peaking at number three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. In Canada the song debuted at number 79 of the RPM singles chart in April 1986, and reached the top of the chart for two weeks in May 1986, staying on the chart for a total of 23 weeks, It was ranked at the second position of the 1986 RPM Singles year-end chart.

In the United Kingdom, “Live to Tell” was released on April 21, 1986. The next week, the song debuted at number ten on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at number two, and stayed 13 weeks on the chart. It was held from the top spot by Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”. “Live to Tell” was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in May 1986, for shipment of 250,000 copies of the single across the United Kingdom. According to the Official Charts Company, the song has sold 280,000 copies in the UK.

Across Europe, “Live to Tell” topped the Eurochart Hot 100 for two weeks, and the singles chart in Italy,[35] as well as peaking inside the top ten in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland.[36][37][38][39] It was also certified silver by the Syndicat National de l’Édition Phonographique (SNEP) for shipment of 250,000 copies in France.

SIDE A:
Live To Tell (LP Version) 5:50

SIDE B:
Live To Tell (Edit) 4:37
Live To Tell (Instrumental) 5:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Live To Tell	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1986	Live To Tell	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#1
1986	Live To Tell	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play/Maxi-Singles Sales	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20461, Sire ‎– 9 20461-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Downtempo, Synth-pop, Ballad

CREDITS:
Design – Jeri McManus
Engineer, Mixed By – Michael Verdick
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Producer, Written-By – Madonna, Pat Leonard*

NOTES:
From the forthcoming Madonna album on Sire Records and from the Orion Motion Picture “At Close Range”

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December 4, 2018

Billy Joel – Tell Her About It (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Tell Her About It” is a 1983 hit song written and performed by Billy Joel, from the album An Innocent Man. An apparent homage to the Motown Sound, the song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24, 1983, replacing the Phil Ramone-produced song, “Maniac” by Michael Sembello. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for US sales of over 500,000 copies. In interviews, Joel has indicated that the song, heard out of context of the An Innocent Man album, sounds more like a Tony Orlando and Dawn record than the Motown sound he intended.

SIDE A:
Tell Her About It (Special Remixed Version) 5:35
Engineer [Mix] – John “Tokes” Potoker*
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Written-By – B. Joel*

SIDE B:
Easy Money 4:01
Written-By – B. Joel*

You Got Me Hummin’ (Live) 3:34
Written-By – D. Porter*, I. Hayes*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Tell Her About It	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1983	Tell Her About It	U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks	#17
1983	Tell Her About It	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-04138
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Janet Perr
Producer – Phil Ramone

NOTES:
Tracks A & B1 Special Versions from the Columbia LP “An Innocent Man”

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