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Miquel Brown – So Many Men, So Little Time (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“So Many Men, So Little Time” is a 1983 single by Canadian actress, and disco/soul singer Miquel Brown. Produced by Ian Levine “So Many Men, So Little Time” was the first single taken from the album “Manpower”. The song reached #88 on the UK Singles Chart on June 11, 1983. and peaked at number #2 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart.

SIDE A:
So Many Men, So Little Time (Vocal) 7:28
Edited By – Lou Possenti

SIDE B:
So Many Men, So Little Time (Instrumental) 8:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 So Many Men, So Little Time U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TSR Records ‎– TSR 828
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Fiachra Trench
Design [Art Design] – Ron Wong
Mastered By [Runout Etch ❀] – Brian Gardner
Producer – Ian Levine
Written-By – I. Levine, F. Trench*

NOTES:
Cover reads: “So Many Men – So Little Time”
“Special Twelve Inch Single”
Licensed by Record Shack Records

Special Thanks To:
Al Basile, Margie Basile, Rick Gianatos, Charlie Grappone, Fred Held, Joe Iantosca, Patrick Jenkins, Bill Kelly, Hinsul Lazo, Rob Leslie, Mike Lewis, Kurt Logan, Mike Mayberry, and Trident Recording Studios-London.

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Sparks – Music That You Can Dance To (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Music That You Can Dance To” is the first single taken from the fourteenth studio album of the same name by American pop band Sparks. The single only charted in the United States where it peaked at #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

The song also appeared on the soundtrack for the 1986 American film about BMX racing “Rad”.

The U.S. 12″ contains alternate remixes than what appeared on the U.K. 12″.

SIDE A:
Music That You Can Dance To (LP Version) 4:23
Music That You Can Dance To (Mini Version) 2:32

SIDE B:
Music That You Can Dance To (Club Version) 6:34
Remix – Dan Lacksman, Marc Moulin

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (generic)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Music That You Can Dance To U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23640, Curb Records ‎– MCA-23640
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By, Producer – Ron Mael, Russell Mael

NOTES:
A1: From the “Rad” Soundtrack and the upcoming Sparks LP, “Music That You Can Dance To”

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Elton John – Nikita (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Nikita” is a song by English singer Elton John set in the Cold War from his 1985 album Ice on Fire. Released late in the year, the song was successful in many countries and was a top ten hit in almost all of them.

In the song, Elton John describes his crush on a person called Nikita, an East German border guard whom he cannot meet because he is not allowed into the country. It features George Michael on backing vocals with Nik Kershaw on electric guitar and is notable for a distinctive synthesizer solo. The song charted at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and at number 7 in the US.

SIDE A:
Nikita (LP Version) 5:42

SIDE B:
Nikita (U.K. Edit) 4:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Nikita U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1985 Nikita U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– PRO-A-2440
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Davey Johnstone, Elton*, George Michael
Electric Guitar – Nik Kershaw
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Elton John / Taupin*

NOTES:
From the LP “ICE ON FIRE”
In custom promo sleeve.

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead Or Alive (Special Rock Radio Edition) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Wanted Dead or Alive” is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet. The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album’s third single. During a February 20, 2008 encore performance in Detroit, Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd about running into Bob Seger at a Pistons game. As he introduced his song “Wanted Dead or Alive”, he said it was inspired by Seger’s “Turn the Page” hit and called the song the band’s anthem. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the third single from the album to reach the Top 10 of the Hot 100. As a result, Slippery When Wet was the first hard rock/glam metal album to have 3 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Considered to be one of the band’s signature songs, it has become known to younger audiences as the theme song for Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch TV show.

The song was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2015.

SIDE A:
Wanted Dead Or Alive (Long Version) 5:07

SIDE B:
Wanted Dead Or Alive (Short Version) 4:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Wanted Dead Or Alive U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1986 Wanted Dead Or Alive U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #13

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– PRO 496-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Hard Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer, Mixed By – Bob Rock
Producer – Bruce Fairbairn
Written-By – J. Bon Jovi*, R. Sambora*

NOTES:
Promotional Copy. Not For Resale.
From the Mercury album “SLIPPERY WHEN WET”

Sleeve says Side A is “Short Version” Labels state “Short Version” is Side B.

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi