Tag: US

August 16, 2016

Falco – Junge Roemer (Young Romans) (Specially Remixed Version) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Junge Roemer (Young Romans)” is a 1984 single by Austrian pop/rock singer Falco. Junge Roemer a slang term popular in early/mid 1980s Germany and Austria, which was the equivalent of the English term, “Yuppie”. Falco popularized the term further with his song by the same name, which glamorized the Junge Roemer lifestyle (Falco counted himself among this group of people).

The song was a hit single in Austria #8 as well as in Switzerland #24, and most notably in Spain, where it peaked at #2. In the United States a set of remixes by John Luango were released on 12″ vinyl. “Junge Roemer (Young Romans)” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on November 3, 1984 peaking at #52 after spending seven weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Junge Roemer (Young Romans) (Specially Remixed Version) 7:45

SIDE B:
Junge Roemer (Young Romans) (Dub Version) 6:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Junge Roemer (Young Romans)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#52

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12107
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Robert Ponger
Remix – John Luongo
Written By – Ponger-Falco
Written-By – Falco, Ponger*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Atlantic LP “Junge Roemer”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 9, 2016

Shakespear’s Sister – Break My Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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“Break My Heart (You Really)”, also known as “Break My Heart”, is a song by British pop act Shakespears Sister, released in 1988 as the lead single from their debut album Sacred Heart. “Break My Heart (You Really)” was released in most territories as a Double A-side with “Heroine”, which according to Siobhan Fahey was to “give a more rounded picture of what I’m about”. In North American territories however, both songs were released as separate A-side singles. The single failed to have any chart success.

SIDE A:
Break My Heart (Copa Mix) 6:46
Engineer [Remix] – Charles Barwick
Programmed By – Ralph Falcon
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Danny Tenaglia

Break My Heart (Break My Dub) 3:47
Engineer [Remix] – Charles Barwick
Programmed By – Ralph Falcon
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Danny Tenaglia

Break My Heart (Instrumental) 3:40
Engineer [Remix] – Charles Barwick
Programmed By – Ralph Falcon
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Danny Tenaglia

SIDE B:
Break My Heart (Yesterday, Today Mix) 8:05
Engineer [Remix] – Charles Barwick
Programmed By – Ralph Falcon
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Danny Tenaglia

Run Silent (Revolution Mix) 7:04
Remix – William Orbit

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:FFRR ‎– 886 951-1
Format:Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:1988
Genre:Electronic
Style:House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Richard Feldman, Shakespear’s Sister
Written-By – Detroit*, Feldman*, Fahey*

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 3, 2016

Sade – Paradise (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Paradise” is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album Stronger Than Pride (1988). It is Sade’s most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart, peaking at number-one for one week, and peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. “Paradise” was also a hit on the dance charts, where it peaked at number 21.

SIDE A:
Paradise (Extended Mix) 5:33

SIDE B:
Super Bien Total (Extended Mix) 6:50
Paradise (Extra Beats) 2:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1988	Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1
1988	Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#6
1988	Paradise	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:Epic ‎– 49 07823
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:1988
Genre:Electronic
Style:Downtempo

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Sade
Co-producer – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Design [Sleeve Design] – Graham Smith (5)
Engineer – Ben Rogan, Mike Pela
Engineer [Assistant] – Heff Moraes
Photography By – Chris Roberts (10)
Producer – Sade

NOTES:
From the LP “STRONGER THAN PRIDE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 1, 2016

The Bongos – Numbers With Wings (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Numbers With Wings” is a song by American new wave band The Bongos. “Numbers With Wings” was the bands breakthrough song which garnered the group a major cult following and was nominated at the first MTV Video Music Award presentations.

SIDE A:
Numbers With Wings (Remixed Version) 4:37

SIDE B:
Barbarella (Remixed Version) 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:RCA ‎– JD-13578
Format:Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country:US
Released:1983
Genre:Electronic, Rock
Style:New Wave

CREDITS:
Mastered By – H*
Producer – Richard Gottehrer
Recorded By, Mixed By – John Jansen
Written-By – Barone*

NOTES:
From the Forthcoming Mini LP “NUMBERS WITH WINGS”.
Made in U.S.A.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi