Tag: US

June 21, 2016

Boxcar – Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Freemason (You Broke The Promise)” is a song by Australian synth-pop band Boxcar. They rose to prominence after releasing the single “Freemason (You Broke The Promise)” in 1988 after signing with Volition Records, and hit number 8 in the United States Billboard dance music chart. Initially criticized in the local press for being derivative of New Order they nevertheless built a local following, despite a lack of commercial radio airplay for electronic music.

In 1990 the band released their debut album Vertigo. A round of live dates and tours followed including supports for New Order, Depeche Mode, Erasure and Pet Shop Boys.

SIDE A:
Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (Shakedown Mix) 5:59
Edited By – Omar Santana
Remix – Arthur Baker

Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (Free Dub) 6:45
Edited By – Omar Santana
Remix – Arthur Baker

SIDE B:
Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (Radio Version) 3:54
Edited By – Omar Santana
Remix – Arthur Baker

Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (Original Austral Mix) 7:07

Comet 5:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Freemason (You Broke The Promise)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9855, Arista ‎– ADI-9855
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Adrian Bolland
Mixed By, Edited By – Robert Racic
Producer – Arthur Baker
Recorded By – Tim Whitten

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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

June 17, 2016

Erasure – Chains Of Love (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Chains of Love” is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall.

The song was released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure’s third studio album The Innocents. In the United States, Sire Records released it as the first single. The album version was produced by Stephen Hague and was slightly remixed for its single release (most notably the album version starts cold, while the radio version contains a short synthesizer pattern as an intro).

“Chains of Love” became Erasure’s sixth consecutive Top 20 hit on the UK singles chart, just missing the Top 10 by peaking at number eleven. In the United States, it became Erasure’s mainstream breakthrough by climbing to number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group’s first entry on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also hit number four on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. “Chains of Love” remains as Erasure’s highest-charting U.S. pop hit.

The song, written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, is an uptempo dance-oriented synthpop track with Clarke’s signature analogue sound and Bell’s lyrics about breaking through any restrictions or stereotypes of what love should be. The lyrics allude subtly to Bell’s desire for wider acceptance of homosexual couples, his pain evident from the opening lines “How can I explain when there are few words I can choose/How can I explain when words get broken”. The chorus is memorable for Bell’s use of falsetto. The music video featured Clarke and Bell performing the song while being hoisted through the air by thick, metal chains.

The instrumental dub as well as the remix radio edit without intro are exclusivley promotional versions/edits.

SIDE A:
Chains Of Love (The Unfettered Mix) 8:23
Chains Of Love (Fetter Dub Dub) 5:10
Chains Of Love (Remix Radio Edit Without Intro) 3:34

SIDE B:
Chains Of Love (Truly In Love With The Marks Bros. Mix) 7:19
Mixed By – Mark McGuire, Mark Moore

Chains Of Love (Instrumental Dub) 3:52
Chains Of Love (Remix Radio Edit With Intro) 3:54

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Chains Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#12
1988	Chains Of Love	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#22
1988	Chains Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4
1988	Chains Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-A-3186, Mute ‎– PRO-A-3186
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tim Scott (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Engineer [Mix] – Dennis Mitchell (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Producer – Stephen Hague
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3)
Written-By – Bell*, Clarke*

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “THE INNOCENTS”

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

June 15, 2016

King – Love & Pride (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Love & Pride” is the debut single by Coventry band King, produced by Richard James Burgess from their first studio album Steps in Time (1984). It was released in August 1984 and reached a chart ranking of #84 on the UK Singles Chart in May. When the group performed the song on Saturday morning television towards the end of the year, the single was re-released and became a hit in early 1985, reaching number two in the charts for three consecutive weeks and only being held off the top spot by “I Know Him So Well”, a duet by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson for the musical Chess. It later climbed to a peak of number 55 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985. Richard James Burgess remixed the single several times for B-sides and 12 inch versions and these fueled the international club success of the single and subsequent album, Steps in Time. The dance mixes of “Love & Pride” pushed it to a peak position of seventeen on the American dance charts. In this song a Prophet 5 synthesizer is used.

SIDE A:
Love & Pride (Extended Mix) 6:14

SIDE B:
Love & Pride (Dub Mix) 4:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Love & Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#55
1984	Love & Pride	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49 05236, Epic ‎– 49-05236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Nick Knight
Producer, Remix – Richard James Burgess
Written-By –M. Roberts*, P. King*

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

June 9, 2016

Lindsey Buckingham – Holiday Road (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Originally posted July 4, 2012

“Holiday Road” is a 1983 single written and recorded by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The song was featured in the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Vacation and was played during the opening titles. The song was also used in the sequels National Lampoon’s European Vacation and Vegas Vacation. The song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983.

SIDE A:
Holiday Road 2:11

SIDE B:
Holiday Road 2:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Holiday Road	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-2055
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll

CREDITS:
Producer – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Written-By – Lindsey Buckingham

NOTES:
From the Warner Bros. album “National Lampoons Vacation” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Promotional copy not for sale.
Same track appears on both sides.

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