Tag: US

May 26, 2016

Two Minds Crack – Cry Cry Cry (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

A highly recommended new wave/synth-pop single from a really underated band.

“Cry Cry Cry” is a 1986 new wave/synth-pop pop single by Two Minds Crack formed in Port Talbot, Wales in 1980 by Kevin Jones, Mark Davies and Pete Martin. The band released several singles and one studio album “The Victory Parade”. The band were unable to have any chart success and were eventually dropped by their label Sire Records in 1988 just as the band were planning to record a second album. Shortly after, the band fell into obscurity and disbanded.

As a bonus track I have added the “Instrumental 7 Inch” which I lifted from the Uk 12″.

SIDE A:
Cry Cry Cry (Club Mix) 6:24
Cry Cry Cry (Instrumental) 6:00

SIDE B:
Cry Cry Cry (Extended Version) 6:24
Now The Love Has Gone 4:48

BONUS TRACK:
Cry Cry Cry (Instrumental 7 Inch) 3:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20542
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Engineer – Simon Humphrey
Producer – Dave Hewson*

NOTES:
Original versions available on “THE VICTORY PARADE”

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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

May 18, 2016

Madhouse – 6 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Madhouse is a jazz fusion band from Minneapolis that was created by Prince.

“6” was the first and only single to be released from Madhouse’s first album 8. It was released one week before the album, marking the first official release of any kind by Madhouse.

The single also contained an edit and an extended version of Six, as well as a non-album track, Six And ½. As with the accompanying album, the single’s name is written numerically (6), while the title track is written in full (Six), although the extended version (6 (End Of The World Mix)) is written numerically.

The single failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart, number 14 on the Billboard Crossover 30 Chart and number 24 on the 12-inch Singles Sales Chart.

SIDE A:
6 (End Of The World Mix) 6:12

SIDE B:
Six 3:37
Six And 1/2 2:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	6	U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 9 20608-0 A, Paisley Park ‎– 0-20608
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 14 Jan 1987
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk, Funk

CREDITS:
Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography By – Richard Litt
Recorded By, Mixed By – Susan Rogers
Written-By – Madhouse

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

May 17, 2016

Age Of Chance – Kiss (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Kiss” is a 1986 single originally recorded by Prince and The Revolution.

An industrial cover of the song was released in November 1986 by British alternative rock-dance crossover band Age of Chance. Bass player Geoff Taylor described it as: “We basically removed the sex and replaced it with lump hammers.”

The single reached No. 1 on the UK Indie Charts in late 1986. It spent 11 weeks on the mainstream pop charts in the United Kingdom, starting at 6 December 1986 and peaking at No. 50 in early 1987.

In New Zealand it charted for four weeks, peaking at No. 21.

In the United States, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, peaking at No. 35 on 23 May 1987.

SIDE A:
Kiss (Vocal) 3:06
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

SIDE B:
Kiss (Collision Cut) 4:11
Remix [Constructed By] – Crush Commander
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

Crash Conscious 2:56
Written-By – Taylor*, Perry*, Howson*, Elvidge*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Kiss	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96780
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Industrial, Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork [Sleeve Made In] – The Designers Republic
Engineer – Robert Gordon
Producer – Age Of Chance

NOTES:
Recorded at FON Studios Sheffield 1986
Crush Commander appears courtesy of Riot Bibble
Tracks A & B1: Controversy Music (ASCAP)
Track B2: Fon Music/Age Of Chance 1986

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

May 16, 2016

Sheena Easton – 101 (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“101” is a 1988 song written by Prince (using his pseudonym Joey Coco) for Sheena Easton. “101” was the third single taken from Easton’s ninth studio album The Lover In Me. The single peaked at #2 on the US dance chart in the summer of 1989.

SIDE A:
101 (Def House Mix / Extended Club Version) 7:58
101 (Red Zone Mix) 4:51

SIDE B:
101 (Westside Mix / Radio Edit) 5:29
101 (Westside Sample Dub) 6:11
101 (Uptown Version) 8:20
Remix – Prince

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	101	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– L33-17890
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Garage House

CREDITS:
Producer – Prince
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – David Morales (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
Promotional Only Not For Sale
From the MCA LP “THE LOVER IN ME”

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