Tag: US

April 19, 2016

Martika – More Than You Know (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“More Than You Know” was the first single released from Martika’s eponymous debut album. “More Than You Know” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated December 24, 1988, and peaked at #18. The single was re-released in Europe and Australasia in January 1990, and reached the top 40 in the UK (#15), Ireland, and Australia.

SIDE A:
More Than You Know (7″ Single Remix) 4:03
More Than You Know (Dance Mix – Part I) 6:12
More Than You Know (Dub Mix – Part II) 2:06

SIDE B:
More Than You Know (House Mix – Part I) 5:58
More Than You Know (House Mix – Part II) 5:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988-89	More Than You Know	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#18
1988-89	More Than You Know	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#12
1988-89	More Than You Know	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#33

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 08135
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Latin
Style: Freestyle, House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Keyboards [Additional] – Ed Terry
Mastered By [Digitally] – Jack Skinner
Photography By – Alberto Tolot
Producer – Michael Jay
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – Martika, M. Morrow*, M. Jay*

NOTES:
Special version from the Columbia LP: “MARTIKA”
Additional production and remixes from Jellybean Productions.
Digitally mastered at The Hit Factory, DMS.

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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

April 18, 2016

Martika – I Feel The Earth Move (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

This post is in no way meant to be insensitive to the people of Japan or Ecuador. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the recent earthquakes.

“I Feel the Earth Move” is a song written and originally recorded by pop singer-songwriter Carole King in 1971.

Released in summer 1989, “I Feel the Earth Move” was the third single from American singer-songwriter and actress Martika’s self-titled debut, Martika. “I Feel the Earth Move” reached number 7 in the UK and number 2 in Australia. The high energy music video was shot during the promotional tour for this album. The single also reached number 25 on the pop charts in the U.S., but quickly fell down the chart after radio stations pulled it from their playlists in the wake of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

SIDE A:
I Feel The Earth Move (Seismic Rhythm Mix) 7:11
I Feel The Earth Move (Dub Mix) 6:24

SIDE B:
I Feel The Earth Move (Club Mix) 6:37

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	I Feel The Earth Move	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#25
1989	I Feel The Earth Move	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 68847
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Drum Programming [Additional] – Rob Caprio*
Engineer – Mario Rodriguez
Keyboards – Eric Kupper
Mixed By – Michael McDonald (2)
Producer – Michael Jay
Remix – Richie Jones

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “MARTIKA”

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

April 17, 2016

Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Sunday At The Mall.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” is a song, written and composed by Ritchie Cordell. It was originally a 1967 US hit for the American recording artists Tommy James and the Shondells.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was re-popularized when American pop singer Tiffany covered the song for her debut studio album, Tiffany, which was released in 1987 on the MCA Records label. When George Tobin, Tiffany’s manager and producer, gave her the cassette of the original version by Tommy James & the Shondells, Tiffany hated the idea of recording a version of her own for her album mostly because she thought the song was neither modern enough nor hip enough.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” proved to be Tiffany’s biggest hit once she did record and release it. Her version of the song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (coincidentally, another Tommy James & the Shondells cover, Billy Idol’s version of “Mony, Mony,” followed it on the top spot) and three weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

“I Think We’re Alone Now” was not the first single from Tiffany’s debut album. The first single was “Danny,” but radio started picking up “I Think We’re Alone Now,” another selection on the album. It became a runaway number 1 hit and was the eighteenth highest selling single for 1987 and the thirty-second highest selling single in Australia for 1988.

The music video was shot in a shopping mall in Ogden, Utah, which echoed the way her early career had been promoted. Elements of the video were filmed in the now demolished Bull Ring Centre in Birmingham, UK. The video was featured in the 2012 film Ted and the song was also on the soundtrack and appears in its sequel.

SIDE A:
I Think We’re Alone Now (Extended Version) 6:35

SIDE B:
I Think We’re Alone Now (Single Version) 4:25
I Think We’re Alone Now (Dub Version) 6:35

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	I Think We’re Alone Now	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	I Think We’re Alone Now	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26
1987	I Think We’re Alone Now	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23793
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – John Duarte
Producer – George E. Tobin*
Remix – Bill Smith, John Duarte
Written-By – Ritchie Cordell

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP “TIFFANY”

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

April 15, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Headed To The Mall Week.

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“Electric Youth” is the seventh single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the second from her second album Electric Youth. It became one of her most famous songs, peaking at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.

Gibson had written the song as a statement about how young people of that era were seen and how their ideas were often ignored. As a teenager herself, she was a firm believer that the beliefs and ideas held by young people were just as important as those held by adults and the song reminded people of this. It also reminded them that the current youth would become the next generation of adults.

SIDE A:
Electric Youth (Deep House Mix) 7:35

Electric Youth (Shep’s House Dub) 5:51
Remix – Shep*

Electric Youth (7″ Version) 4:55

SIDE B:
Electric Youth (The Electro Mix) 6:37
Edited By – Tony Shimkin

Electric Youth (The Electro Dub Gone Haywire Mix) 6:32
Edited By – Tony Shimkin

We Could Be Together (Campfire Mix) 5:34
Mixed By – Bassy Bob Brockmann, Deborah Gibson*, Fred Zarr

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Electric Youth	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#11
1989	Electric Youth	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86427
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Deep House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Deborah Gibson*, Fred Zarr
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck (tracks: A1 to B2)
Mixed By, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1 to B2)
Producer – Fred Zarr
Written-By – Deborah Gibson*

NOTES:
Remixed from the LP “ELECTRIC YOUTH”

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