Tag: US

April 13, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Staying Together (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Staying Together” is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the fourth released in support of her album Out of the Blue. However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached #53 in the UK in 1988.

SIDE A:
Staying Together (Remix) 6:01

SIDE B:
Staying Together (Dub Version) 5:56
Staying Together (Bonus Beats) 1:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Staying Together	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86533
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Chep Nunez
Engineer – Bruce Miller, Steve Griffin
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Written By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Remixed From the Atlantic LP “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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 12, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Shake Your Love” is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson herself and produced by Fred Zarr. It was released in September 1987 and reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the U.K., reaching #7 in early 1988. The 12″ single reached #1 on the U.S. Maxi-Singles sales chart.

**Although Side A lists the “Vocal/Club Mix” and “Bonus Beats” as two seperate tracks it is actually one twelve minute version without any gap between songs. I have left it this way to keep the integrity of the original vinyl release.

SIDE A:
Shake Your Love (Vocal / Club Mix/ Bonus Beats) 12:23
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / LP Version) 3:42

SIDE B:
Shake Your Love (Bad Dubb Version) 5:01
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / Bass Apella) 3:31
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Shake The House Version) 5:48
Edited By – Dr. Michael Flume*, Scott Blackwell
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86651
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Gibson*, Zarr*
Coordinator [Project Coordination By] – Steve Rosen
Keyboards – Ed Terry, Fred Zarr, Scott Blackwell
Producer – Fred Zarr
Programmed By – Dave Darlington*
Timbales – Nikki*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
From the album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

April 6, 2016

John Waite – Missing You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

REQUEST

“Missing You” is a song co-written and recorded by English musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album No Brakes. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of 22 September 1984, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Original MTV personality Nina Blackwood said in the book VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave that Waite had written the song about her. She later told the Tampa Bay Times that Waite confirmed this to her after the book’s publication.

SIDE A:
Missing You (Extended Version) 7:03

SIDE B:
For Your Love 3:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#1
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#27
1984	Missing You	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7833
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Gary Hellman (tracks: A)
Engineer [Assistant] – Ken Stiger (tracks: A)
Mixed By – John Luongo (tracks: A)
Producer – David Thoener, Gary Gersh
Producer, Written-By – John Waite
Written-By – Chas Sandford (tracks: A), Curly Smith (tracks: B), Donnie Nossov (tracks: B), Gary Myricktracks: B), Mark Leonard (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Special version from the LP “NO BRAKES”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

April 4, 2016

ABC – Be Near Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

REQUEST

“Be Near Me” is a song by the British band ABC. It was released in March 1985 as the second single from the band’s album How to Be a … Zillionaire! It peaked at #26 on the UK singles chart in 1985, and was the only single from the album to reach the UK Top 40. It was more successful in the United States where it reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also went to #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in September of that year, remaining on top for two weeks.

The “Ecstasy Mix” is exclusive to North American releases of “Be Near Me” 12″.

SIDE A:
Be Near Me (Munich Mix) 5:30

SIDE B:
Be Near Me (Ecstasy Mix) 4:45
What’s Your Destination? 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Be Near Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1985	Be Near Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 884 052-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Sleeve Art] – ABC, David Levine, Keith Breeden
Engineer – Martyn Webster
Performer – David Yarritu, Eden (15)
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Performer – Mark White
Written-By, Producer, Performer – Martin Fry

NOTES:
From the Mercury album “How To Be A Millionaire”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

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