Tag: US

October 14, 2015

Freddie Mercury – I Was Born To Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!

Originally posted November 11, 2010

“I Was Born to Love You” is a 1985 song by Freddie Mercury, and was released as a single and on the Mr. Bad Guy album. After Mercury’s death, Queen re-worked this song for their album Made in Heaven in 1995, by having the other members play their instrumental parts over the original track transforming the song from a disco number to a hard rocker.

“I Was Born To Love You” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 20, 1985 peaking at #76 in the UK the song reached the #11 position.

SIDE A:
I Was Born To Love You (Extended Mix) 7:03

SIDE B:
Stop All The Fighting 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	I Was Born To Love You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#76

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-05197, Columbia ‎– FRED 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Mercury*, Mack (2)
Written-By – F. Mercury*

NOTES:
Track A: Special version from the Columbia Lp: “MR. BAD GUY”

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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

October 13, 2015

Freddie Mercury – Love Kills (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

New 2015 Re-Rip!
Meticulously Remastered!
First time in 24bit Flac!

Originally posted February 12, 2011

“Love Kills” is a song by Freddie Mercury, and his first song recorded as a solo artist. It was originally used in Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 restoration and edit of the 1927 silent film Metropolis, as part of the film’s new soundtrack. In 1985, the film was nominated at the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Musical Score, and the song itself was nominated for Worst Original Song. Nevertheless, the single reached number ten on the UK Singles Chart and #69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1984.

SIDE A:
Love Kills (Extended Dance Remix) 5:22
PProducer, Mixed By – Mack (2)
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Vocals – Freddie Mercury

SIDE B:
Rotwang’s Party (Robot Dance) 5:23
Producer – Giorgio Moroder
Performed By – Giorgio Moroder

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Love Kills	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#69
1984	Love Kills	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05098
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Brian Gardner

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “METROPOLIS”

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

October 1, 2015

Grace Jones – Nipple To The Bottle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

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“Nipple to the Bottle” is a single by the Jamaican singer and actress Grace Jones, released in 1982. “Nipple to the Bottle” was the lead single from Jones’ sixth studio album, Living My Life. The b-side “Ja Guys (Dub Version Of My Jamaican Guy) (Instrumental)” is exclusive to the US 12″ and has not appered on CD.

The single met with a considerable success, reaching Top 20 on Billboard R&B and dance charts. It did exceptionally well in New Zealand, where it became a number 3 hit.

SIDE A:
Nipple To The Bottle (Vocal) 6:54
Written-By – S. Dunbar*

SIDE B:
Ja Guys (Dub Version Of My Jamaican Guy) (Instrumental) 7:20

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	Nipple To The Bottle	U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles	#17
1982	Nipple To The Bottle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 0-99964
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Steven Stanley
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell
Written-By – G. Jones*

NOTES:
“Nipple To The Bottle” from the forthcoming LP “LIVING MY LIFE”

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

September 28, 2015

Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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“Tomorrow People” is a single by Jamaican Reggae group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. In 1988, the band’s popularity was at such a height that they were signed to the international major label Virgin Records. Later that year, they went into the studio with Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz of Talking Heads to record their third album, Conscious Party. “Tomorrow People” was the first single taken from the album charting at #16 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #39 on the Hot 100. In the UK the single peaked at #22.

The album received a Grammy award for “Best Reggae Album”.

SIDE A:
Tomorrow People (Reggae This Remix) 6:25
Tomorrow People (Dub This) 5:36

SIDE B:
Tomorrow People (Dub A Pella) 4:16
We A Guh Some Weh 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Tomorrow People	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39
1988	Tomorrow People	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96703
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae-Pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Edited By – Chep Nuñez
Engineer – Doug Grama
Executive-Producer – The Melody Makers
Producer – Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Programmed By – Eric Kupper
Remix – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Written-By – Ziggy Marley

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