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August 9, 2024

Exile – How Could This Go Wrong (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

“How Could This Go Wrong” is a 1979 song performed by the American group Exile. Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn wrote it. The song was included on the band’s fourth studio album All There Is, and it was the first of three singles released from the LP. After spending only two weeks on the survey, the song reached #88 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 29, 1979. In the U.K. the song reached #46. “How Could This Go Wrong” also charted in Australia #68, and New Zealand #67.

The pop and country music group, formed in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963 as the Exiles. They toured with Dick Clark Caravan of Stars from 1965 to 1968. In 1972 they changed their name to Exile. In 1978 they had a US #1 pop hit with “Kiss You All Over”. They evolved into country music in 1983 with many subsequent country chart hits.

The “Disco Mix” is only available on this U.S. 12″.

SIDE A:
How Could This Go Wrong (Disco Mix) 6:20
Written-By – Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn, James P. Pennington, Lynda Lawley*

SIDE B:
Being In Love With You Is Easy 5:37
Written-By – James P. Pennington*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	How Could This Go Wrong	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#88

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – WBSD 8797, Curb Records – WBSD 8797
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Disco

CREDITS:

Producer – Mike Chapman

NOTES:
From the LP “All There Is”

Disco – Stereo

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Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
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DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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August 7, 2024

OMD – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

“Pandora’s Box” (subtitled “It’s a Long, Long Way” for the US release) is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released by Virgin on 24 June 1991 as the second single from their eighth studio album, Sugar Tax (1991). The song, which deals with the less glamorous side of celebrity, was inspired by silent film actress Louise Brooks and is named after the 1929 film Pandora’s Box in which she starred.

The single was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. In the United States, the song was a top-twenty dance hit reaching #11 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

Andy McCluskey wrote “Pandora’s Box” about the silent film actress Louise Brooks. He told the Edinburgh Evening News in 1991, “I’ve been fascinated by her for eight or nine years now. The more I learned the more fascinated I became. [She’s] absolutely the sort of woman you’d fall in love with on first sight and absolutely the sort of person that you desperately shouldn’t go anywhere near.

The music video for “Pandora’s Box” is in black and white and features Louise Brooks and singer Andy McCluskey. According to the video intro, all of the scenes of Brooks in the video are from the original 1929 film.

SIDE A:
A1 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Diesel Fingers Mix) 6:10
Edited By [Editing By] – Eric “Moe” Rosenberg
Engineer [Engineered By] – Kennan Keating
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards By] – Joey Moskowitz
Producer [Additional Production By], Remix [Remix By] – Carl Segal

A2 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Abstract Mix) 6:35
Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – Snake Davis
Guitar [Guitar By] – John Themis
Mixed By – Paul Wright, Steve Anderson
Remix [Remix By], Producer [Post Production By], Keyboards [Keyboards By] – Steve Anderson
Saxophone [Sax By] – Snake Davis
Trumpet [Trumpet By] – John Thirkell

SIDE B:
B1 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Constant Pressure 12″) 4:39
Mixed By – Dani Griffiths, Guy Forrester

B2 – Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way) (Prize Of Beauty Mix) 5:35
Arranged By [Brass Arranged By] – Snake Davis
Guitar [Guitar By] – John Themis
Mixed By – Paul Wright, Steve Anderson
Remix [Remix By], Producer [Post Production By], Keyboards [Keyboards By] – Steve Anderson
Saxophone [Sax By] – Snake Davis
Trumpet [Trumpet By] – John Thirkell

B3 – Sugar Tax 4:05
Mixed By – Guy Forrester

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play	#11
1991	Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi-Singles Sales	#25
1991	Pandora’s Box (It’s A Long, Long Way)	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Records America, Inc. – 0-96338, Virgin – 0-96338
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Euro House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Mastered By – Eddy Schreyer
Producer – OMD*
Written-By – OMD*

NOTES:
From the album “SUGAR TAX”

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August 2, 2024

KTP – Certain Things Are Likely (US 12″)

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“Certain Things Are Likely” is a song by English band Kissing the Pink, released as both a 7″ and 12″ single in March 1987 from their album of the same name. Produced by the band and Peter Walsh, “Certain Things Are Likely” was released as the third single from the album, and was the most successful of their three entries on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart, peaking at No. 1 for three weeks in May 1987. The song also made the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 97 on the 13th of June, 1987.

SIDE A:
Certain Things Are Likely (Garage Mix) 7:42
Certain Things Are Likely (Garage Dub) 5:06

SIDE B:
Certain Things Are Likely (Original Mix) 7:39
Certain Things Are Likely (Instrumental) 4:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Certain Things Are Likely	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#97
1987	Certain Things Are Likely	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 885 727-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, 53 – HRM Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Garage House

CREDITS:

Design – Laurence Stevens
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Phil Harding
Producer – KTP*, Peter Walsh
Written-By – J. Kingsley Hall*, N. Whitecross*, S. Aldridge*, S. Cusack*

NOTES:
Original version from the Mercury LP “Certain Things Are Likely”.

Mixed for PWL

Jacket identifies producer as Peter Walsh; center labels as KTP & Peter Walsh.

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August 1, 2024

Bryan Ferry – Limbo (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

Limbo” is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was released as the third and final single from his seventh album Bête Noire in 1988, and was his twenty-seventh single. The song failed to enjoy as much success as the two previous singles from the album; it peaked at No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart. It also appears in the ill-fated film Big Time, starring Paul Guilfoyle.

The song, like the other singles released from the album (“The Right Stuff” and “Kiss and Tell”), features The Smiths’ lead guitarist Johnny Marr.

The song was co-produced by Patrick Leonard, who was recognized as co-writer and producer of many of Madonna’s songs from the earlier half of her career.

The promotional video for the song was directed by style and fashion guru Michael Roberts, a longtime friend of Ferry. The models are Nathaly Coualy and Regina Monte.

SIDE A:
Limbo (Latin Mix) 6:38
Mixed By – Emilio Pasquez, Pascal Gabriel

SIDE B:
Bete Noire (Instrumental) 5:01
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson

Limbo (Brooklyn Mix) 8:38
Mixed By – Alan Meyerson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Reprise Records – 0-20846, Reprise Records – 9 20846-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Artwork [Sleeve] – BPCC, Bryan Ferry, DKB (3)
Engineer – Alan Meyerson, Ian Eales, Kevin Killen, Steve Jackson (2)
Photography – Albert Sanchez
Producer [Produced By] – Bryan Ferry, Patrick Leonard
Written-By – Ferry*, Leonard*

NOTES:
From the Reprise album Bête Noire

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