Tag: US

August 25, 2023

Huang Chung – China (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“China” is a pre-Wang Chung single originally released in 1982 as a U.S.-only 12″ promo taken from the band’s debut LP “Huang Chung”. “China” was one of three singles released by the band on Arista Records under the direction of producer Rhett Davies. The band’s debut studio album was issued in 1982. Self-titled, it compiled three non-charting Arista singles, one of the Arista B-sides, and six other new tracks. Like the associated singles, the Huang Chung album failed to chart.

In 1984 Arista remixed “China” and re-released it in Europe where it failed to chart.

In 1983 they were still billed under the band name “Huang Chung”. At this juncture, the band changed the spelling of their name to Wang Chung, at their new label Geffen’s suggestion, to make the pronunciation easier for English speakers.

SIDE A:
China (Special Extended Remix Version) 6:56
Producer – Rhett Davies
Remix – Roger Bechirian
Written-By – Nick De Spig

SIDE B:
Ti Na Na (Special Extended Version) 4:35
Producer – Roger Bechirian

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – SP-143
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Written-By – Jack Hues

NOTES:
Loaned for promotion only
The track duration for “China” is incorrectly listed on record as 3:24

Special versions from U.S. debut LP of “HUANG CHUNG”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: 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)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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August 24, 2023

Godley & Creme – Cry (Extended Remix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Cry” is a song released by the English music duo Godley & Creme on 11 March 1985. It was included on the duo’s album The History Mix Volume 1.

The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Godley & Creme’s lone Top 40 hit in the US apart from their former band, 10cc. It reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The duo also directed the song’s music video, which featured faces blended into each other using dissolving and wiping effects.

After Godley & Creme left their former band 10cc after the group’s fourth album, they began writing songs for their own albums, but became better known for producing music videos for other bands. Within the music video producing process, they met producer Trevor Horn, ex of the Buggles and now heading his own label ZTT Records. Godley & Creme asked Horn to produce their album, but had very little material that was recording studio ready. After their first track failed to produce the required effect, Horn asked what else they had. The pair had already written the first verse of “Cry”, and much as though the song came from a position – a man in a relationship where his partner lies and cheats on him – unlike 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love”, it didn’t come from real-life experience. The three hence sat down and started writing down words and phrases which could be associated with the first verse, and then Horn put Godley in the recording booth to record them. Godley later described the song’s creation process as “patchwork like”, but it worked due to its envisaged simple production.

The basic sound of the track was provided by electronic music specialist J. J. Jeczalik who used a Fairlight CMI synthesizer. Godley & Creme then created the full backing track, which was mixed and produced by Horn.

SIDE A:
Cry (Extended Remix) 7:25
Remix – J.J. Jeczalik

SIDE B:
Cry (Single Version) 3:56

Cry (Extended Version) 6:30
Remix – Nigel Gray

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Cry	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1985	Cry	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#22
1985	Cry	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	#21
1985	Cry	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6
1985	Cry	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 881 786-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Godley & Creme, Trevor Horn
Written-By – Godley & Creme

NOTES:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
From the LP “History Mix Volume 1”

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August 18, 2023

Santana – Say It Agan (Extended Dance Remix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Say It Again” is a 1985 single by American band Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana.

“Say It Again” nearly hit the U.S. Top 40 peaking at #46 in 1985, and in Carlos Santana’s arsenal of lead singers, the vocals on “Say It Again” fell to the soulful Greg Walker. Of Santana’s 15 Top 40 songs, Walker would sing lead on two of them as he made his mark with “Stormy” and “She’s Not There” – both of which charted in the ’70s and were remakes of ’60s songs.

“Say It Again”, also reached #15 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was taken from the band’s fourteenth studio album “Beyond Appearances”.

SIDE A:
Say It Again (Extended Dance Remix) 7:41

SIDE B:
Say It Again (Instrumental) 6:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Say It Again	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#46
1985	Say It Again	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44-05168
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Mar 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Sabrina Buchanek
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Val Garay

NOTES:
From the Columbia LP “Beyond Appearances”

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August 17, 2023

Miami Sound Machine – Conga (US 12″)

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Originally posted July 26, 2011

“Conga” is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.

The single was released worldwide in 1985 and became a smash success around the world, providing the band worldwide mainstream popularity, reaching #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and winning the Grand Prize at the 15th annual “Tokyo Music Festival” in Japan.

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 copies.

“Conga” became a worldwide success and is recognized as the signature song of the band and Gloria Estefan. The song reached the Top Ten in various countries, including the United States and the Netherlands. The song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, while the attention was based more on the single “Bad Boy”. In Billboard magazine’s year-end chart in 1986, “Conga” finished at #40.

SIDE A:
Conga (Dance Mix) 6:00
Remix [Special Dance Mix By] – Pablo Flores

SIDE B:
Conga (Instrumental) 4:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#60
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#7
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: U.S.
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Latin

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Photo] – Emirito Pujol
Producer – Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Written-By – E. E. Garcia*

NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Primitive Love”

Credits Emilio Estefan, Jr. on sleeve; Emilio Estefan on label.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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