Tag: US

August 30, 2023

Wet Wet Wet – Wishing I Was Lucky (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Wishing I Was Lucky” is the debut single of Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the lead single from their first album, Popped in Souled Out (1987). Recorded for £600 in Edinburgh, it was released in March 1987 and was their first hit, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in Ireland. The following year, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium and the Netherlands, while in the United States, “Wishing I Was Lucky” became the group’s first of two songs to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 58.

Tommy Cunningham later said of the song: “I was in a queue in a chip shop in Glasgow when it came on Radio Clyde. I felt like shouting to everybody, ‘That’s me and my mates!’ It was an incredible feeling I’ve not forgotten.” Marti Pellow recorded an acoustic, solo version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

SIDE A:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Gotta Job Mix) 6:25

SIDE B:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Instrumental Dub) 4:28
Wishing I Was Lucky (Live) 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Wishing I Was Lucky	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#58

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: UNI Records – UNI-8000
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Bass – Graeme Clark
Co-producer – Wilf Smarties (tracks: A,B1)
Drums – Tommy Cunningham
Guitar – Graeme Duffin
Keyboards – Neil Mitchell
Mixed By – Phil Thornally* (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Wet Wet Wet (tracks: A,B1)
Producer, Mixed By – Paul Pink (tracks: B2)
Vocals – Marti Pellow
Written-By – Wet Wet Wet

NOTES:
From The UNI LP, “Popped In Souled Out”

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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

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August 29, 2023

Elton John – Heartache All Over The World (US 12″)

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Originally posted March 27, 2010

“Heartache All Over the World” is a song by English musician Elton John from his 20th studio album, Leather Jackets (1986). Written by John and Bernie Taupin, it was released as the album’s lead single in September 1986, charting at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reaching the top 10 in Australia, where it peaked at number 7.

The song talks about not being able to date for a night. In 2001, Elton John regarded “Heartache All Over the World” as the worst song he had ever recorded, calling it “pretty insubstantial”.

John performed the song four times during his Tour De Force tour in Australia in 1986, which is notable for John’s problems with his vocal cords during that time.

SIDE A:
Heartache All Over The World (Megamix) 8:00
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Taupin*, Elton John

SIDE B:
Highlander 3:35
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Adrian Collee, Tom Pearce
Written-By – Elton John

Heartache All Over The World 4:00
Engineer – Graham Dickson
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Taupin*, Elton John

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Heartache All Over The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#55

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20563
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Original version available on the Elton John album LEATHER JACKETS on Geffen Records

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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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August 24, 2023

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

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“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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