Tag: US

October 20, 2023

Donna Summer – Supernatural Love (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

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Originally posted October 25, 2011

Spooky Season Spin 

“Supernatural Love” is the second single from Donna Summer’s 1984 Cats Without Claws album. The song released on October 23, 1984 by Geffen Records (US) and Warner Bros. Records (UK). It was written by Summer, Michael Omartian and Bruce Sudano, and produced by Omartian. The typically 1980s synthesized song was remixed for its release as a single and became a minor hit in the US. It was accompanied by a very colourful video again featuring Donna and husband Bruce Sudano as a star-crossed couple chasing each other through time when he is abducted by an evil enchantress—from the stone age into current 1980s New Wave, where Donna pursues the enchantress in order to save him.

While the single only peaked at #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, it fared better on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at #39.

SIDE A:
Supernatural Love (Extended Dance Remix) 6:12
Remix – Juergen Koppers*

SIDE B:
Face The Music 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39
1984	Supernatural Love	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20273, Geffen Records – 9 20273-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:

Management – Susan Munao Management Co., Inc.
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Written-By – Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer
Written-By, Producer – Michael Omartian

NOTES:
From the LP “Cat’s Without Claws”

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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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October 17, 2023

Hammer – Addams Groove (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

Spooky Season Spin 

“Addams Groove” is a single performed by hip-hop artist Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film The Addams Family. It was the second single from his 1991 album, Too Legit to Quit, included in the track list for the cassette version of the album but not the CD. The song was his fifth and last top-10 hit in the United States and was the recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards in 1991. The single peaked at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. and #4 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was also parodied by Italian comedy music duo Giovanni Alamia and Tony Sperandeo with the title of “Rap Ghiaccio” and was taken from their album of the same year of the release of the song “Brutti, sporchi e monelli”.

A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured Hammer and several of his dancers performing in their unique style around the Addams mansion as well as most of the cast of the film. The video opens with Hammer pleading with Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) to refrain from chopping his head off with a guillotine. It concludes with several scenes taking place in the Addamses’ backyard cemetery, including Thing crawling up and down a Hammer dancer and Gomez (Raúl Juliá) dueling in a sword-fight with Hammer over Morticia (Anjelica Huston).

The music video was played prior to the beginning of the film during its theatrical release. The video also features a 13-year old Jimmy Rollins as an extra.

SIDE A:
Addams Groove 3:57

SIDE B:
Addams Groove (Instrumental) 3:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	Addams Groove	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15801
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Specialty Records Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Pop Rap

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Louis K. Burrell, Hammer*, Scott Folks
Lyrics By – Hammer*
Management – Bust It Management
Management, Directed By [Direction] – Louis K. Burrell
Mastered By – Eddy Schreyer
Music By, Producer [Produced By] – Felton C. Pilate II, Hammer*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the cassette and LP
“Too Legit To Quit”

Produced for Bust It Productions

Incorporates the “Adams Family Theme” by Vic Mizzy

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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October 14, 2023

The Jacksons – Time Out For The Burglar (US 12″) (Re-Post)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

**It has come to my attention that there was an issue with the 16-bit file on the original post. I have re-uploaded the files and this should fix the issue.

“Time Out For The Burglar” is a 1987 single recorded by American R&B group The Jacksons minus brothers Marlon, and Michael who were busy working on his LP “Bad”. “Time Out For The Burglar” was written by Jackie and Randy (who handle lead and co-lead vocals), and Bernard Edwards from Chic. The song was written for the 1987 feature film and soundtrack “Burglar” starring Whoopi Goldberg the song peaked at #88 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Chart in February 1987.

There was no music video produced for this single.

SIDE A:
Time Out For The Burglar (Extended Version) 7:52
Time Out For The Burglar (Radio Edit) 5:36

SIDE B:
Time Out For The Burglar (Instrumental) 7:51
Time Out For The Burglar (Bonus Beats) 7:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Time Out For The Burglar	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#88

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23729
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Funk/Soul
Style: R&B

CREDITS:

Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Producer – Bernard Edwards, The Jacksons
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.
Remix, Written-By – Jackie Jackson, Randy Jackson
Written-By – Bernard Edwards, Eddie Martinez, Jeff Bova, Pamela Phillips Oland, R. Hart, T. Thompson*

NOTES:
From The Motion Picture Soundtrack “BURGLAR”.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 11, 2023

Roxette – Dangerous (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“Dangerous” is a song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. Written by Per Gessle, the song was released as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). Gessle penned it just before Roxette’s first tour in 1987. Released in May 1989, it was the group’s third top-10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number two. It also entered the top 10 in Australia, Canada, and six European countries. The music video was recorded in the ruins of Borgholm Castle. In the UK and Ireland, “Dangerous” was released as a double A-side with “Listen to Your Heart”.

The accompanying music video for “Dangerous” was filmed during Roxette’s concert at Borgholm Castle in Öland, Sweden, in July 1989. It is a mix of rehearsal and live performance footage from that show and was directed by Doug Freel.

++The USA 12″ single contains exclusive mixes.

SIDE A:
Dangerous (Power Mix-Long Version) 7:02
Dangerous (Power Mix-Short Version) 3:39

SIDE B:
Dangerous (Dub) 7:05
I Could Never Give You Up (LP Version) 3:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Dangerous	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1989	Dangerous	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – V-56159
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: House, Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Producer – Clarence Ofwerman*
Producer [Additional], Remix – Daniel Abraham (tracks: A1 to A2, B1)
Written-By – Gessle*

NOTES:
From the LP “LOOK SHARP!”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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