Tag: Zeus B. Held

March 22, 2017

Chaz Jankel – No. 1 (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“No. 1” is a 1985 single by the former keyboard/guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Chaz Jankel. The song was featured in the 1985 film “Real Genius” starring Val Kilmer. “No.1” debuted on the U.S. Dance Chart on May 11, 1985 peaking at #20 spending seven weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
No. 1 (Manhattan Mix) 7:15

SIDE B:
No. 1 (Dub Mix) 9:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	No. 1	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12121
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Philip Bagenal
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Remix – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – Jankel*, Dury*, Watt-Roy*

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling.
Remixed from the forthcoming album “LOOKING AT YOU”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
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 19, 2016

Dead Or Alive – I’d Do Anything (Megamix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“I’d Do Anything” is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in January 1984 as the third single from Dead or Alive’s debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.

The song was the third consecutive single by Dead or Alive to miss the UK Top 75, hitting number seventy-nine in the UK Singles Chart. The band’s fortunes would reverse with the release of their next single, a cover version of “That’s the Way (I Like It)”.

Of note “Anything Dub” will not appear on the forthcoming Dead Or Alive box set “Sophisticatred Boom Box”.

SIDE A:
I’d Do Anything (Megamix) 5:23

SIDE B:
Anything (Dub) 4:24
Give It To Me 3:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– TA 4069
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Artwork [Photography] – Jill Furmanovsky
Design – Martyn Atkins
Management – Francesco Mellina
Producer – John Porter (tracks: B2), Zeus B. Held (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1), Pursey* (tracks: B2), Burns* (tracks: B2), Hussey* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming album.
Management 11 Lancaster Avenue, Liverpool 17.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

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

July 15, 2016

Dead Or Alive – Lover Come Back To Me (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Lover Come Back to Me” is a 1985 single by Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was taken from the band’s second album, Youthquake, and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, #3 in South Africa, #21 in Germany, #13 in Australia and #75 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The B-side to the single was “Far Too Hard”, a song from the band’s first album.

The single generally received positive reviews, being described as “appealing” by Ira Robbins while Ned Raggett of Allmusic said, “When Burns commands at the end of the chorus, ‘Kick it right down, right down!’ it’s as memorable as mass media pop of any stripe ever gets.”

As a bonus track I have included the “7” Bonus Mix” which I lifted from the U.S. 12″.

SIDE A:
Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Version) 5:23
Directed By [Director] – Mike Stock & Matt Aitken*

SIDE B:
Lover Come Back To Me (Extended Remix) 5:47
Remix – Zeus B. Held

Far Too Hard 4:33
Mixed By – Tim Palmer
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Written-By – Percy*, Burns*, Hussey*

Lover Come Back To Me (7″ Bonus Mix) 3:20
Directed By [Director] – Mike Stock & Matt Aitken*
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Lover Come Back To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75
1985	Lover Come Back To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic/Sony ‎– 12・3P-659
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – Dead Or Alive (tracks: A, B1)

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

July 7, 2015

Pete Wylie – Sinful! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Sinful” is a 1986 single by British singer/songwriter and guitarist Pete Wylie best known as the leader of the band Wah!. “Sinful” was the first single taken from the album of the same name. The single reached #13 in the UK and Ireland while peaking at # 26 on the US Billboard dance chart in August 1987.

SIDE A:
Sinful! (The Wickedest Mix In Town) 7:55
Featuring – Clement, Sipho
Producer – Ian Ritchie
Remix – Bert Bevans

SIDE B:
Sinful! (Tribal Mix) 8:06
Producer – Ian Ritchie
Remix – Zeus B. Held

I Want The Moon, Mother 2:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Sinful!	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Records America, Inc. ‎– 0-96777
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
From the LP “SINFUL”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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