BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Take Me To The Fire” is a song by new wave band from Liverpool This Island Earth. The band signed with Magnet Records Ltd. and a recording session with German music producer Zeus B. Held in June 1984 made way for the production of two singles before the band disappeared into 80s obscurity.
The band recorded a full-length LP but it was shelved and has never been released.
SIDE A:
Take Me To The Fire (Extended Version) 6:18
SIDE B:
Pearl Of Love 5:46
Take Me To The Fire (Instrumental) 4:16
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Magnet (2) – MAGT 275
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: Canada
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Rachel Furness
Drums – Steve Brown (68)
Guitar – Mark Griffis
Photography By – Chris Garnham
Piano – Kevin Brown
Producer – Zeus B. Held
Vocals, Keyboards – John Hawkins*
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Paul, thank you for this. I have never heard of this band or song (being in the US). You are like the oracle of 80s and 90s greatness. Thank you for this new one – it will be prominently placed in my 80s 12″ playlist. THANKS!!
That is an eloquent way of putting it: an oracle for 80s greatness. To me the 80s are so special exactly because so many lost but great tracks like these always seem to lie hidden waiting to be discovered for the first time. Thanks again Paul for your restoration work of this music and all the best with the surgery.
Thank you so much MusicMan3 I love posting the rare and obscure 🙂
Thanks so much for this great post! By chance, do you have their other single “See That Glow?”
I do not have it but it is in my list of records to try and get.
This one I am unfamiliar with, at least by title, but ya got me with Zeus B. Held. Looking forward to listening. Cheers and thanks as always sir!
Cheers mothloop I hope you like it 🙂
Interesting post Paul. Thanks. Don’t recall ever hearing it but I absolutely LOVED their other single ‘See That Glow’. I still have it on 7″
You’re welcome 🙂
Thanks, Paul! I’ve never heard this song but I have to say, the vocals sound similar to Duran Duran both in the sound as well as the method/structure the song is sung. This definitely has the 1985 feel to it and after just 1 listen, I’m a little surprised this song wasn’t released in the USA.
Thanks for introducing me to a song!
You’re welcome, Fred 🙂
So glad to see others have the chance to (re) discover this lost gem. Thanks for the remastering!
You’re welcome 🙂
Now I listen to it (in wonderful quality) the track really reminds me of yet another great vinyl-only lost 80s track: The Nobodys – No Guarantees
Wow Paul! What a fantastic post! This is another great discovery. Thank you so much Paul. I hope all is well with you and you are still healthy.
Thank you Daniel, I hope you enjoy this record 🙂