The Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew – The Super Bowl Shuffle (US 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on February 5th, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Re-Rip Remastered
I originally posted this on the Blogger site. I have upgraded some equipment since, and I decided that this classic needed to be included here on this WordPress site. So here it is, just in time for Super Bowl XLV.
Billed as The Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, members of the team touched down on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks with “The Super Bowl Shuffle.” Contributors to the novelty track included quarterback Jim McMahon, running back Walter Payton and 382-pound dancing defensive lineman William “the Refrigerator” Perry. The team’s conquering of the NFL that season outweighed any disappointment over the song just missing the Hot 100′s top 40. The rap recording peaked at No. 41 two weeks after the Bears’ title-winning victory.
SIDE A:
The Super Bowl Shuffle (Vocal Mix) 5:50
SIDE B:
The Super Bowl Shuffle (Extended Vocal Mix) 6:30
The Super Bowl Shuffle (Instrumental Mix) 5:30
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Super Bowl Shuffle | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #41 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Red Label (2)
Catalog#: V-70060
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Pop Rap, Electro
Credits: Co-producer – F. Breitberg* , R. Milasky*
Executive Producer – R. Meyer
Producer – B. Daniels* , R. Tufo*
Written By – B. Daniels/L. Barry/R. Meyer/M. Owens
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.
PW: burningtheground
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February 6th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
OMG – Gary Fencik is so sexy…!
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February 7th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Thanks for this one, Paul! Another buried treasure from the 80′s that has never been on CD (at least I’ve never seen it). I’m thankful we have you to bring us these often-forgotten gems!
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February 8th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
oh-hooo you did rip again, in flac :* THANK YOU PAUL!
In 2010, I got this from internet (I don’t remember the site):
The Super Bowl Shuffle crew starred Walter Payton (Sweetness) Jim McMahon (Punky QB) and Mike Singletary (Samurai). The other notable members of the crew were Richard Dent, Willie Gault, William “refrigerator” Perry, Otis Wilson, Steve Fuller, Mike Richardson, and Gary Fencik. Interestingly, Payton and McMahon were not available for the video shoot so they were dubbed in later.
There was also a “Shuffling Crew” chorus and band in the video. Several players were involved and nearly the entire team participated in this newly found football dance fever if you will. However, the Bear’s defensive end Dan Hampton refused to participate in the Superbowl Shuffle because he claimed it was a little too cocky.
Band members included: Maury Buford, Mike Tomczak, Calvin Thomas, Stefan Humphries, and Tyrone Keys. The chorus included: Thomas Sanders, Leslie Frazier, Shaun Gayle, Dennis Gentry, Ken Taylor, Reggie Phillips, Jim Morrissey, Dan Rains, and Keith Ortego.
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