Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix) (UK 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on May 21st, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
“Pull Up to the Bumper” was the second single released by Grace Jones from her critically-acclaimed 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song has since come to be one of Jones’ signature tunes. The song was co-written by Jones herself, Sly Dunbar, Dana Mano and Robbie Shakespeare.
Upon its release, “Pull Up to the Bumper” spent seven weeks at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as becoming a Top-5 single on the U.S. R&B chart.
Over the years, “Pull Up to the Bumper” has been remixed several times. In 1985 the track was again remixed and re-released to promote the Island Life compilation, and was released in two different 12″ mixes, one an extended remix with additional keyboard overdubs and remix by Paul “Groucho” Smykle, and another an edited remix version which can be found on the rare 12″ entitled “Musclemix”. This 1985 remix peaked at #12 on the UK pop chart in early 1986.
The song sparked some controversy upon it’s original 1981 release for its suggestive lyrics, as they figuratively describe sexual intercourse. Among the lines are “Pull up to my bumper baby / In your long black limousine / Pull up to my bumper baby / Drive it in between”, and “Grease it / Spray it / Let me lubricate it”.
SIDE A:
Pull Up To The Bumper (Remix) 6:24
Remix – Paul “Groucho” Smykle
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell
Written-By – Dana Mano*, Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya*
SIDE B:
La Vie En Rose 7:19
Arranged By – Duke Williams
Producer – Tom Moulton
Written-By – E. Piaf*, Louiguy
Nipple To The Bottle 5:49
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell
Written-By – Grace Jones, Sly Dunbar
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Pull Up To The Bumper | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #5 |
| 1981 | Pull Up To The Bumper | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #2 |
| 1982 | Nipple To The Bottle | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #2 |
| 1977 | La Vie En Rose | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #10 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records
Catalog#: 12 IS 240
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Downtempo, Disco
NOTES:
Pull Up To The Bumper
A version of this song appears on the Grace Jones album ‘Island Life’
Rydim Music Ltd.
℗ 1985 Original sound recording made by Island Records Inc.
La Vie En Rose
Produced for Beam Junction Productions
Taken from the album ‘Island Life’
Noel Gay Music-MPCS
℗ 1977 Island Records Inc.
Nipple To The Bottle
Taken from the album ‘Living My Life’
Rydim Music Ltd.
℗ 1982 Island Records Inc.
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.
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May 21st, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Thank you so much Paul! Excellent continuation!
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DjPaulT Reply:
May 21st, 2011 at 3:02 pm
You’re welcome
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May 21st, 2011 at 4:23 pm
SQUEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee!! Another Grace!
Thank you, Paul!
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May 21st, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Am I missing a subtlety or is this mix the same one that was on the b-side of “Musclemix”? (Not that I’m not grateful for Paul sharing everything but just making sure I’m not overlooking something between the two versions.)
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DjPaulT Reply:
May 21st, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Maybe I wasn;t very observant but for some reason the entire time I was ripping this one i was thinking that it was a different mix. But now after listening again I do think they are the same however I think this rip turned out better. But looking on the positive side the artwork itself is worth the download.
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May 21st, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Paul is in such a GraceFULL mood lately eh? LOL
To add on to it’s 1981 chart performance.
The single ended 1981 as the #35 R&B Single and #17 Hot Dance Club Play Single.
And notice how there isn’t a single weak link on this 12″ single? Every track is worthy of an A-Side credit!
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May 21st, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Thanks again, Paul! I agree: the artwork alone was worth the trouble!
If you have them, another Grace Jones long-lost treasure would be the 12″ of “That’s The Trouble” and “Sorry,” never released on CD.
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May 22nd, 2011 at 6:45 am
Thank you so much, PaulT. This is a gem!
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May 22nd, 2011 at 12:14 pm
My favorite song of hers. So good! Thanks, Paul
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May 24th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Great! More Alex Sadkin-produced tracks please
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May 25th, 2011 at 9:22 am
Thanks Paul. It is indeed the same mix. But, as this is spread acorss one side of a 12in single, the sound quality will be a lot better. Mastering engineers have to compress, cut bass and treble to squeeze more tracks on one side of a 12in vinyl.
I love Paul “Groucho” Smykle mixes. He had great style back in 1980′s.
The original Extended Mix & Party Mix (b-side) was mixed by Steven Stanley.
There was also a Disconet Edit that was popular amongst DJ’s at the time too.
Contrary to myth, there was never a Larry Levan Mix. I asked him myself when he came to London (to play at Ministry of Sound) in late 1991 – a year before he died. He did say he loved the track and used to play the original, dub AND the Groucho 1986 mix.
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May 27th, 2011 at 2:39 am
I’m downloading this just for the scan alone! Thanks Paul.
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July 26th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Thanks!
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April 18th, 2012 at 7:47 am
would it be possible to upload this??
Wonderful remix
Keep up the good work !!
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