Month: February 2012

Falco – The Sound Of Musik (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

“The Sound Of Musik” was the first single released from Austrian musician Falco’s fourth studio album Emotional, released in 1986. The single peaked at #19 on the US dance chart and #4 in Austria, Germany and Spain. “The Sound Of MusiK” only managed to make the #61 position in the UK.

SIDE A:
The Sound Of Musik (The Extended Rock ‘N’ Soul Version) 10:00

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Musik (The Extended Rock ‘N’ Soul Edit) 4:35
The Sound Of Musik (The Instru-mental Version) 2:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 The Sound Of Musik U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20529
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Rob Bolland & Ferdi Bolland*
Written-By – Falco

NOTES:
Original version on the Lp “Emotional”
Recorded at Bullet Sound Studios, Holland

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

James Brown – How Do You stop (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

REQUEST

Written and produced by Dan Hartman the tango-based slow jam, “How Do You Stop” was the second single released from the 1986 James Brown album Gravity. “How Do You Stop”peaked at #10 on the US R&B chart.

SIDE A:
How Do You Stop (Special Extended Remix) 5:51

SIDE B:
Goliath (Message House Mix) 7:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 How Do You stop U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #10

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Scotti Bros. Records – 4Z9 05990
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Funk
Credits: Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan Hartman
Written-By – C. Midnight*, D. Hartman*

NOTES:
Also available: James Brown “Gravity” Lp on Scotti Brothers, cassette and Compact Discs (40380)

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:

Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Madonna – Holiday/Over And Over (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Super Madonna Weekend continues on BTG! It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and the New England Patriots are three-point favorites in tonight’s big game. My pick is that Madonna will win the game as she performs during tonights Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.

This is the third and final 12″ promo from the 1987 “You Can Dance” project. The classic anthem “Holiday” gets the remix treatment by John “Jellybean” Benitez and the Like A Virgin album track, “Over And Over”, gets a makeover by Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero.

The 12″ exhibits exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover. Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this promo and are completely unmixed with no fades at the beginning or end of the tracks.

SIDE A:
Holiday (Extended Remix) 6:59
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

Holiday (Dub) 6:57
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
Over And Over (Extended Remix) 7:11
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Over And Over (Dub) 6:43
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2907
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Jody Watley – Real Love (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989


“Real Love” was the first single from Jody Watley’s second album, Larger than Life. “Real Love” became one of the biggest pop and R&B singles of 1989. The single reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and dance chart.

On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, “Real Love” rocketed into the Top 40 from #51 to #37, the week of April 1, 1989. The single lingered in the Top 10 for six weeks, peaking at #2 for two weeks, beginning May 20, 1989, held out of the top position by Paula Abdul’s “Forever Your Girl”.

During the summer of 1989, Watley’s “Real Love” video, directed by David Fincher, was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video, and Best Female Video at the 1989 award show. That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson’s video “Scream” received eleven VMA nominations in 1995. The song was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female Single. The music video premiered in March 1989 on Cable television networks.

There are some exciting things about this US promo. It features the sought after “Drive Time Radio Edit” which was only released on the UK “Real Love” 12″. Also included as a bonus is the “Bassapella” taken from the standard US 12″.

SIDE A:
Real Love (Extended Version) 6:59
Real Love (Drive Time Radio Edit) 5:40

SIDE B:
Real Love (U.S. Radio Edit) 5:16
Real Love (Extended Instrumental) 7:40
Real Love (Dub Version) 6:15

*BONUS
Real Love (Bassapella) 4:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

SINGLES CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Black Singles #1
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1

 

YEAR END CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #46
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Black Singles #25
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #5
1989 Real Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance 12-Inch Singles #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-17792
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing, Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By [Special] – Greg Royal
Producer – André Cymone
Producer [Additional] – Jeff Lorber
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP “Larger Than Life”
Promotinal Copy – Not For Sale

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS


EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi