Menudo – Hold Me (US 12″ Promo)
Posted by DjPaulT on 25th August 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Diaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin America’s teen musical group of the era.
During its course, the band had several radio hits. Their success led them to also release two feature films: Una Aventura Llamada Menudo and Menudo: La Película.
The band was a starting point for stars like Ricky Martin and Robi Draco Rosa, who were members during their youth.
The group released three self titled albums in their history. The first one was in 1981 which was also released under the title “Fuego”.
The second one was Menudo’s 16th album (second in English) released in 1985 featuring Charlie Masso, Roy Rosello, Robby Rosa, Ricky Martin, and new Member Raymond Acevedo. Raymond replaced Ray Reyes after Ray had to be forced to leave the group because he grew too tall. Menudo’s management reported that the move had to be made because his height was making the group look uneven. This album contains 7 brand new songs plus 3 songs from their “Evolucion” album translated into English. It also features their only song to reach the Billboard Hot 100: “Hold Me”, which peaked at #62 on November 5, 1985 and featured lead vocals by Robby Rosa.
In 2010 “Hold Me” was voted the 27th gayest video of all time by the web site Oh No They Didn’t!.
This is a special double A side promo 12″ and contains the same track on both sides.
SIDE A:
Hold Me (Dance Mix) 5:35
SIDE B:
Hold Me (Dance Mix) 5:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Surrender | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #62 |
| 1988 | Surrender | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #61 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA
Catalog#: JR-14137
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Latin, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Howie Rice
NOTES:
Promotional copy Not For Sale
Same Mix appears On Both sides
From the Album “MENUDO” AFL1-5420
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 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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