Category: Musical Youth

Musical Youth – Heartbreaker (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

A. Front

Released in April 1983 “Heartbreaker” was the fourth and final single released from the debut album “Youth Of Today” by Musical Youth. In the UK the single was a minor hit peaking at #44. In the United States the single reached #68 on the Billboard R&B chart.

SIDE A:
Heartbreaker (Special New Mix) 5:36
Remix – Peter Collins

SIDE B:
Pass The Dutchie (Special Dub Mix) 4:40
Remix – Pete Hammond

Rockers (Special New Mix) 5:00
Remix – Pete Hammond

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Heartbreaker U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #68

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – YOUT 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Reggae
Style: Dub, Reggae-Pop
Credits: Producer – Peter Collins

NOTES:
Sleeve states “Special 12″ Club Version”
Special Versions from the album “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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Musical Youth – Never Gonna Give You Up (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

A. Front

Musical Youth’s third single, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, released in early 1983, became band’s second biggest hit in the United Kingdom peaking at #6 and Ireland #5. In the United States the single did not chart.

SIDE A:
Never Gonna Give You Up (New Mix) 10:33

SIDE B:
Mirror Mirror 2:37
Rub ‘N’ Dub 6:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-13965
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Dub
Credits: Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Frederick Waite, Sr.* (tracks: A, B1), Musical Youth (tracks: A, B2)

NOTES:
The “New Mix” is exclusive to this release
Recorded In England
From the MCA LP “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Musical Youth – Youth Of Today (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

A. Front

R E Q U E S T

Musical Youth was formed by Frederick Waite Sr. who discovered that his sons Patrick and Frederick Jr. were talented musicians. Frederick Jr. played drums and Patrick played bass. Mr. Waite invited a friend’s two sons to participate as well. Kelvin Grant played guitar while his older brother Michael played keyboards. Mr. Waite sang lead vocals himself at first.

Once the band gained notoriety from record companies, Mr. Waite decided the lead vocalist should be just as old as the boys were and so Dennis Seaton, a schoolmate of Frederick Jr.’s, took over.

In 1982, they signed to MCA Records and their first single “Pass the Dutchie” was an instant hit.

The bands second single “Youth Of Today” and the title of their debut album did not garner the same impact as their previous single “Pass The Dutchie”. In the United States “Youth Of Today” failed to chart while in the UK the single peaked at #13. The songs highest chart position was in the Netherlands where it reached #4.

SIDE A:
Youth Of Today (Special 12″ Club Version) 5:30
Mixed By – Julian MendelsohnPeter Collins
Written-By – Musical Youth

SIDE B:
Gone Straight (Special 12″ Club Version) 5:23
Mixed By – Peter Hammond*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – YOUT 2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae-Pop
Credits: Engineer – Peter Hammond*
Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Freddie Waite

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

A. Front

R E Q U E S T

“Pass the Dutchie” is a reggae song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in October 1982.

The song was the band’s first release on a major label. It was a cover version of two songs: “Pass the Kouchie” and “Gimme the Music” by The Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis, “kouchie” being slang for a cannabis pipe. For the cover version, the song’s title was bowdlerized to “Pass the Dutchie”, and all obvious drug references were removed from the lyrics; e.g., when the original croons “How does it feel when you got no herb?”, the cover version refers to “food” instead. “Dutchie” is used as a patois term to refer to a food cooking pot such as a Dutch oven in Jamaica and the Caribbean. It has since become a drug reference in itself, denoting a blunt stuffed with marijuana and rolled in a wrapper from a Dutch Masters cigar, since American and British listeners assumed that the term were a drug reference.

The song was first championed by radio DJ Zach Diezel and became an instant hit when it was picked up by MCA Records in September 1982. It debuted at #26 on the UK chart and rose to #1 the following week. In February of the following year, it reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA. The song also scored the #1 position in five other countries, eventually selling over 5 million copies worldwide.

SIDE A:
Pass The Dutchie (Special 12″ Club Version) 6:05
Producer – Peter Collins
Remix – Peter Hammond*
Written-By – F. Simpson*, Jackie MittooL. Ferguson*

SIDE B:
Pass The Dutchie (Special Dub Mix) 4:40
Producer – Peter Collins
Remix – Peter Hammond*

Please Give Love A Chance 3:36
Producer, Written-By – Musical Youth

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1982 Pass The Dutchie U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #10
1982 Pass The Dutchie U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #8
1982 Pass The Dutchie U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #11

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – YOUT 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Reggae-Pop
Credits: Mastered By – JA*

NOTES:
“Pass The Dutchie” produced for Loose End Productions
Mastered at Tape One
The back side sleeve does not mention the “Special Dub Mix”.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
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Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
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Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
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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