BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

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Remixed by Bruce Forest and Frank Heller, produced by Jeff Lorber and Rick Waritz “Are You Looking For Somebody Nu” was the second single released from the album “Told U So” the single topped out at #2 on the US dance charts.

SIDE A:
Are You Lookin’ For Somebody Nu (Club Mix) 8:46
Remix – Bruce Forest, Frank Heller

Are You Lookin’ For Somebody Nu (Club Mix Edit) 3:57
Remix – Bruce Forest, Frank Heller

SIDE B:
Are You Lookin’ For Somebody Nu (Acid Shooz Mix) 9:25
Remix – Bruce Forest, Frank Heller

The Truth (Unavailable On LP) 3:47
Featuring – Maceo Parker
Mixed By – David Z.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86531
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A1 to B1), Rick Waritz (tracks: A1 to B1)

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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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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

In 1987, Nu Shooz was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, based on its breakthrough success the previous year. The group lost to Bruce Hornsby & the Range; the other nominees that year were Glass Tiger, Simply Red, and Timbuk3. In 1988, the band released the album Told ‘U’ So.

“Should I Sat Yes?” was the first single released from the album and was the duo’s final entry to date on the Hot 100 peaking at #41. The single did much better on the R&B chart peaking at #17.

SIDE A:
Should I Say Yes? (Club Mix) 6:11
Should I Say Yes? (Bassapella) 4:50

SIDE B:
Should I Say Yes? (Vocal Dub) 5:47
Should I Say Yes? (Instrumental) 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86599
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Backing Vocals – Bunny Hull, JD Steele, Linda Hornbuckle, Valerie Day
Drum Programming – Jeff Lorber, John Smith (7)
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Engineer [Re-mix] – Josh Abbey
Keyboards – John Smith (7)
Keyboards [Additional] – Jeff Lorber
Lead Vocals – Valerie Day
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Producer – John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Remix – Mantronik*

NOTES:
Special Versions of Atlantic LP 81804 – “Told U So”
Mastered at Bernie Grundman

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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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BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“Don’t Let Me Be The One” was the third and final single released from the 1986 album Poolside by American pop–Latin freestyle–electronic dance music group Nu Shooz. “Don’t Let Me Be The One” peked at #39 on the US dance chart.

SIDE A:
Don’t Let Me Be The One (Vocal / Extended Version) 6:07

SIDE B:
Don’t Let Me Be The One (More Stuff) 6:17
Don’t Let Me Be The One (Even More Stuff) 4:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic
Catalog#: 0-86764
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Remix – John Morales and Sergio Munzibai*, John Smith (7), Rick Waritz
Written-By – John Smith (7)

NOTES:
Original version on the album “POOLSIDE”

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.

PW: burningtheground

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