Tag: 1980

Pat Benatar – We Live For Love (UK 12″)

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In The Name Of LOVE Week!

“We Live For Love” was the fifth single taken from the debut album “In The Heat Of The Night” by Pat Benatar, the single was released on Released: February 25, 1980.

We Live for Love”, which became Benatar’s first top-10 entry in any country when it rose to No. 8 in Canada, while also reaching the top 30 in the US, New Zealand, and Australia, her first sizable hit in the latter. In France, “We Live for Love” reached the top 40.

This 12″ contains the “new wave” mix which appeared on the original 1st pressing 1979 vinyl, cassette, and 8-track releases of the LP “In The Heat Of The Night” this version was later replaced on subsequent pressings with a remixed more rock version. Making the “new wave” mix pretty rare. As far as I know, it has never appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
We Live For Love (Original LP New Wave Mix) 3:47
Producer – Peter Coleman
Written-By –  N. Geraldo*

SIDE B:
I Need A Lover 3:24
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By –J. Cougar Mellencamp*

If You Think You Know How To Love Me 3:44
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – N. Chinn/M. Chapman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1980 We Live For Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #27

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – CHS 12 2403
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
From the album “IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT”

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ELO & Olivia Newton-John – All Over The World/Xanadu (France 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted on August 13, 2015

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This 1980 France Promo 12” Single is a rare collectors item for both ELO and Olivia Newton-John fans and sells for a nice chunk of change if you have the rare opportunity to find a copy. This promo is one of my favorite and prized possessions from my Olivia Newton-John collection. I hope you enjoy it.

The interesting thing about this particular release is that it contains not only Olivia’s hit single “Xanadu”, but it also contains a continuous mix of ELO’s “All Over The World” and “Last Train To London” as far as I know this mix is only available on this release. Also of note “All Over The World” is an edited version removing the crowd noise found on the intro of the “Xanadu” soundtrack LP version. “All Over The World” was released hot on the heels of the single “Xanadu” , this was the third Top 20 ELO single released from the 1980 soundtrack, peaking at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “Last Train To london” was was taken fom the 1979 ELO album “Discovery” the song was released in the US in early 1980 and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Xanadu” is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding “parenthetic” vocals in the style of their other songs on the “Xanadu” soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached #1 in several countries and was the band’s only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

SIDE A:
All Over The World/Last Train To London 7:53
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra

SIDE B:
Xanadu 3:29
Performed By Electric Light Orchestra sung by Olivia Newton-John

All Over The World (Edit) 3:45
Performed ByElectric Light Orchestra

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: JET Records ‎– PRO111
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By –Jeff Lynne

NOTES:
Side A – Tracks Un Chained
Side B – Tracks Non Chained
Special Promotion
33 tours Maxi-Single

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Kurtis Blow – The Breaks (US 12″)

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“The Breaks” is a 1980 single by American rapper Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first certified gold rap song, and the second certified gold 12-inch single. In 2008, the song ranked #10 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.

“The Breaks” repeats the word “break” (or any of its homophones) 84 times over six and a half minutes. It features six breakdowns (seven including the outro) while there are three definitions for “break,” “to break” or “brakes” used in the lyrics. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to suggestions that it sampled “Long Train Runnin'” by The Doobie Brothers).

The single hit #87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and #9 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart.

It sold over 500,000 copies, becoming the first rap song to earn a gold certification from the RIAA and the second 12-inch single to earn a gold certification, following “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer.

SIDE A:
The Breaks (Vocal) 7:46

SIDE B:
The Breaks (Instrumental/Do It yourself) 5:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1980 The Breaks U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #87
1980 The Breaks U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles #4
1980 The Breaks U.S. Billboard Hot Dance /disco Club Songs #9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – MDS-4010, Mercury – 6167.941
Format:
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, 19 – Bestway Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Funk / Soul

CREDITS:
Lacquer Cut By –HW*
Producer – J.B. MooreRobert Ford Jr.
Written-By – J. MooreK. WalkerL. SmithR. FordR. Simmons*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

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Record Cleaning
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Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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Nightmares In Wax – Birth Of A Nation (UK 7″ EP)

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“Birth Of A Nation” is the debut 7″ EP by Liverpool-based post-punk group Nightmares In Wax managed by Francesco Mellina. Nightmares in Wax released only one EP during its brief existence, but that sole release was unforgettable. Neither did the band truly die, rather it evolved into the even more memorable Dead or Alive.

Singer Pete Burns already had one failed group behind him when he formed Nightmares in Wax. The Mystery Girls also included Pete Wylie, Julian Cope, and Phil Hurst, and managed to play their first and final show on the same night. That gig, opening for Sham 69 at Liverpool’s legendary punk club Eric’s, took place on November 4, 1977. The group folded immediately after, with the members going their separate ways.

Pete Burns returned to the music scene with Nightmares in Wax, in February 1979, alongside an interminably shifting lineup that even the most devoted fan could barely keep track of, had the band actually had such loyal creatures. They didn’t, and Burns himself later claimed the group was deliberately attempting to be the worst in history. Regardless, Nightmares in Wax did slowly gain a following, mainly comprising “real loonies,” as the singer himself described them.

One of these hardy souls was Pete Fulwell, head of the local Inevitable Records label. The band’s lineup still hadn’t solidified, but Inevitable offered them a deal all the same. Burns was joined at the session by his former Mystery Girls’ compatriot, drummer Phil Hurst, keyboardist Martin Healy, bassist Walter Ogden, and guitarist Mick Reid. The ensuing EP, Birth of a Nation opened with “Black Leather,” a roaring homage to motorcyclists and musically a tribute to Iggy Pop’s “Sister Midnight.” The song also contained a hint of things to come, when halfway through, the group suddenly broke into K.C. & the Sunshine Band’s “That’s the Way” — subsequently revived by Burns for Dead or Alive’s first hit single.

The EP was released in February 1980 and sold respectably, but the lineup had already splintered. Bassist Ogden was first to go, replaced by a new member named Ambrose, who subsequently followed his predecessor into Hollycaust, an early incarnation of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Reid, too, left, and filling in the now considerable gaps were ex-Upsets Sue James, the singularly named Mitch, and music vet Joe Musker, formerly drummer with Merseybeat legends the Fourmost. Nightmares in Wax now continued to exist more as a concept than as a functioning band; still, in May 1980, the group was offered a local radio session. There, without warning and mere minutes before recording began, Burns decided to change the group’s name to Dead or Alive. This, he claimed, was because he didn’t want to be associated with the arty bands now permeating the Liverpool scene: Echo & the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Dalek I Love You, and so forth. Nightmares in Wax was dead, Dead or Alive was born, and Burn’s rise to stardom was now beginning in earnest.

After the success of Dead Or Alive, The EP was later reissued in 1985 as a 12″ which omitted the track “Girls Song”.

SIDE A:
Black Leather 5:03
Lyrics By – Burns
Music By – Healy

SIDE B:
Girls Song 3:23
Written-By – HealyBurns

Shangri-La 3:32
Written-By – HealyReidBurns*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Inevitable (2) – Inev 002, Inevitable (2) – INEV 0002
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Post-Punk

CREDITS:
Artwork [Design] – Steve Hardstaff
Bass – Pete Loyd*
Drums – Phil*
Guitar – Mick*
Keyboards – Martin*
Lacquer Cut By – MB*
Photography By – Dave Bailey*
Photography By, Other [Claps] – Geoff Davies (2)
Producer – Noddy Knowler
Vocals – Pete Burns

NOTES:
Comes in a clear poly zip bag holding black RK Records sleeve in a folder printed both sides.

Special thanks to Pete Fulwell, Lynne, John, Penny, Noddy, for encouragement.
Thanks Ambrose and Paul Hornby.

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
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DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
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Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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