BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1977

“I Need a Man” was the debut single by singer and actress Grace Jones, originally recorded and released in France for the label Orfeus while Jones was still working as a fashion model. The track was later released in the U.S. on the minor disco label Beam Junction before Jones signed with Island Records, re-recorded the track and included it on her 1977 debut album Portfolio.

SIDE A:
I Need A Man (Disco Mix) 7:30

SIDE B:
I Need A Man (Instrumental Version) 4:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	I Need A Man	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#83
1977	I Need A Man	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION;
Label: Beam Junction – 12-BJ 1004
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Producer – Tom Moulton

NOTES:
“A TOM MOULTON MIX”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale
Made In U.S.A.

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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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi