Tag: Les “Mixdoctor” Adams

ABC – Vanity Kills (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Vanity Kills” is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, released as the third single from their third studio album, How to Be a … Zillionaire! It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Vanity Kills (U.S.A. Remix) 5:38
Mixed By – Mark Stent

SIDE B:
ABC Megamix 8:52
Compiled By – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Vanity Kills U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #91
1986 Vanity Kills U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– 884 714-1, Mercury ‎– 884-714-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Picture Sleeve Edition
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Mark White
Design – DKB, London*, Keith Breeden
Engineer – Martyn Webster, Warne Livesey (tracks: A)
Management [Abc Managed In U.s.a. By] – Nu-Visions Management Ltd.
Photography – David Levine
Producer – Mark White, Martin Fry
Written-By – M. White*, M. Fry*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Kool & The Gang – Stone Love (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Stone Love” is a 1987 song written and performed by Kool & the Gang, issued as the second single from the band’s 1986 album Forever. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987, becoming the band’s final Top 10 single, and also their final top 40 to date.

SIDE A:
Stone Love (Club Mix) 5:22
Executive-Producer – Gabe Vigorito
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – I.B.M.C., Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell)*, Kool And The Gang*
Written-By – C. Smith*, J. Taylor*, Kool And The Gang*

Dance Champion 3:02
Producer – Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell)*
Written-By – C. Smith*, C. Williams*, D. Thomas*, G. Brown*, J. Taylor*, K. Bayyan (R. Bell)*, R. Bell*

SIDE B:
The Throwdown Mix 10:16
Engineer, Mixed By, Edited By – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

Featuring:

Get Down On It
Ladies Night
Fresh
Big Fun
Straight Ahead
Celebration
Misled
Emergency

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Stone Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #10
1987 Stone Love U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #11
1987 Stone Love U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #4
1987 Stone Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #41
1987 Stone Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles sales #31

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metronome ‎– 888 380-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco

NOTES:
Also available the LP “VICTORY”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Password: burningtheground

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Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way (Multi-Mix) (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

“Let’s Go All the Way” is a song by American group Sly Fox. Released as a single in December 1985 from their debut studio album of the same name, the record entered the Billboard chart on December 28 and went Top 10 in both the U.S. and the UK. Despite receiving considerable commercial and critical success, the group failed to match expectations with their later singles, and are sometimes referred to as a one-hit wonder.

When released, the song was a top 10 hit in the US, peaking at number seven, after reaching number three in the UK Singles Chart earlier in the year. AllMusic notes that “the song’s oddball mix of hip-hop, Latin pop, disco, and new wave, crossed radio formats, from R&B to Top-40 to ‘Rock of the ‘80s’ stations ruled by the Smiths and the Cure.” On the strength of the single’s multiformat success, the band’s album hit the Top 40 in two formats as well, peaking at number 31 on the Top 200 Albums chart and at number 34 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Released for the Europen market The ‘Multi-Mix’ remix by Les “Mix Doctor” Adams of DMC contains samples of “We Will Rock You” by Queen and “A Fly Girl” by Boogie Boys.

SIDE A:
Let’s Go All The Way (Multi-Mix) 6:58
Remix – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

SIDE B:
Let’s Go All The Way (Diamond Dub Mix) 5:16
Remix – Diamond II

Let’s Go All The Way (Short Blix Mix) 3:54
Remix – Charlie Dee*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Let’s Go All The Way U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1985 Let’s Go All The Way U.S. Billboard Black Singles #57

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 1C K 060-20 1413 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ted Currier
Written-By – Gary Mudbone Cooper

NOTES:
From the LP “LET’S GO ALL THE WAY”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Jigsaw – Sky High (Re-Mix) (UK Ltd. Edition 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A Side

C Sticker

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Sky High” is the name of a 1975 single by British pop music group, Jigsaw. The song, the main title theme to the film entitled The Man from Hong Kong, was a world-wide hit in the latter part of 1975, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. It was also a Top 10 single in the UK Singles Chart. The 1975 Australian single was released under the name “British Jigsaw” because there was an established and popular local band called “Jigsaw”.

Two years later the song gained more striking commercial success in Japan, peaking at the #2 on the Oricon singles chart and selling approximately 570,000 copies. In July 1986 Splash Records released a Limited Edition UK 12″ featurng a re-mix by Les “Mixdoctor” Adams of DMC. In 1987 Pete Hammond of PWL remixed the track for ZYX Records which was a minor dance hit in the US.

SIDE A:
Sky High (Re-Mix) 5:44
Arranged By – Richard Hewson
Remix – Les “Mixdoctor” Adams*

SIDE B:
Fly Away 6:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1975 Sky High U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1975 Sky High U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Splash Records (4) ‎– CPST 1006
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Chas Peate, Clive Scott, Des Dyer

NOTES:
From the Golden Harvest Movie ‘The Man From Hong Kong’.
A side remixed by Les “Mixdoctor” Adams from D.M.C.

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B Side

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