Tag: Richie Zito

Toni Basil – Over My Head (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted November 14, 2011

“Over My Head” is a song by American singer Toni Basil. It was featured on her self-titled 1983 album and reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the US Dance chart.

A music video for the song was released, directed by Basil and Michelle Simmons.

The video was nominated for “Best Choreography” at the first MTV Music Video Awards, in 1984. The video lost, however, to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

SIDE A:
Over My Head (Special Extended Remix) 5:02

SIDE B:
Over My Head (Instrumental) 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #81
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42754
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Cover [Concept] – Gerald V. Casale
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Allen Ballard*
Producer – Richie Zito
Written-By – Franne Golde, Sue Shifrin

NOTES:
Recorded at Oasis Studios
Mastered at Allen Zentz
From the album “Toni Basil”

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
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
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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Password: burningtheground

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Berlin – No More Words/Dancing In Berlin (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

“No More Words” is a 1984 song by Berlin and the first single off the album Love Life. It was also their first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 23 on May 12, 1984. The song was featured in the 1985 film Vision Quest. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to Madonna’s single, “Crazy for You”, which was also featured in the film.

The song was produced by the Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and Richie Zito. The 7″ single included the b-side Rumour Of Love. The 12″ single was paired with Dancing In Berlin and featured the Dance Remix of both songs. The mixes were made by Giorgio Moroder.

The music video saw the band re-enact a Bonnie and Clyde-style car chase and shoot-out, it was directed by Evan English & Paul Goldman, and appeared in Berlin Video 45 videocassette compilation in 1984. It received a lot of airplay in the early days of MTV.

SIDE A:
No More Words (Dance Remix) 5:44
Engineer –  Mick Guzauski

SIDE B:
Dancing In Berlin (Dance Remix) 5:16
Engineer [Mixing] –  Mick Guzauski
Engineer [Recording] – Brian Reeves

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 No More Words U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #23
1984 No More Words U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #25
1984 No More Words U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 9 20195-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Management [Personal Management] – Peregrine Watts-Russell
Photography – Phillip Dixon
Producer – Giorgio Moroder, Richie Zito
Written-By – John Crawford

NOTES:
From the Geffen LP “LOVE LIFE”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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