Tag: Steve Hodge

October 27, 2020

Vesta Williams – Once Bitten Twice Shy (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

This 12″ holds a special place for me, it was the first 12″ donated to Burning The Ground. I originally posted it on October ‎7, ‎2010.

“Once Bitten, Twice Shy” was the debut single by American singer-songwriter Vesta Williams taken from the LP “VESTA”. The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #45 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The song also charted in the UK at #14, #20 Netherlands, #21 in Ireland, and #42 in New Zealand.

Sadly Vesta Williams passed away on September 22, 2011, at age 53.

VINYL GRADE:
Cover: Near Mint
Vinyl: Near Mint

SIDE A:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Extended Version) 6:00

SIDE B:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Dub Version) 3:42
Once Bitten Twice Shy (A Cappella Version) 3:54

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Once Bitten Twice Shy	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#8
1986	Once Bitten Twice Shy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#45

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12206
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

CREDITS::
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Hodge
Executive Producer – John McClain
Producer – David Crawford

NOTES:
The “A Capella Version” is not listed on the sleeve.
The original version appears on the album “VESTA”

For Flyte Time Productions Inc.

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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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January 28, 2016

David Bowie – Never Let Me Down (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Never Let Me Down” is the title track on David Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down. It was issued as the third single from the album in August 1987, and would be Bowie’s last solo single until 1992’s “Real Cool World”, barring a remix of “Fame” (1990). The least successful single from the album, it failed to enter the top 10 singles chart in any country in the world (its highest placement was number 15 on the US rock chart), and it was Bowie’s last single to chart in the top 40 of the US Billboard Top 100 charts until his 2015 single “Lazarus”.

Bowie performed the song on BBC’s Top of the Pops on 16 September 1987, and it was aired on the first broadcast of the American version of the show.

Bowie described the song as a “pivotal” track for himself, calling it the most personal song he had written for an album to that point in his career. The song is about Bowie’s long-time personal assistant, Coco Schwab. Bowie described their relationship, saying:

It’s platonic. But there is a romance in it, I guess, inasmuch as it’s hard for two people to feel totally at ease in each other’s company for that period of time and not expect too much from each other. Always being prepared to be there if the other one needs someone, you know? There’s not many people you find in life that you can do that with, or feel that way with.

Bowie had started with his own chord structure for the song but wasn’t happy with it, calling it “ponderous and funereal.” Long-time collaborator and co-song writer Carlos Alomar reworked the chords for the song into the final version, which was recorded in one day during the last week of mixing the album at New York’s Power Station studios in early 1987.

The record sleeve and labels show the “Dub” and “Acapella” as two seperate tracks. They are actually one continuous song.

SIDE A:
Never Let Me Down (Extended Dance Remix) 7:02
Never Let Me Down (7″ Remix Edit) 3:57

SIDE B:
Never Let Me Down (Dub/Acapella) 5:59
Never Let Me Down (Instrumental) 4:02
’87 And Cry (Single Version) 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Never Let Me Down	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#27
1987	Never Let Me Down	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#15
1987	Never Let Me Down	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19255
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Alto Saxophone – David Eiland
Design – Mick Haggerty
Engineer – Steve Hodge (tracks: A1 to B4)
Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Hodge
Lyrics By – David Bowie
Music By – Carlos Alomar (tracks: A1 to B4), David Bowie
Photography By – Greg Gorman
Producer – David Bowie, David Richards
Synthesizer [Additional] – Spencer Bernard

NOTES:
Album versions can be heard on the LP, “Never Let Me Down”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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 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

July 29, 2015

New Edition – Crucial (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

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“Crucial” is New Edition’s fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, “Crucial” hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition’s more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

SIDE A:
Crucial (Dance Remix) 8:14

SIDE B:
Crucial (Dub) 5:14
Crucial (Acapella) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Crucial	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23934
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Hodge
Management – Front Line Management
Producer – Jellybean Johnson
Producer [Remix] – Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Spencer Bernard, Terry Lewis
Written-By – Garry Johnson*, Lisa Keith

NOTES:
Taken from the New Edition album ‘Heart Break’

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

November 13, 2012

Janet Jackson – Control (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Control” is the fourth single from Janet Jackson’s third album Control. The song was written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Its arrangement, built upon complex rhythmic tracks, showcased state-of-the-art production. The song is about Jackson wanting to finally take control of her life. Jackson sings, “When I was seventeen, I did what people told me.” Now she is an adult who wants to make her own decisions in life.

Released in 1986, the single peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jackson’s fourth consecutive top five hit on the chart; it also peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Dance Club Play charts. The song captured a pivotal moment off the album by showcasing a female streak of independence. It was the 37th biggest Hot 100 single of 1987, the fifth biggest Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs single of 1987, and the ninth biggest-selling 12″ single of 1987. In the UK it missed the top 40, peaking at number 42.

SIDE A:
Control (Extended Version) 7:33

SIDE B:
Control (Dub Version) 5:55
Control (A Cappella) 3:55

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Control	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1986	Control	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#1
1986	Control	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12209
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Synth-pop
Credits: Arranged By [Rhythm & Vocal Arrangers] – Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis*
Co-producer – Janet Jackson
Executive Producer – John McClain
Producer – Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis*
Remix – Steve Hodge
Written-By – Janet Jackson, James Harris III-Terry Lewis*

NOTES:
Promotion Copy Not For Sale
Produced and remixed for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Original version appears on the A&M album “CONTROL” SP-3905

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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