Aretha Franklin – Jumpin’ Jack Flash (US 12″) (1986)

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Well, here we are.

Four weeks.

A whole lot of movies.

A whole lot of vinyl.

Extended mixes, dubs, instrumentals, bonus beats, promo pressings, gophers, summer schools, weird science, and more soundtrack trivia than any reasonable person probably needs.

And now the closing credits are about to roll.

For the final entry in Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition, I wanted something big.

Something legendary.

Something with enough energy to send us out properly.

So how about the Queen of Soul taking on the Rolling Stones?

Today’s selection is Aretha Franklin and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” recorded for the 1986 Whoopi Goldberg comedy of the same name.

That should do it.

Directed by Penny Marshall, Jumpin’ Jack Flash stars Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Doolittle, a computer operator at a New York bank who unexpectedly begins communicating with a British intelligence agent trapped behind the Iron Curtain.

Remember when computers were mysterious enough that Hollywood could make almost anything happen through one?

Apparently Weird Science was not the only movie taking advantage of that.

Terry becomes caught up in espionage, secret codes, assassins, and government agents while trying to help the mysterious man using the code name “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”

Naturally, the Rolling Stones song becomes part of the puzzle.

The Stones’ original recording is heard in the film, but when the closing credits arrive, the microphone is handed over to Aretha Franklin.

And Aretha does not exactly tiptoe into the room.

Her version of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” was produced by none other than Keith Richards.

Yes, Keith Richards produced Aretha Franklin singing a Rolling Stones song.

The 1980s really could make some wonderful things happen.

Keith also plays guitar on the recording, joined by fellow Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The session included Randy Jackson on bass, Chuck Leavell on keyboards, Steve Jordan on drums, and Aretha herself on piano.

That is quite a band.

Steve Lillywhite engineered the session, adding yet another major name to an already impressive list of credits.

And then there is Aretha.

She does not attempt to imitate Mick Jagger.

Why would she?

She takes the song, plants both feet firmly on the ground, and turns it into an Aretha Franklin record.

There is gospel in it.

There is soul.

There is rock.

There is attitude.

And there is that voice.

Keith Richards gives the record plenty of grit, but Aretha takes complete ownership of the song.

The connection to the movie continued with the music video, which was directed by Penny Marshall and features Whoopi Goldberg alongside Aretha, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood.

Whoopi even gets pulled into the action with Aretha, making the video feel like a playful extension of the film rather than simply another promotional clip.

With Aretha Franklin, Whoopi Goldberg, and two Rolling Stones all sharing the screen, subtlety was clearly not the goal.

And thank goodness for that.

Interestingly, despite being recorded for Jumpin’ Jack Flash and playing over the film’s closing credits, Aretha’s version was not included on the original soundtrack album.

There is another one for the soundtrack-collector mystery file.

The song instead appeared on Aretha’s 1986 album Aretha and was released as a single by Arista.

It became another solid chart success for her, reaching No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 20 on Hot Black Singles, No. 33 on the Dance chart, and No. 36 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

Yes.

Aretha Franklin on the Mainstream Rock chart.

I love that.

The single also charted internationally, including the UK, Germany, and Switzerland.

Then we get to the US 12-inch.

And this is where things become interesting for collectors.

The US promotional 12-inch was issued by Arista under catalog number AD1-9529, but there are two variations of the record circulating with the same catalog number.

Both sleeves list the Album Version among the tracks.

One pressing actually contains it.

Mine does not.

Even though the sleeve says it is there.

My copy contains four mixes of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” with the Album Version completely absent from the record itself.

You have to love vinyl collecting.

Sometimes even the record does not know what is on the record.

What my copy does give us is a terrific group of alternate mixes that take Aretha’s rock-and-soul performance into much more rhythmic territory.

Additional production and remix work was handled by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, a team whose names will be very familiar to anyone who spent time reading the fine print on 1980s 12-inch singles.

The Street Mix pushes the rhythm forward and gives the track a tougher, more contemporary mid-’80s feel.

There is also a shorter Street Mix Radio Edit, bringing that same treatment into a more compact form.

Then we get the Master Dub Mix and Beat Dub Mix, where the record begins to come apart in all the ways we 12-inch collectors love.

Drums move forward.

Vocals appear and disappear.

Guitars, percussion, and little pieces of the arrangement suddenly have room to breathe.

Aretha Franklin.

Keith Richards.

And a dub mix.

That alone might explain why I have been doing this series for four weeks.

This record also seems like an appropriate place to finish because it represents so much of what Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition has been about.

A major artist doing something unexpected.

A song connected to a movie in a slightly unusual way.

A 12-inch with mixes that tell another part of the story.

And, in this case, even a pressing variation that can make two supposedly identical copies something quite different.

That is the fun of collecting these records.

You think you know the single.

Then you flip it over.

Read the label.

Compare the sleeve.

Listen closely.

And discover there is still another story hiding in the grooves.

When I began this series, I originally planned to do it for one week.

Then you wanted another.

And another.

So here we are four weeks later.

I want to thank everyone who followed along, downloaded the transfers, shared memories, corrected details, added stories, discovered records they had never heard before, or rediscovered something they had forgotten.

Your enthusiasm turned a one-week idea into something much bigger.

Tomorrow I begin a two-week vacation, and the turntable will be taking a little break along with me.

But this is not goodbye to Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition.

There are still plenty of records left.

And as we established earlier…

This is the ’80s.

Everything gets a sequel.

So someday, the ladies will return.

For now, though, the lights are coming up.

The theater is emptying.

The final record is spinning.

Four weeks.

Dozens of records.

One last blast from the soundtrack.

And who better to take us home than Aretha Franklin?

It’s all right now.

The closing credits are rolling.

And Jumpin’ Jack Flash is a gas, gas, gas.

SIDE A:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Street Mix) 6:10

SIDE B:
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Street Mix-Radio Edit) 4:39
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Master Dub Mix) 4:35
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Beat Dub Mix) 4:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

“Jumpin’ Jack Flash” Chart Performance (1986)	Peak Position
Germany Singles Chart	42
Netherlands Dutch Top 40	48
New Zealand Singles Chart	43
Sweden Singles Chart	14
Switzerland Singles Chart	19
UK Singles Chart	58
US Billboard Hot 100	21
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	20
US Billboard Dance	33
US Billboard Mainstream Rock	36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADI-9529
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Maude Gilman
Engineer – Steve Lillywhite
Keyboards [Additional] – Ed Terry
Mixed By – Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero*
Photography By – Ross Marino
Producer – Keith Richards
Written-By – Mick Jagger/Keith Richards*

NOTES:
The sleeve lists “Album Mix” as track A1, but that track is omitted from this pressing.

From Aretha’s album “Aretha”, and the Twentieth Century Fox film, “Jumping Jack Flash”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Music Black
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2
Phono Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
Audio Interface: MOTU M4
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Cleaning Solution: Turgikleen Record Cleaning Solution
Scanner: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 25 (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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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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August 19, 2026

Klymaxx – Man Size Love (US 12″) (1986)

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Yesterday we went back to Summer School.

Today we are…

Running Scared.

And longtime readers of this series may be thinking, “Haven’t we been here before?”

Yes, we have.

Earlier in Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition, we visited the 1986 film Running Scared for Kim Wilde’s “Say You Really Want Me.”

Apparently one trip to Chicago was not enough.

For the second-to-last entry in the series, we return to the soundtrack for Klymaxx and “Man Size Love.”

Running Scared, directed by Peter Hyams, stars Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal as Chicago police detectives Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo, two wisecracking partners who decide they have had enough of police work and plan to retire to Key West.

Naturally, there is one more case to finish first.

Because retirement in an ’80s buddy-cop movie is never that easy.

The film was released on June 27, 1986, and also stars Jimmy Smits, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, and Dan Hedaya. It went on to earn more than $38 million at the US box office.

Then there is the soundtrack.

This was no collection of leftovers.

Rod Temperton played a major role in the project, with Temperton, Dick Rudolph, and legendary engineer Bruce Swedien producing the soundtrack album. Temperton also wrote several of its songs.

And look at the lineup.

Klymaxx.

Michael McDonald.

Ready For The World.

New Edition.

Patti LaBelle.

Kim Wilde.

Fee Waybill.

There is a lot happening on this record.

“Man Size Love” opens the soundtrack, and it was written by Rod Temperton, the man whose résumé includes Heatwave’s “Boogie Nights,” George Benson’s “Give Me The Night,” and, of course, Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” and “Thriller.”

So expectations are already pretty high.

Temperton produced “Man Size Love” with Dick Rudolph and Bruce Swedien, giving the record the kind of polished pop, R&B, and dance production you would expect from that team.

Big synthesizers.

A funky bass line.

Those unmistakable mid-’80s drums.

And Klymaxx coming at the song with plenty of attitude.

Subtle?

Not particularly.

But with a title like “Man Size Love,” subtle probably was not on the agenda.

Klymaxx were already enjoying a major breakthrough by this point. Their previous single, the ballad “I Miss You,” had climbed all the way to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Man Size Love” proved they could follow a big ballad with something completely different.

The single reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 43 on the R&B chart, and No. 18 on Billboard’s Dance Club chart. It also reached No. 55 in Canada.

Across the Atlantic, the single received another chance in early 1987 and reached No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

There was also an official promotional video for the song, giving Klymaxx plenty of visibility during the summer of 1986.

But, of course, we are here for the 12-inch.

And this one does not disappoint.

The US 12-inch takes “Man Size Love” far beyond the soundtrack version, with an Extended Remix and Instrumental on one side before things become considerably more adventurous with the Man Size Mix and Son Of Man Size Mix.

Whoever named these mixes understood the assignment.

The Man Size Mix stretches the track to nearly nine minutes, while the Son Of Man Size Mix gives us another alternate treatment. Louil Silas Jr. was involved with the extended remix work, with Taavi Mote engineering the remix.

Once again, the 12-inch becomes more than simply a longer version of the hit.

The rhythm gets pulled apart.

Vocals move in and out.

Percussion gets extra room.

Little pieces of Rod Temperton’s arrangement that pass quickly in the regular version suddenly get their own moment.

This is exactly why I love these records.

The soundtrack gives you the song.

The 12-inch lets you climb inside it.

“Man Size Love” was later included on Klymaxx’s self-titled 1986 album, but its original identity remains strongly connected to Running Scared.

And it was not the only hit the movie produced.

Michael McDonald’s “Sweet Freedom” reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, while New Edition’s “Once In A Lifetime Groove” became a Top 10 R&B and Dance hit.

For a buddy-cop comedy, Running Scared certainly knew how to fill a dance floor.

So here we are.

Four weeks.

Dozens of movies, singers, remixes, dubs, bonus beats, gophers, summer schools, and more 12-inch vinyl than any sensible person should probably own.

And now only one entry remains.

But before we roll the final reel tomorrow…

Klymaxx has one request.

No small love.

No medium love.

Today…

we’re going Man Size.

SIDE A:
Man Size Love (Extended Remix) 4:43
Engineer [Remix] – Bruce Swedien

Man Size Love (Instrumental) 4:39
Engineer [Remix] – Bruce Swedien

SIDE B:
Man Size Love (Man Size Mix) 8:41
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

Man Size Love (Son Of Man Size Mix) 6:47
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

“Man Size Love” Chart Performance 1986	Peak Position
Canada RPM Top Singles	55
UK Singles Chart	86
US Billboard Hot 100	15
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	43
US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	18

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23642
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Jul 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Electro

CREDITS:

Arranged By [Horns] – Larry Williams
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By, Remix – Bruce Swedien
Producer, Remix – Dick Rudolph*
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Arranged By [Horns], Remix – Rod Temperton

NOTES:
Theme from the Motion Picture, “Running Scared”

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August 18, 2026

E.G. Daily – Mind Over Matter (US 12″) (1987)

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Before I take my own summer break on Friday, apparently I have to go back to school.

Summer School, that is.

Today begins the final three entries of Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition, and we are heading back to 1987 for E.G. Daily and “Mind Over Matter.”

This one was previously posted in 2017, but today’s post features a brand-new 2026 vinyl transfer. I went back to the original US 12-inch and recorded it again from scratch using my current equipment and restoration process.

This is not a remaster of the files posted in 2017.

Class is officially back in session.

Summer School was released in July 1987, directed by Carl Reiner and starring Mark Harmon as Freddy Shoop, a high-school gym teacher whose summer vacation plans are ruined when he is forced to teach remedial English. Kirstie Alley, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dean Cameron, Gary Riley, and Patrick Labyorteaux are among the cast.

It is exactly the kind of premise that seemed perfectly reasonable in an ’80s comedy.

The soundtrack is also a wonderfully mixed bag of 1987 rock and dance music, with tracks by E.G. Daily, Elisa Fiorillo, Paul Engemann, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Billy Burnette, Tone Norum, and others. Daily actually appears twice, contributing both “Mind Over Matter” and “Seduction.”

But “Mind Over Matter” has the really interesting story.

The song was written by Michael Jay and Rick Palombi, and an earlier version had already been recorded by Nikki Leeger before Summer School came along. Debbie Harry then recorded the song for the film project, but record-label complications prevented her version from becoming the soundtrack single. E.G. Daily was brought in to record a new version instead.

And who produced it?

Stock Aitken Waterman.

Now we’re talking.

Daily flew to London and recorded the track with Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman, giving “Mind Over Matter” that unmistakable PWL energy.

Big drums.

Bright synthesizers.

A relentless beat.

And E.G. Daily throwing herself into the vocal like summer vacation depends on it.

Considering this was 1987, Stock Aitken Waterman were just about to become completely unavoidable. Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was exploding internationally, and Kylie Minogue was right around the corner.

“Mind Over Matter” sits right in the middle of that fascinating period when the PWL sound was becoming one of the defining pop sounds of the late ’80s.

The song also received a music video featuring several members of the Summer School cast, helping tie the record directly back to the movie. The clip received MTV exposure during the summer of 1987.

The US only 12-inch released by A&M Records gives us the Remix on Side A and the Edit on Side B.

The Remix runs just over seven minutes, giving the already energetic production considerably more room to stretch out.

And this is exactly the kind of record the 12-inch format was made for.

The rhythm keeps driving.

The synths keep coming.

E.G. keeps pushing.

Nobody is getting dismissed early from this class.

The record became a substantial US dance hit, reaching No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

It did not cross over to the Billboard Hot 100, but years later it has become one of those wonderfully recognizable pieces of late-’80s dance-pop that deserves another listen.

E.G. Daily herself is one of those artists whose career seems to turn up everywhere once you start looking. Music fans know her from records like “Say It, Say It,” “Love In The Shadows,” and her contributions to Better Off Dead. Movie fans know her as Dottie from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. And an entirely different generation grew up hearing her as the voice of Tommy Pickles on Rugrats and Buttercup on The Powerpuff Girls.

That is quite a résumé.

But today we are staying in 1987.

One movie.

One US 12-inch.

One brand-new 2026 transfer.

And one lesson that apparently even summer school can teach us:

When the music is this good…

it really is Mind Over Matter.

SIDE A:
Mind Over Matter (Remix) 7:05

SIDE B:
Mind Over Matter (Edit) 6:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

“Mind Over Matter” Chart Performance 1987	Peak Position
New Zealand Singles Chart	37
UK Singles Chart	96
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	7
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	17
US Cash Box Top 12″ Dance Singles	22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12246
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman*
Written-By – M. Jay*, R. Palombi*

NOTES:
Taken from the soundtrack Album “Summer School”.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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August 17, 2026

Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition – The Final Week

Well, we have made it to the final week.

What originally started as a one-week idea somehow turned into four weeks plus of soundtrack singles, rare 12-inch mixes, forgotten gems, familiar favorites, and quite a few surprises along the way.

And I have loved every minute of it.

The response to Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition has been fantastic, and your comments, memories, stories, and enthusiasm are a big reason the series kept going much longer than I originally planned.

But all good soundtracks eventually reach the closing credits.

This week will be the final chapter… for now.

I will be posting three final entries this week:

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Then, beginning Friday, August 21, I will be taking a two-week vacation and giving both myself and the turntable a little rest.

Do not worry, though.

There are still plenty of soundtrack records sitting in the collection waiting for their moment.

So while this edition is coming to an end, I think it is safe to say…

Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition II will happen at a later date.

A sequel?

Of course.

This is the ’80s.

Everything gets a sequel.

For now, we still have three records left, and I have saved some fun ones for the finish.

Thank you to everyone who has followed the series, downloaded the transfers, shared memories, discovered something new, or simply stopped by to listen.

Now let’s roll the final reel.

Three more Ladies.

Three more soundtracks.

Three more trips back to the ’80s.

See you tomorrow.

-Paul