Month: January 2019

Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Anything Is Possible” is the first single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson’s third album of the same title. Co-written, co-arranged and co-produced by Gibson and Lamont Dozier, the LP Version (3:47) was used for the single release worldwide except the United Kingdom and Europe, where an edited version of a remix by Harding and Curnow of PWL Records was used. The single fared relatively well on the US charts, reaching #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 12, 1991 spending twelve weeks on the survey. In the UK the song peaked at #51.

SIDE A:
Anything Is Possible (Dance Mix) 7:06
Anything Is Possible (Radio Edit Of Dance Mix) 4:01

SIDE B:
Anything Is Possible (Dub) 5:07
Anything Is Possible (Instrumental) 5:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1991 Anything Is Possible U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #26
1991 Anything Is Possible U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #48

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86101
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Deborah Gibson*, Lamont Dozier
Remix –Jellybean*

NOTES:
Remix for Jellybean Productions
From the Atlantic album “Anything Is Possible”

Printed on recycled Paper
Printed in USA

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: 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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Jellybean Featuring Niki Harris – What’s It Gonna Be (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“What’s It Gonna Be” is a 1990 dance single by NYC producer, mixer, artist, and DJ, John “Jellybean” Benitez featuring vocals by American actress, dancer, and singer Niki Harris best known for having been one of Madonna’s backing vocalists from 1987 to 2001.

The single was taken from Jellybean’s fourth studio album “Spillin’ The Beans”. “What’s it Gonna Be” debuted o the Billboard Dance Chart on January 19, 1991, peaking at #2 after spending twelve weeks on the survey. The song also peaked at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1991. In the UK the single reached #98 on the UK singles chart.

SIDE A:
What’s It Gonna Be (All That Mix) 5:41

SIDE B:
What’s It Gonna Be (Who’s The Mack Dub) 5:31
What’s It Gonna Be (Pumpin’ Bass Mix) 4:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 What’s it Gonna Be U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #90
1990 What’s it Gonna Be U.S. BillboardHot Dance Music/Club Play #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86099
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – Dave Darlington*
Producer – Jellybean*
Producer [Associate] – John Potoker, Slick 180
Remix – David Shaw & Winston Jones
Vocals [Featuring] – Niki Haris
Written-By – Anne Preven, Wardell Potts

NOTES:
from the Jellybean album “Spillin’ The Beans”.

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: 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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Madonna – Vogue (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Vogue” is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I’m Breathless (1990). It was released as the first single from the album on March 27, 1990, by Sire Records. Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem “House Ball” community, the origin of the dance form, and they introduced “Vogueing” to her at the Sound Factory club in New York City. “Vogue” is an upbeat house song which set trends in dance music in the 1990s. However, it also has strong influences of 1970s disco within its composition. “Vogue” also contains a spoken section, in which the singer name-checks various golden-era Hollywood celebrities. Lyrically, the song is about enjoying oneself on the dance floor no matter who one is, and it contains a theme of escapism.

Critically, “Vogue” has been met with appreciation ever since its release; reviewers have praised its anthemic nature and listed it as one of the singer’s career highlights. Commercially, the song remains one of Madonna’s biggest international hits, topping the charts in over 30 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became the world’s best-selling single of 1990, selling over six million copies.

The music video for “Vogue”, directed by David Fincher, was shot in black-and-white and takes stylistic inspiration from the 1920s and 1930s. Madonna and her dancers can be seen voguing to different choreographed moves. The video has been ranked as one of the greatest of all time in different critic lists and polls and won three awards at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards out of a total of nine nominations.

Madonna has performed the song on six of her tours, at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, and at her performance during the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI. The song has also been featured on the soundtrack of The Devil Wears Prada, as well as in “The Power of Madonna” episode of the Fox show Glee. Writers and critics have noted the video and the song’s influence in bringing an underground subculture into mainstream popular culture through the postmodern nature of her power and influence, as well as the way in which it followed a new trend in which dance music enjoyed widespread popularity.

SIDE A:
Vogue (12″ Version) 8:21

SIDE B:
Vogue (Bette Davis Dub) 7:24
Vogue (Strike-A-Pose Dub) 7:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Vogue U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1990 Vogue U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1990 Vogue U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #16
1990 Vogue U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #23

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21513, Sire ‎– 9 21513-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 05 Apr 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: House

CREDITS:
Design – Jeri Heiden
Edited By – Tony Shimkin
Engineer [Assistant] – Curt Frasca
Engineer [Mix] – Goh Hotoda
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Photography By – Alberto Tolot
Producer, Written-By – Madonna, Shep Pettibone
Programmed By – Alan Friedman

NOTES:
Original versions available on the Sire/Warner Bros. album I’M BREATHLESS.

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: 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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Jim Carrey – Cuban Pete (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1994

“Cuban Pete”, is a Cuban rumba song composed by Joseph Norman (1906-1990). It was originally featured in the Black and White musical “Cuban Pete” from June 1946. The movie starred Cuban-born American actor Desi Arnaz who adopted the song as his theme song.

Cuban Pete was later performed by Desi Arnaz on his popular television sitcom “I Love Lucy” in the third episode The Diet on October 29, 1951.

Jim Carrey sang and danced his version in the film “The Mask” (1994). It was released as a single on July 26, 1994, with production and remix by C&C Music Factory. Carrey’s version peaked at #42 on the U.s. Billboard Dance Chart on September 17, 1994, after spending five weeks on the survey.

“Cuban Pete” Contains a sample of “A Deeper Love” by Clivilles & Cole featuring Deborah Cooper.

SIDE A:
Cuban Pete (C & C’s Ministry Of Sound Mix) 8:54
Arranged By [Horns] – Harvey Cohen
Arranged By [Rhythm Section] – Eddie Arkin*
Engineer [Assistant] – James Mcilvery, Mike Kloster
Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Acar S. Key*
Horns [Horn Section] – Barry Danielian, Bob Franceschini, Ozzie Melendez
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Don MurrayPercussion – Bashiri Johnson
Producer – Eddie Arkin*
Producer [Additional Production] – Ricky Crespo
Producer [Reproduced],
Remix [Credited To] – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Recorded By – Eddie Arkin*, Randy Farrar
emix – Clivillés & ColeVocals [Featuring] – Angie Jareé*
Written-By – J. Norman*

SIDE B:
Cuban Pete (C & C’s Boriqua Mambo Mix) 7:06
Arranged By [Horns] – Harvey Cohen
Arranged By [Rhythm Section] – Eddie Arkin*
Engineer [Assistant] – James Mcilvery, Mike Kloster
Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Acar S. Key*
Horns [Horn Section] – Barry Danielian, Bob Franceschini, Ozzie Melendez
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Don MurrayPercussion – Bashiri Johnson
Producer – Eddie Arkin*
Producer [Additional Production] – Ricky Crespo
Producer [Reproduced],
Remix [Credited To] – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Recorded By – Eddie Arkin*, Randy Farrar
emix – Clivillés & ColeVocals [Featuring] – Angie Jareé*
Written-By – J. Norman*

The Mask Speaks 0:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chaos Recordings ‎– 42 77587
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic, Latin
Style: House, Rumba

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming Chaos Recordings release “The Mask: Music From The Motion Picture”

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: 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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.