Month: February 2023

February 28, 2023

Real Life – Babies (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

“Babies” is a 1986 song by Australiann band Real Life. In 1986, they recorded a handful of new songs, which were the band’s first recordings not written by Sterry and Zatorski. “Babies”, was written by the songwriting team of Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, and Mike Chapman, and was released as the first single from the LP “Night After Night” which was later changed to “Down Comes The Hammer”. The single failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Babies (Club Version) 7:52
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Paul Kosky
Producer, Engineer – Ross Fraser
Remix – Boris Granich, Christer Modig
Written-By – Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, Mike Chapman

SIDE B:
Babies (Rock Mix) 5:18
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Paul Kosky
Producer, Engineer – Ross Fraser
Remix – Boris Granich, Christer Modig
Written-By – Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, Mike Chapman

Exploding Bullets 4:19
<Producer, Remix – Steve Hillage
Written-By – D. Sterry, R. Zatorski

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Curb Records – MCA-23661, MCA Records – MCA-23661, Wheatley Records – MCA-23661
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Vartan (4)
Coordinator [Cover Coordination] – Marguerite Luciani
Design – Mike Fink
Management – Geoffrey Schuhkraft, Paul Palmer (3)
Mastered By – Paul Brown

NOTES:
“Babies” from the forthcoming MCA/Curb LP, “Night After Night” which was later changed to “Down Comes The Hammer” before its release.
“Exploding Bullets” from the MCA/Curb LP, “Heartland”.
Recorded in Australia.
Recorded at Platinum Australia.
Mastered at Amigo Studios.
Tracks A & B1 Remixed for EAM.
Management for Shankman De Blasio.

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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: 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:
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

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February 24, 2023

Midnight Star – No Parking (On The Dance Floor) (Remix) (Germany 12″)

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Celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“No Parking (On the Dance Floor)” is the 1983 title track from Midnight Star’s fourth and most successful album, No Parking on the Dance Floor. In the US, the song reached number 43 on the R&B chart, number 44 on the dance chart, and number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has been sampled by several artists since its 1983 release, including Sugar Ray’s song from 2003, “Mr. Bartender (It’s So Easy)”. The basic melody was sampled by the Bar-Kays in their 1984 hit “Freakshow on the Dance Floor” and in Popula Demand’s 1988 song “Don’t Clock Me”.

In 1985 a special 12″ was released in Germany which included new remixes of “No Parking On The Dance Floor”, and “Planetary Invasion”.

SIDE A:
No Parking On The Dance Floor (Remix) 8:37

SIDE B:
Planetary Invasion (Remix) 7:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	No Parking (On The Dance Floor)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#81
1983	No Parking (On The Dance Floor)	U.S. BillboardHot Black Singles	#43
1983	3No Parking (On The Dance Floor)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: TSR Music GmbH – TSR 320202
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: Oct 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk

CREDITS:

Producer – Reggie Calloway
Remix – Frank Poulton

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February 23, 2023

Aretha Franklin – Jimmy Lee/Aretha Mega Mix (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“Jimmy Lee” is a song written by Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, and Jeffrey Cohen for American singer Aretha Franklin, who recorded it for her 1986 album Aretha. Produced by Narada Michael Walden, the track was released as the lead single from the album in late 1986.

“Jimmy Lee” reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 2 on the R&B singles chart, and No. 19 on the Dance/Club Play chart in early 1987.

SIDE A:
Jimmy Lee (Extended Remix) 7:16
Remix – Ron St. Germain

Jimmy Lee (Single Version) 5:48

SIDE B:
Jimmy Lee (Dub) 6:12
Remix – Ron St. Germain

Aretha Mega Mix 7:48
Mixed By – Les “The Mix Doctor” Adams*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Jimmy Lee	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#28
1987	Jimmy Lee	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#2
1987	Jimmy Lee	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – AD1-9547, Arista – AD 1-9547
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Artwork [Cover Art] – Andy Warhol
Photography By – John Pinderhughes
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Producer [Additional] – Ron St. Germain (tracks: A1)
Written-By – J. Cohen*, A.L. Walden*, N.M. Walden*, P. Glass*

NOTES:
Three special versions of “Jimmy Lee” plus an Aretha Megamix
Produced for Perfect Light Productions.

Aretha Megamix featuring: “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?” “Another Night” “Integrity” ” Freeway of Love”

“Aretha Megamix” by Les “The Mix Doctor” Adams of Disco Mix Club, U.K.
Original productions by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions (except “Integrity” by Aretha Franklin).

Printed in U.S.A.

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February 22, 2023

Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle (US 12″)

burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

Celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH

“The Pleasure Principle” is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson for her third studio album, Control (1986). A&M Records released it as the sixth single from Control on May 12, 1987. Written and produced by Monte Moir, with co-production by Jackson and Steve Wiese, the song is an “independent woman” anthem about taking control of a personal relationship by refusing to settle for loveless materialism. Musically, “The Pleasure Principle” is an R&B song built around a dance beat. The photograph for the single cover was shot by David LaChapelle. The song has been included in two of Jackson’s greatest hits albums, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995) and Number Ones (2009).

In the United States, “The Pleasure Principle” debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated May 23, 1987. It later reached its peak position of number 14 on August 1, 1987. It became the first single released by Jackson to miss the top-ten until “Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)” peaked at number 28 in 2001. “The Pleasure Principle” nevertheless became her fifth chart-topper on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and her third on the Dance Club Songs chart. It was ranked number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Year-End chart of 1987.

Elsewhere, “The Pleasure Principle” reached the top 40 in most markets, but failed to match the international success of the previous singles from Control.

SIDE A:
The Pleasure Principle (Long Vocal) 7:25
The Pleasure Principle (A Cappella) 4:23

SIDE B:
The Pleasure Principle (12″ Dub) 6:59
The Pleasure Principle (7″ Vocal) 4:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-singles sales	#8
1987	The Pleasure Principle	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12230
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Dance-pop, Funk

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Steve Wiese
Co-producer, Arranged By [Vocals] – Janet Jackson
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Edited By, Producer [Additional], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Mix] – Bob Rosa
Executive-Producer – John McClain
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Photography By – David LaChapelle
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By [Rhythm], Arranged By [Vocals] – Monte Moir

NOTES:
Additional production by Shep Pettibone for Mastermix Productions.
Original version appears on the A&M album “Control”

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