Month: September 2023

September 29, 2023

Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Just Got Paid” is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015).

The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley for which Keith Sweat wrote lyrics. Sweat ultimately passed on the song that was originally written for his 1987 debut Make It Last Forever. Kemp recorded a demo of the new song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his “scratch vocal” ended up on the final release.

The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Just Got Paid” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. It lost out to Anita Baker’s “Giving You the Best That I Got”.

SIDE A:
Just Got Paid 5:24
Just Got Paid (7″ Version) 3:33

SIDE B:
Just Got Paid (Dub Mix) 5:23
Just Got Paid (Instrumental) 5:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 07588
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Kashif
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley
Written-By – G. Griffin*, J. Kemp*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Columbia Lp: “Secrets Of Flying”

Recorded at New Music Group Studios, Stamford, CT
Remixed at Soundworks Recording Studios, Ltd. New York, NY
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, New York, NY

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

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

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September 28, 2023

After The Fire – Der Kommissar (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

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Originally posted December 12, 2012

“Der Kommissar” (German: [deːɐ̯ kɔmɪˈsaːɐ̯]; “The Commissioner”) is a song originally recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco.

In mid-1982, British rock band After the Fire recorded an English version, also titled “Der Kommissar”, and released it as a single, but the record floundered. Coming off a tour opening for Van Halen, After the Fire was working on material for a new album when in December 1982, the group announced onstage during a concert that they were disbanding. Both the After the Fire and Falco versions were rising on the Canadian charts at the time, but neither had cracked the US pop charts. Around that time, American singer Laura Branigan began working on her second studio album, Branigan 2, and she recorded “Deep in the Dark”, a new song written over the melody and arrangement of “Der Kommissar” which was prepared for release. Then the After the Fire version finally hit the US Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1983, and started rising. Though its version barely nicked their home country’s Top 50, in 1983 the song’s music video received extensive airplay on MTV propelling its popularity on US radio. The song entered the US top 40 on 5 March 1983, peaking at No. 5, and spending a total of 14 weeks in the top 40. The single was released under the Epic Records label. Amidst all this renewed attention to the composition, Falco’s own version, which had done well in some US markets but not charted nationally, was re-released, but the German-language record remained essentially a novelty hit there, charting concurrently with the After the Fire version but not rising above No. 74 on the Cashbox chart.

In Canada, Falco’s version had peaked at No. 11 the same late-January week that After the Fire’s version peaked at No. 12. After the Fire’s record company, CBS, pleaded with the band to regroup, but to no avail. While UK promotional singles for “Deep in the Dark” were pressed (the After the Fire version missed the UK top 40 and the Falco version failed to chart there), Branigan’s record company, Atlantic, officially released “Solitaire” in the United States, where that song peaked at No. 7.

SIDE A:
Der Kommissar (Special Extended Remix) 5:43

SIDE B:
Der Kommissar (Dub Remix) 4:50
Engineer [Remix] – Michael Frondelli
Remix [Remix By] – Bruce Harris, Gregg Winter, Jane Brinton

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Der Kommissar	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#5
1983	Der Kommissar	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#4
1983	Der Kommissar	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-03490
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Mastered By – Janos*
Producer – ATF*, John Eden
Written-By – Falco, R. Ponger*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Epic LP: ATF

Though not specifically labeled as such, side A is an extended remix and side B is a dub with chorus vocals only.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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September 27, 2023

The Hood – Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Belgium 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” is a 1986 New Wave/Industrial Belgium only 12″ single released by music project The Hood which consisted of legendary NYC party promoter-doorman and writer John Hood. The Hood released one LP titled “Cooler Than Thou” along with three singles and appeared on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Salvation!

“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” was remixed by keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man, John Robie with production by Ivan Ivan. This rarely-heard obscure 80s track did not chart and there was no music video released.

SIDE A:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 1) 4:21
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Dub) 4:32

SIDE B:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 2) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – TWI 687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Industrial

CREDITS:

Producer – Ivan Ivan
Remix – John Robie
Sleeve – Howard Chaykin
Written-By, Performer – The Hood

NOTES:
Comes in a one-sided picture sleeve.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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September 26, 2023

Georgio – Sexappeal (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Sexappeal” is the debut single from Minneapolis, Minnesota native singer-songwriter Georgio. The single peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on February 26 1987 after spending twelve weeks on the survey. The Prince-inspired track also reached #16 on the R&B chart. “Sexappeal” had its biggest chart success on the Billboard Dance Chart peaking at #8.

“Sexappeal” was taken from the debut album of the same name.

SIDE A:
Sexappeal (Edit Version) 4:30

SIDE B:
Sexappeal (Instrumental) 4:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#59
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop	#16
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Picture Perfect Records – PPR-3563
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer, Directed By [Assistant Director] – Cliff Zellman
Executive-Producer – KJM, Pricky T
Producer, Vocals, Directed By, Written-By – Georgio Allentini*

NOTES:
Art Production: Mooving Targets

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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