Tag: 12″

April 13, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Staying Together (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Staying Together” is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, and the fourth released in support of her album Out of the Blue. However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached #53 in the UK in 1988.

SIDE A:
Staying Together (Remix) 6:01

SIDE B:
Staying Together (Dub Version) 5:56
Staying Together (Bonus Beats) 1:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Staying Together	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86533
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Chep Nunez
Engineer – Bruce Miller, Steve Griffin
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Written By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Remixed From the Atlantic LP “OUT OF THE BLUE”

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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

April 12, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Headed To The Mall Week.

REQUEST

“Shake Your Love” is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Originally recorded in the spring of 1987, the song is written by Gibson herself and produced by Fred Zarr. It was released in September 1987 and reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in December that year. It was her breakthrough single in the U.K., reaching #7 in early 1988. The 12″ single reached #1 on the U.S. Maxi-Singles sales chart.

**Although Side A lists the “Vocal/Club Mix” and “Bonus Beats” as two seperate tracks it is actually one twelve minute version without any gap between songs. I have left it this way to keep the integrity of the original vinyl release.

SIDE A:
Shake Your Love (Vocal / Club Mix/ Bonus Beats) 12:23
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / LP Version) 3:42

SIDE B:
Shake Your Love (Bad Dubb Version) 5:01
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Vocal / Bass Apella) 3:31
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

Shake Your Love (Shake The House Version) 5:48
Edited By – Dr. Michael Flume*, Scott Blackwell
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Brockman*, Michael Hutchinson
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Scott Blackwell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#6
1987	Shake Your Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86651
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Gibson*, Zarr*
Coordinator [Project Coordination By] – Steve Rosen
Keyboards – Ed Terry, Fred Zarr, Scott Blackwell
Producer – Fred Zarr
Programmed By – Dave Darlington*
Timbales – Nikki*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
From the album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

April 8, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Only In My Dreams (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

REQUEST

“Only in My Dreams” is the debut single for American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. The song was written by Gibson herself in 1984, two years before she recorded The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 5, 1987 peaking at #4. In the UK “Only In My Dreams” debuted on the UK singles chart on December 9, 1987 only peaking at #54.

SIDE A:
Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix / Vocal) 6:34
Only In My Dreams (Percapella / Vocal) 3:29

SIDE B:
Only In My Dreams (Dreamix) 4:18
Only In My Dreams (Hearthrob Beats) 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#31
1987	Only In My Dreams	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#12

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– A9322T, Atlantic ‎– 786 744-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Debbie Gibson, Fred Zarr
Engineer [Mixing] – ‘Doc’ Dougherty*
Engineer [Recording] – Don Feinberg
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Mastered By – Herbie (Pump) Powers*
Producer – Fred Zarr
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – Deborah Gibson*

NOTES:
From the debut album “OUT OF THE BLUE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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

April 7, 2016

Machinations – No Say In It (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

RWQUEST

“No Say In It” is a song by Australian synth-pop band Machinations. The song was lifted from the bands second full length album Big Music. “No Say In It” reached #14 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in September 1984.

“No Say In It (Mendelsohn’s Played Mix)” is exclusive to the Australian release. As a bonus track I included “5 Minutes Black” which was included as the b-side of the US and Canada releases of “No Say In It”.

SIDE A:
No Say In It (Machinations Cut Mix) 8:23
Remix – Guy Gray, Machinations

SIDE B:
No Say In It (Mendelsohn’s Played Mix) 7:10
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn

5 Minutes Black 3:32
Engineer – Alan Wright

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good Plus

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: White Label Records ‎– X 13169
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Guy Gray
Producer – Julian D. Mendelsohn*
Written-By – Machinations

NOTES:
Written on release: “Produced by a small cuddly Australian called Julian D. Mendelsohn.”

Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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