BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
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“Stargazing” was the fourth single released by Brooklyn, New York native Alisha from her self titled debut album. “Stargazing” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on May 5, 1986 spending eight weeks on the survey peaking at #16 becoming her fourth consecutive top twenty dance single.
SIDE A:
Stargazing 5:46
SIDE B:
Stargazing (Radio Edit) 3:55
Stargazing (Dub) 7:11
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Stargazing | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #16 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vanguard – SPV 90
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Edited By – Albert Cabrera, Paul Zinman
Executive Producer – Jeff Zaraya
Producer – Mark S. Berry*
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written By – Jimmy Halperin
NOTES:
From the LP “ALISHA”
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
Great Alisha posts.
Do you have Boys Will Be Boys (5:50 Shep Pettibone Extended Mix)?
Thanks for the excellent job.
Thank you!! 🙂
Much thanks for posting the B-Side, Paul – I’ve never heard the Radio Edit & Dub Version before! (I can’t wait for All Night Passion) 🙂
You’re welcome Tony. Still waiting for “All Night Passion” to arrive in the mail 🙂
What a constellation BTG is Paul. You showcase all these gorgeous stars each and everyday! Thanks for turning out these early Alisha singles with all of their mixes. I just love her back catalog and I am tickled pink that she appears on your site sounding better than ever. I adore this song by her and I can’t tell you how pumped I am to hear the dub version here which features the editing skills of Tony and Albert, aka The Latin Rascals. Boy, Paul, your site has the best “edit-ography” around. So many exquisite tracks with exceptional edits are… Read more »
Thank you Jeff I had never really heard these mixes until I ripped this record. Really good stuff here. Hugs 🙂
I feel a bit foolish Paul. Only Albert Cabrera is here, sans Tony Moran on the razor blade tape editing. So sorry about that. It’s just that Albert and Tony are usually together when the edits happened in the early day. I just got way-too excited. I just can’t wait to get on home to hear it all.
Embarrassed,
Jeff
What a gorgeous job you did on this single Paul. I love how it shimmers and glimmers with those bell-like keyboards. Oh, and that dub is terrific. I love these electro-pop songs. Sort of a ballad with a beat. Reminded me so much of other records I love like Information Society’s “Repetition”, Book Of Love’s “I Touch Roses” and Yazoo’s “Only You.” Thanks Paul again for true splendor.
Jeff
Nice all these Alisha posts! Thank you.
You’re welcome Stefano 🙂