Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood (Ash 48) / Light My Fire (137 Disco Heaven) (New Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Celebrating Pride Month!

“Knock on Wood” is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd.

In 1979 American soul/disco singer Amii Stewart released a disco version of the song. It reached number one in the U.S. charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song. This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version backed with “Light My Fire” / “137 Disco Heaven” in 1985 (peaking at number 7).

“Knock On Wood” would become one of the “anthems for the LGBTQ community.”

SIDE A:
Knock On Wood (Ash 48) 7:45

SIDE AA:
Light My Fire (137 Disco Heaven) 7:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sedition ‎– EDITL 3303
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Disco

CREDITS:
Drum Programming [Drum Doctor] – Peter Boita
Keyboards [Emulator / Keyboards] – Dave Hewson*
Other [Genetic, Uncredited Mixing & Engineering] – Timm Baldwin
Other [Maison Rouge, Uncredited Mixing & Engineering] – Charles Harrowelt
Other [P R T, Uncredited Overdubs] – Bob Mallet
Other [Uncredited, The Entertainment Business] – Simon Lait
Producer [Original Productions] – Barry Leng
Remix – Alan Coulthard, Barry Leng
Sleeve, Design – Carz

NOTES:
Remixed at Maison Rouge, Genetic
Overdubs PRT Studios
Marketed and distributed by Precision Records & Tapes Ltd

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

Made In England

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
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 USED:
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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Password: burningtheground

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Christopher
Christopher
June 15, 2020 10:50 pm

Love this song! Thank you!

Pixie
Pixie
June 3, 2020 5:01 pm

Fantastic Paul. Coulthard did another mix in 85 mashing these together that’s worth checking out! https://www.discogs.com/Amii-Stewart-Megamix/release/1918751
 

Marco
Marco
June 3, 2020 3:25 am

Alan Coulthard did some great remixes in this decade. I don’t think I remember hearing this before though.

Can’t wait to check it out. Thanks Paul 🙂

Alberto
Alberto
June 2, 2020 8:30 pm

Great stuff. I immensely love the original version. This one is a gem! Thank you very much.

Carlos
Carlos
June 2, 2020 7:11 pm

Excelente, gracias por esta version.

Shaun007
Shaun007
June 2, 2020 6:31 pm

Happy Pride month Paul

Daniel
Daniel
June 2, 2020 1:33 pm

I like this Knock on wood remix. It’s close to the original. Thanks for posting 🙂

Jeff
Jeff
June 2, 2020 10:54 am

I’m freaking out Paul. I never heard this before but I can hardly wait. The original is one of my all time favorites. Karen loves it too and is equally excited. Thanks so much Paul.

Jeff