Author: DjPaulT

August 17, 2023

Miami Sound Machine – Conga (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

NEW 2023 Transfer!
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Originally posted July 26, 2011

“Conga” is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love.

The single was released worldwide in 1985 and became a smash success around the world, providing the band worldwide mainstream popularity, reaching #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and winning the Grand Prize at the 15th annual “Tokyo Music Festival” in Japan.

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 copies.

“Conga” became a worldwide success and is recognized as the signature song of the band and Gloria Estefan. The song reached the Top Ten in various countries, including the United States and the Netherlands. The song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, while the attention was based more on the single “Bad Boy”. In Billboard magazine’s year-end chart in 1986, “Conga” finished at #40.

SIDE A:
Conga (Dance Mix) 6:00
Remix [Special Dance Mix By] – Pablo Flores

SIDE B:
Conga (Instrumental) 4:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#60
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#7
1985	Conga	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49-05253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: U.S.
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Latin

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Photo] – Emirito Pujol
Producer – Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Written-By – E. E. Garcia*

NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic Lp: “Primitive Love”

Credits Emilio Estefan, Jr. on sleeve; Emilio Estefan on label.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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August 16, 2023

Barbie – Barbie Dance Club (US Cassette Single)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

BTG BARBIE Rewind: Bubblegum Pop Inspired by BARBIE!

“Barbie Dance Club” is a cassette single released in 1988 featuring three exclusive songs written for Barbie herself that were included as part of a 30-minute direct-to-video promotional VHS tape released in 1989. The video featured a Dance Club consisting of kids, ranging from 8-12 years of age, essentially giving promotion to outfits for the Mattel Barbie doll. There was also a special line of Dance Club dolls released all wearing club fashions the dolls included Barbie, Ken, Kayla, and Devon.

In the video you could learn to do the Barbie dance created by pop mega-star Paula Abdul. Watch the video

Singer/songwriter Stacey Piersa who would later write “Didn’t I Say I Love You” (from the Paula Abdul single “My Love Is For Real”) with Elliot Wolff appears in the video as a dancer. Elliot Wolff wrote Paula Abdul’s hit songs, “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted.”

I was not able to find any information on who the female vocalist is on these tracks. None of these songs have ever been released digitally.

SIDE A:
Doin’ The Barbie (Dance Mix) 4:14

SIDE B:
Our Game 2:16
Dreamin’ 2:12

Cassette Grade:
Cassette: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mattel – none
Format: Cassette, Single
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dance-pop, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Carlos Rios (2)
Written-By, Producer – Cheryl Caglese, Jerry Caglese

NOTES:
Made in Hong Kong

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CASSETTE TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Cassette Deck: Nakamichi BX-300 Discrete 3-Head Cassette Deck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp Line In Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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:
Cassette transfer was recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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August 15, 2023

Nia Peeples – Trouble (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

BTG BARBIE Rewind: Bubblegum Pop Inspired by BARBIE!

“Trouble” is a song originally recorded by La Toya Jackson in the late summer of 1987, but it was not included on her subsequent album, La Toya.

In 1988 singer/actress Nia Peeples released the song as the first single, taken from her debut album Nothin’ But Trouble. The single reached #71 on the Hot Black singles chart and #35 on the Hot 100 singles chart. The song was most successful on the dance chart reaching #1 for one week in early summer 1988.

Peeples decided to venture into the music industry after she came to recognition as a regular cast in the musical television series Fame.

SIDE A:
Trouble (12″ Remix) 7:21
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone

Trouble (7″ Version) 4:17

SIDE B:
Trouble (Dub Mix) 6:26
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone

Trouble (Instrumental) 6:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Trouble	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#35
1988	Trouble	U.S. Billboard R*B/Hip-Hop	#71
1988	Trouble	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 870 154-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, 49
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, New Jack swing

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Tony Prendatt
Producer, Written-By – Steve Harvey

NOTES:
“49” on labels denotes a Specialty pressing.

Additional production & remix for Mastermix Productions
From the Mercury album “Nothin’ But Trouble”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

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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August 11, 2023

Stacey Q – Give You All My Love (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

BTG BARBIE Rewind: Bubblegum Pop Inspired by BARBIE!

“Give You All My Love” is a song by American singer Stacey Q. It was released on May 25, 1989, as the lead single from her third studio album, Nights Like This, in 1989 by Atlantic Records. Written by Stacey Swain and David Cole and produced by Cole and Robert Clivillés, “Give You All My Love” is primarily a dance-pop song. The song features backing vocals by Jocelyn Brown and Martha Wash.

Several remixes were released for the song giving it commercial success on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart peaking at number sixteen and number eight on the Singles Sales chart.

The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California. It features Stacey dancing with her friends inside a loft apartment. One of the dancers is Michael Chambers.

SIDE A:
Give You All My Love (Crossover House Mix) 5:51
Give You All My Love (Crossover Club Mix) 4:35

SIDE B:
Give You All My Love (Underground Mix) 4:42
Give You All My Love (Radio Edit) 3:32

VINYL BRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Give You All My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Music/Club Play	#16
1989	Give You All My Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86410
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, House

CREDITS:

Arranged By [Drums And Percussion], Edited By – Robert Clivillés
Arranged By [Keyboards], Written-By – David Cole
Arranged By, Mixed By, Producer – David Cole & Robert Clivillés*
Backing Vocals – Craig Derry, Jocelyn Brown, Martha Washington
Edited By – Luis Rivera, Omar Carrasquilla, Ricky Crespo
Engineer [Mix] – Jim “Bonzai” Lyon*
Engineer [Recording] – Steve “Griff” Griffin*
Executive-Producer – Ken Komisar
Lacquer Cut By – Hw*
Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
Written-By – S. Swain*

NOTES:
Edited for The Razor Shop
Jacket: Martha Washington (Weather Girls)

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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