Author: DjPaulT

Sinitta – Cross My Broken Heart (Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Cross My Broken Heart” is a song by Sinitta. It was released in March 1988 as the sixth and final single from her self-titled debut album. This song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was successful in the UK where it was a top 10 hit, peaking at number six. It was certified silver by the BPI. The B-side contains a remix of her 1987 hit, “Toy Boy”.

In the United States, the single reached #26 on the Billboard Dance chart on September 2, 1988.

SIDE A:
Cross My Broken Heart (Extra Pulsing Beat Mix) 6:43

SIDE B:
Toy Boy (Brand New Megamix) 5:08
Cross My Broken Heart (Instrumental Mix) 3:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Cross My Broken Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #29

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Fanfare Records ‎– 12 FANX 15, Fanfare Records ‎– 12 FAN X 15
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Hi-NRG

CREDITS:
Art Direction [Sinitta’s hair by] – Madeline (10)
Engineer – Mark McGuire
Mixed By – Pete “Mix Master” Hammond*
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Written-By, Producer – Stock/Aitken/Waterman*

NOTES:
Recorded at PWL Studios, London
Non PPL
Made in England

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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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Kurtis Blow – Basketball (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

For Kobe Bryant 1978-2020 Rest In Peace.

“Basketball” is a song that was written by William Waring, Robert Ford, Kurtis Blow, J. B. Moore, Jimmy Bralower, and Full Force and recorded by American rapper, singer, songwriter, Kurtis Blow released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip.

In the mid-’80s, the NBA contacted Kurtis and had him do some shows after games. These games would often sell out as fans came to see the concert after the game. This was a great experience for Kurtis, and he got to meet players like George Gervin (The Iceman), Dr. J and Dominique Wilkins.

“Basketball” peaked at #29 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The b-side is a song by Percussionist, songwriter, producer, engineer, Ralph MacDonald. He has released eight solo albums from 1976 to 1998. He co-wrote Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’s “Where is the Love” and Bill Withers’ “Just The Two Of Us”
He has played as a session percussionist in many artists’ recordings -George Benson, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Miriam Makeba, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Steely Dan etc.

“It’s The Game” was taken from his album “Universal Rhythm”.

SIDE A:
Basketball 6:23
Performed By – Kurtis Blow
Producer – J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr.

SIDE B:
It’s The Game 4:37
Performed By – Ralph MacDonald
Producer – Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Basketball U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #71
1984 Basketball U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles #29

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Labe Polydor ‎– 881 529-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco, Hip Hop, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Side A from the album ‘Ego Trip’
Side B from the album ‘Universal Rhythm’

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Bobby Brown – Girlfriend (US 12″)

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“Girlfriend” is the debut solo single by R&B singer Bobby Brown. After being thrown out of R&B/pop group New Edition, Brown released his first album, King of Stage, from which the single was taken. While the album failed to break the charts, the single went to number one on the R&B charts for two weeks and peaked at fifty-seven on Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Girlfriend 6:15

SIDE B:
Girlfriend (Instrumental) 6:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Girlfriend U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #51
1986 Girlfriend U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23643
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 14 Oct 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Rhythm & Blues

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Producer – Larry White

NOTES:
From Bobby Brown album, “King Of Stage”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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The Jets – Rocket 2 U (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Rocket 2 U” is a song by the American sibling group, The Jets. It was written and produced by Bobby Nunn. The single, featuring lead vocals by Haini Wolfgramm, received a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989.

Released as the third single from their album Magic in 1988, the song was the second most successful single released from the album, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the R&B chart. In the U.K. the song peaked at number sixty-nine.

SIDE A:
Rocket 2 U (Extended Version) 9:30

SIDE B:
Rocket 2 U (Radio Edit) 5:29
Rocket 2 U (Dub) 8:31
Rocket 2 U (Percapella) 4:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Rocket 2 U U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #6
1988 Rocket 2 U U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #5
1988 Rocket 2 U U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #3
1988 Rocket 2 U U.S. Billboard Hot Crossover 30 #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23822
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 04 Jan 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Soul

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Don Powell (7)
Mastered By – Herbie Powers Jr.*
Mixed By – Berney Perkins*
Mixed By, Producer [Additional] – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
Producer, Written-By – Bobby Nunn

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, MCA-42085,
“Magic”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.