BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Trick or treat goblins and ghouls. This is a special Rhythm Stick brew just for you. A special Halloween issue.

Rhythm Stick was a DJ-only subscription/remix service based in Cazadero, CA (USA) that operated during 1989 -1992 ~ releases were pressed in limited quantities and featured mixes of Mainstream dance / Top 40 / NRG / dance classic tracks released on double vinyl and their CD’s contained the ‘best of’ tracks from those vinyl releases.

Rhythm Stick (With The Adventures of Mikie Man) staff consisted of the following people: Gini Spiersch, Director; Steve Bourasa, Producer & Mixer; and mixing djs: Glenn Cattanach, Mario S. David, Jim “Hip-Hop” Hopkins, Mark Watkins, and would also feature guest DJ’s.

The subtitle, (With The Adventures of Mikie Man) was connected to their logo and continuing cartoon series. These cartoon characters were originally drawn by Gini each night that Michael Lewis dee-jayed. Over a two year period, three books of drawings were completed and now with Rhythm Stick as their medium, the “Adventures of Mikie Man” were presented by the artist, Jameo. Each jacket would present the character cartoons representing the staff and contributors to Rhythm Stick.

All productions of Rhythm Stick were dedicated to the late Michael J. Lewis, the original “Mikie Man”.

SIDE A:
Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt Kickers* – Monster Mash ’89 (The Monster CD Mix) 5:14
Producer – Steve Bourasa

Book Of Love – Witchcraft (The Warlock Edit) 6:08
Edited By – Jim “Hip-Hop” Hopkins*

SIDE B:
Black Box – Ride On Time (The Ticker Trip Mix) 6:26
Remix – Steve Bourasa

Be Big – Guilty (The Acquittal Edit) 6:45
Edited By –Glenn Cattanach

SIDE C:
Alien Sex Fiend – Haunted House (The Poltergeist CD Mix) 6:28
Remix –  Jim “Hip-Hop” Hopkins*

Princess – Lover Don’t Go (The Romeo Extended Dance Edit) 6:45
Edited By – Glenn Cattanach

SIDE D:
Floppy House – In A Funk (The Vancouver Feet Beat Mix) 7:26
Remix – Steve Bourasa

Big Fun / Norman Cook – Blame It On The Boogie/Blame It On The Bassline 5:36
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Steve Bourasa

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rhythm Stick  ?– RS1-8
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Compilation, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Euro House, Synth-pop, Acid House

NOTES:
Special Halloween Edition
DJ Use Only

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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