Category: Company B

Company B – Full Circle (Sax And Dog House Mix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single taken from the self-titled debut album by girl group Company B. The Hi-NRG/Latin freestyle track was produced by Miami-based musician Ish “Angel” Ledesma. “Full Circle” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1987, peaking at #5 after spending eleven weeks on the survey. This 12″ is one of two released in the U.S. for the single.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Sax And Dog House Mix) 8:56

SIDE B:
Full Circle (Can We Talk?) 7:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Full Circle U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86646
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Latin, Freestyle

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Produced & arranged for Summer Records
A-Side: Special Remix of Atlantic LP 81763 “COMPANY B”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

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Company B – Fascinated (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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“Fascinated” is a song by the freestyle girl group Company B. It was the first single released off their 1987 self-titled debut album. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma, mixed by Ciro llerenea and Randy Miller, and released by Atlantic Records.

The song topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in March 1987 and remained there for four weeks. Soon after, the single was picked up by Top 40 radio, and it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 spending eight weeks in the Top 40 in May and June 1987, peaking at #21. It became Company B’s most successful hit single in the U.S. and is one of the first freestyle songs to enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Fascinated (Club Mix) 7:32
Fascinated (Dubinated Version) 1:49

SIDE B:
Fascinated (Radio Edit) 4:54
Fascinated (Instrumental) 4:49
Fascidubbed 3:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Fascinated U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #24
1986 Fascinated U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1986 Fascinated U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86731
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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Company B – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

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“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is a 1989 single by freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban-American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma (Foxy, Oxo). The song is a cover version of the 1941 World War II anthem by Andrew Sisters. The Company B version was taken from the trio’s second album Gotta Dance. The single failed to chart.

The b-sdie “808 Express” is a dub house track that is not available on the Gotta Dance LP.

THIS SIDE:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (King B Vocal Mix) 4:29
Remix – Frank Callari, Ish*

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (King B Dub Mix) 4:06
Remix – Frank Callari, Ish*

THAT SIDE:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (LP Mix) 2:56
Mixed By – Artie Jacobs, Ciro Llerena, Frank Cesarano, Ish*

808 Express 10:21
Mixed By – Artie Jacobs, Ciro Llerena, Frank Cesarano, Ish*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86279
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ish*

NOTES:
From the album “GOTTA DANCE”

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 
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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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