Category: Gloria Estefan

Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

A. Front

“Bad Boy” was the second 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 song enjoyed much success following up on the band’s mainstream breakthrough single, “Conga”.

The radio release and single was an edited and remixed version of the original album cut. It was remixed by Shep Pettibone. “Bad Boy” became the band’s second Top Ten single in the United States, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the Top 20 in many other countries around the world. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 units and by the ARIA in Australia for sales of 35,000 copies. The song landed at #79 on Billboard magazine’s year-end chart of 1986.

The video of the song received high rotation on MTV and other video music channels. Two videos were made with the second one featuring Estefan with the cast of the musical Cats. The song opened the film, Three Men and a Baby.

SIDE A:
Bad Boy (Remix) 6:11

SIDE B:
Bad Boy (Dub Version) 6:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985/86 Bad Boy U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8
1985/86 Bad Boy U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #8
1985/86 Bad Boy U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #74
1985/86 Bad Boy U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #10
1985/86 Bad Boy U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49-05338
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Latin, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Producer – Emilio Estefan, Jr.
Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – J. Galdo*, L. Dermer*, R. Vigil*

NOTES:
Special Version from the Epic LP “PRIMITIVE LOVE”.
Remixed for Mastermix Productions.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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: 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 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

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/Special DJ Megamix (Netherlands 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

A. Front

“Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” is a song written by Enrique “Kiki” Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album Let It Loose (and the European version of the album Anything for You). It saw a re-release in the UK only in December of 1988, after the October 1988 re-release of Can’t Stay Away From You in Europe.

This Dutch 12″ promo features an exclusive Megamix of Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s biggest hits. Although not listed on the sleeve or labels side b is the “O-Eh o-Eh Edit”.

SIDE A:
The Megamix 10:00
A.1 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
A.2 Conga
A.3 Dr. Beat
A.4 Betcha Say That
A.5 Bad Boy

SIDE B:
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 7:09
Engineer, Mixed By – Eric Shilling*
Producer – Emilio*, Jerks, The
Remix – Pablo Flores

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1987 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #31
1987 Rhythm Is Gonna Get You U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #27

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– SAMP 1162
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Latin, Pop
Style: Latin, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special Versions from the Epic LP “LET IT LOOSE”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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: 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: 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

Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Dr. Beat” is the first international single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eighth studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence. The single was released worldwide in 1984 becoming a top success across Europe where the album impacted the charts with this hit.

“Dr. Beat” was not quite as popular in the US as some of their later singles, only peaking at number 15 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. However, it has become one of the group’s biggest international hits, reaching the Top 10 in Spain and peaking at number 6 in the United Kingdom.

The song has maintained popularity through inclusion on a number of 1980s retrospective albums. It also became popular again in 2005 when dance artist Mylo mashed the song up with his hit “Drop The Pressure” to create “Doctor Pressure”, which became a hit single in its own right.

The single was certified Silver by the BPI in the United Kingdom for its sales of 200,000 copies and Gold by the ARIA in Australia for its sales of 35,000 units.

SIDE A:
Dr. Beat (Long Version) 6:28
Arranged By – Lou Pace
Mixed By – Pablo Flores

SIDE B:
Dr. Beat (Instrumental) 5:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Dr. Beat U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Discos CBS International – EPS-10048
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Disco
Credits: Engineer – Eric Schilling, Joe Arlotta, Ronie Torres*
Producer – Emilio Estefan*
Written-By – E. E. Garcia*

NOTES:
Recorded at New River Studio, Ft. Lauderdale, Blank Tapes Studio, New York and Telesound Studio, Puerto Rico.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi