Category: Greg Khin Band

Greg Khin – Lucky (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Lucky” was the first single taken from the LP Citizen Kihn by the American musician Greg Kihn, release in 1985 through EMI America Records. It was his first album since 1978’s Next of Kihn not to be released under the Greg Kihn Band name. “Lucky” peaked at #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart in February 1985, the single also reached #16 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Lucky (Dance Mix) 5:54

SIDE B:
Lucky (Trench Mix) 4:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Lucky U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #30
1985 Lucky U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #24
1985 Lucky U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-7855
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “Citizen Kihn”

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!


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Greg Khin Band – Jeopardy (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Jeopardy” is a hit song released in 1983 by The Greg Khin Band on their album Kihnspiracy. It is the band’s only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number 2 in May 1983 (behind Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”) and also hitting number 1 on the dance charts for two weeks a month earlier. The song also reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band’s only charting song in the UK. The song is written in the key of D minor.

SIDE A:
Jeopardy (Dance Mix) 6:47

SIDE B:
Jeopardy (Instrumental Version) 6:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Jeopardy U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1983 Jeopardy U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Beserkley – 0-67932
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, SP Generic Sleeve
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Matthew King Kaufman
Remix –  John Luongo
Written-By –  Kihn, Wright

NOTES:
Distributed by Elektra Asylum
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Pressed at the Specialty Records Corporation plant based on the “SP” under the catalog number and the “SRC” logo in the etchings.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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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