Category: Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison – When I Look Into Your Eyes (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“When I Look Into Your Eyes” is a song by American dance group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pretty Poison. The song was released as the third and final single from the group’s debut LP “Catch Me I’m Falling”. “When I Look Into Your Eyes” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on July 30, 1988, peaking at #10 after spending eight weeks on the survey.

The single was produced by Fred Zarr who has also worked with Debbie Gibson, Madonna, and Whitney Houston.

The group did not film a music video for this single.

SIDE A:
When I Look Into Your Eyes (Dance Mix) 5:08
When I Look Into Your Eyes (Hip Hop Mix) 5:45

SIDE B:
Nightime (Welcome To Our House Mix) 8:10
When I Look Into Your Eyes (Bonus Scratch Beats) 2:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 When I Look Into Your Eyes U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – 0-96642
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, House

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “Catch Me I’m Falling”

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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

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Pretty Poison – Laced (US 12″ EP)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Laced” is the debut EP by the American Synth-pop band from Philadelphia, Pretty Poison formed by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler. The EP is well before the band had their biggest hit in 1987 “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” which became a top-ten hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Laced” is a much less produced sound for the band with tracks like “Seal It With A Kiss” which sounds like a track that Company B would have recorded on their debut record, but Starling’s vocals bring it home as a Pretty Poison track. “Let Freedom Ring” was re-recorded for their debut album in 1987, it’s stripped to little more than Starling’s voice, a drum machine, and a warbly (but not overpowering) synth. “Expiration” is a cool Halloween song and sounds very 1983. “Temptest Nightmare” is the biggest shocker on the EP, an electronic new wave cut deeply rooted in goth rock, a sound which is nowhere to be found in the band’s later work.

SIDE A:
Seal It With A Kiss 4:03
Let Freedom Ring 6:11

SIDE B:
Expiration 4:01
Tempest Nightmare 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Svengali Records – SRPP 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork, Layout –  Cheryl Knowles
Bass – Patrick Callen (tracks: B2), Antonio Romeo*
Cover [Cover Concept] – Graham*
Drums – Bobby Correy*
Engineer – Larry Spivack
Guitar, Bass [Synthetic Bass], Synthesizer, Chimes – Whey Cooler
Mastered By [Digital] – Nimitr Sarikanarda*
Music By, Producer – Cooler*
Percussion – Kaya Pryor*
Photography By – Jim Graham
Producer, Cover [Cover Concept], Lyrics By – Starling*
Producer, Engineer – Spivack*
Programmed By [Rhythms], Synthesizer [Additional] –  David Lunt
Transferred By [Digital Transfer], Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Chas. Gerber*
Vocals – Jade Starling

NOTES:
Recorded January through March ’83

Find the EP at DISCOGS

VINYL 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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Pretty Poison – Nightime (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Nightime” is a single by American dance-pop group Pretty Poison. The song was originally released in 1984 reaching #14 on the U.S. Dance chart. After signing with Virgin Records and the success of their biggest hit “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” (U.S. Dance #1) (U.S. Hot 100 #8), “Nightime” was re-released as a remix this version reached #13 on the Billboard Dance chart on March 19, 1988 after spending three weeks on the survey. The 12″ included new remixes by Shep Pettibone, Kae Williams Jr., and Whey Cooler.

During this period the group also released their official debut album “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”.

SIDE A:
Nightime (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:40
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Nightime (Poisonous Mix) 5:48
Remix – Kae Williams Jr.

SIDE B:
Nightime (Dub) 7:25
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Nightime (Cold House Mix) 5:43
Remix – Whey Cooler

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Nightime (Remix) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #13

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96710
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle, House

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer – Joe Nicolo*, Joe Alexander
Producer, Mixed By – Kae Williams Jr.
Written-By – Jade Starling, Whey Cooler

NOTES:
Also available the LP “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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

Pretty Poison – Nightime (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Nightime” is the fourth single released by American dance group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pretty Poison. Group members are Jade Starling (lead vocalist); Whey Cooler (keyboardist and guitarist); and Kaya Pryor (percussionist).

“Nightime” was originally released in 1984 on Philly based label Svengali Records. “Nightime” peaked at #14 on the Billboard dance chart on August 18, 1984, after spending ten weeks on the survey. The song was later remixed and re-released in 1988 after the success of “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”.

This 12″ is also known as the Philly version.

SIDE A:
Nightime (Dance Mix) 5:45

SIDE B:
Nightime 3:49
In The Heat Of The Night (Dub Mix) 5:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Nightime U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Svengali Records ‎– SR8403
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Joe Nicolo*
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
Photography [Frontcover] – James Graham
Photography [Rearcover And Layout] – Cheryl Knowles
Producer – Kae Williams*

NOTES:
Jacket (sleeve) made in Canada

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 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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