Category: Prince And The Revolution

Prince And The Revolution – Kiss (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Kiss” is a song composed, written, and produced by American musician Prince. Released by the Paisley Park label as the lead single from Prince and the Revolution’s eighth studio album, Parade (1986), on February 5, 1986, it was a No. 1 hit worldwide, holding the top spot of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. The single was certified gold in 1986 for shipments of 1,000,000 copies by RIAA.

The song is ranked at No. 85 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021, No. 464 in 2010, and No. 461 in 2004. NME ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time,and voted “Kiss” the best single of 1986.

Following Prince’s death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 28 and jumped to No. 23 a week later. The song also reached No. 2 on the French Singles Chart. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 1.33 million digital copies in the U.S.

Age of Chance and Art of Noise also released versions of the song that were critical and chart successes.

SIDE A:
Kiss (Extended Version) 7:14
Arranged By –  David Z.
Backing Vocals – Mazarati
Producer, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Written-By – Prince

SIDE B:
Love Or Money (Extended Version) 6:51
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #1
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label Paisley Park – 9 20442-0 A, Paisley Park – 0-20442
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk

NOTES:
Original version of “Kiss” available on the 4thcoming album Parade, Music From The Warner Bros. motion picture Under The Cherry Moon .

Made in USA.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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
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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Prince And The Revolution – Mountains (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Mountains” is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon. It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12″ single version of the song runs for nearly ten minutes.

It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK. The B-side was the instrumental “Alexa de Paris”, one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo. Both songs appear in the film Under the Cherry Moon, with the video for “Mountains” playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film’s black-and-white version.

SIDE A:
Mountains (Extended Version) 9:53

SIDE B:
Alexa De Paris (Extended Version) 4:54
Drums – Sheila E.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Mountains U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 0-20465, Paisley Park ‎– 9 20465-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Allied Record Company Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk

CREDITS:
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution

NOTES:
Original version of “Mountains” available on the Prince And The Revolution album PARADE, MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE UNDER THE CHERRY MOON.

Made in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ 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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Prince & The Revolution – Raspberry Beret (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Raspberry Beret” is a song written by Prince and the lead single from Prince & The Revolution’s 1985 album Around the World in a Day.

The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorporating stringed instruments, Middle Eastern finger cymbals, and even a harmonica on the extended version. The song was also more in the pop vein than ever before, though the 12-inch single and video of the song feature a funky intro. Although the song was originally recorded on April 27, 1982, in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound, Prince drastically reworked it in September 1984 with The Revolution to give it more of an international sound. The string section comprised Novi Novog on violin, Suzie Katayama and David Coleman on cello.

While the song hit number 1 in Cash Box and reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (behind “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran), it only reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Raspberry Beret (New Mix) 6:34

SIDE B:
She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) 6:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Raspberry Beret U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1985 Raspberry Beret U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop #3
1985 Raspberry Beret U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock #40

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 9 20355-0 A, Paisley Park ‎– 0-20355
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution

NOTES:
Raspberry Beret Original version on the Paisley Park album AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY
Made in U.S.A.

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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Password: burningtheground

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Prince 1958-2016

We are grieving once again the loss of a superstar. Prince, legendary music artist whose influence spanned 4 decades, has died at age 57.

The singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist broke through in the late 1970s with the hits “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” and soared over the following decade with such albums as “1999” and “Purple Rain.” The title song from “1999” includes one of the most widely quoted refrains of popular culture: “Tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999.”

He’s sold more than 100 million records and is on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 greatest artists.

Rest In Peace, Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)