Category: Prince

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 – Batdance (The Batmix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Batdance” is the ninth and final track on Prince’s eleventh album Batman (the motion picture soundtrack to the Tim Burton film Batman), and, two weeks prior to the album’s release, Batdance was released as the album’s first single, becoming Prince’s fourth number-one hit, and his first to achieve the feat of topping all 3 American charts since “Kiss” in 1986.

The B-side is “200 Balloons”, which was recorded for the film and serves as the musical blueprint for the main portion of “Batdance”. The song was rejected for the film by Tim Burton and replaced with “Trust”. The lyrics of “200 Balloons” reference the scene which it was created for to a greater degree than the replacement track, which is only connected to the scene by the Joker asking “Who do you trust?” after the song ends. Prince did little more than replace the lyrics of “200 Balloons” in its transition into “Batdance”. Only musical portions survived the transition, but full lyrics showed up in “The Batmix” (turn your head to the east, I be coming from the west). “200 Balloons” also contains samples of “House in Order” and “Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic”; the latter was another song submitted for inclusion in the movie, but rejected (it was replaced by “Partyman”).

SIDE A:
Batdance (The Batmix) 7:16
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Mark Moore, William Orbit

SIDE B:
Batdance (Vicki Vale™ Mix Mix) 5:55
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Mark Moore, William Orbit

200 Balloons 5:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 9 21257-0, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-21257
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince

NOTES:
Original version of “Batdance” available on the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Soundtrack album BATMAN,™ a Warner Bros. Film.

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, 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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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