Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch – Superman (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1977

Side A
TK Disco Sleeve

DISCO FRIDAY!

Celi Bee (born Celida Ines Camacho, New York) is an American disco musician.

Bee is a New York born singer of Puerto Rican Parents. After being born in New York, initially relocated back to Puerto Rico with her parents. There she met Pepe Luis Soto in Puerto Rico in the 1960s and they began making music together.

In 1977 Celi Bee signed a recording contract with TK Records, whilst Soto wrote a song called “Superman”, which coincided with the release of the film of the of the same name. The song became a hit, reaching #3 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Singles chart, #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #86 on the R&B chart.

SIDE A:
Superman (Vocal) 5:09

SIDE B:
One Love (Vocal) 8:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1977 Superman U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #41
1977 Superman U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #86
1977 Superman U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco #3

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco ‎– 37
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – H. Garrido*
Co-producer – T. Rossi*
Producer, Written-By – P. L. Soto*

NOTES:
From the LP “Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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

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Stefano
Stefano
September 30, 2013 11:29 am

Never heard this title, I think.
Let’s find it out…

Omar
Omar
September 28, 2013 3:18 am

always liked this single

MAN
MAN
September 27, 2013 4:01 pm

No problem .. even if you don’t have it .. you still the best

MAN
MAN
September 27, 2013 1:47 pm

Thanks Paul for this track I love it from the first time I heard it , I’m also like the Herbie Mann Version , please if you have it .. try to remember to add it also

kookoo
kookoo
September 27, 2013 1:45 pm

Hello Paul. This is my favorite Celi Bee 12″. Thank you. Thank you.

NKelly
NKelly
September 27, 2013 1:11 pm

Thanks but FLAC not found…

NKelly
NKelly
Reply to  DjPaulT
September 27, 2013 4:17 pm

You’re welcome. I’ve never heard of this but make a point to download everything you do now. Glad to be of help mate.