BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
DISCO FRIDAY!
“Shake It Up” is the fourth single from the album The Story So Far by Divine.
“Shake It Up” became Divine’s fourth and last single to chart on the Dutch Singles Chart. It debuted at #30 before climbing to and peaking at #13 in its third week. The song spent a total of 6 weeks on the chart.
“Shake It Up” spent a total of 11 weeks on the German Singles Chart and peaked at #26. It spent one week at its peak. “Shake It Up” became Divine’s second Top 40 single on the chart.
SIDE A:
Shake It Up (Vocal) 6:44
SIDE B:
Shake It Up (Instrumental) 4:02
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Break Records – 308313
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco, Hi NRG
Credits: Photography – R. Vinke
Written-by, Producer, Instruments [All Instruments Performed By] – Bobby Orlando
NOTES:
Message on labels: “Life is a rollercoaster it has it,s ups and downs”
Made In Holland.
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
He was in Patrick Miller’s club here in Mexico in 1984, I’m dj now dj the club 🙂
Thanks a lot DjPaulT!!!
🙂
We all owe Divine a tip of our collective hats as it was her “You Think You’re A Man” that got Pete Burns & Company (Dead Or Alive) to get S.A.W. to produce their records. She was and will always be….FIERCE!!! Thank you Paul for your latest!
Jeff
Always loved the Bobby O Divine records. I have the Special Remix version – http://www.discogs.com/Divine-Shake-It-Up-Special-Remix/release/1374965 – and even at 9:28 it’s still not long enough!
Yep that is a good mix too 🙂
I don’t know how Divine was in 1984, but I saw him in concert in 1988, about six weeks before he died. It was a horrible show. Divine was nasty to the audience, but not in a fun way; he seemed genuinely bitter and ran through the songs as quickly as possible. It wasn’t a surprise to me that he died so soon afterwards. If the other parts of his life were at all like he was that night, he just wasn’t interested in being there/here.
Interesting story VanceMan.
I didn’t even know he did gigs until Cherry Red’s recently released live DVD of Divine at The Hacienda, Manchester (UK, 1983).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W057hyfJPk
He seems in good spirits there, esp considering the audience just stand there not knowing what’s hit them. 😀
Would have loved to see Divine live I am sure it was an experience that one would never forget.
Thank you for this gem. Fierce cover art! I got into Divine’s music late so I’m hungry for as many 12″ rips as I can lay my hands on. Yours are of the highest quality, Paul. Ever think of doing a Hi-NRG Friday spinoff? Whatever you choose, please don’t stop.
Thank you Matt I love Divine too. I will consider the Hi-NRG spin off 🙂
Thank you DjPaulT for this great 12″. I saw her perform in Chicago in 1984. It was an unforgettable show. There is a new documentary film, ‘I am Divine’ coming soon. All the best.
ooh cant’t wait to see that documetary I love Divine. I bet that live show was too cool 🙂