BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Crush” is a 1987 single by Grace Jones. The song was the third single from Grace Jones’ album Inside Story, chosen for the North America whereas Europe opted for “Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician”. The single was also released in an extended 12″ version, yet to be released on CD, with “White Collar Crime” on the B-side.
SIDE A:
Crush (Extended Remix) 8:05
Engineer – Michael Barbieri*
Keyboards [Additional] – Ed Terry
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Steve Thompson
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By [Additional Mix] – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbieri*
SIDE B:
Crush (Dub) 6:23
Engineer – Michael Barbieri*
Keyboards [Additional] – Ed Terry
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Steve Thompson
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By [Additional Mix] – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbieri*
White Collar Crime 5:05
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Crush | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #32 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Manhattan Records – V-56047
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Mastered By – Herbie Powers*
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Produced With] – Grace Jones
Written-By – B. Woolley*, G. Jones*
NOTES:
Original version of “CRUSH” appears on the LP “INSIDE STORY”
Find the 12″ on 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: Sovtek 12AX7LPS Vacuum Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
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
Thank you Paul.
Thanks Paul. I always dig Grace Jones. Maybe you could have a go at the Bulletproof-album, as the sound of most of those originals was always like a flat copy – like with Muse. Still The Compass Points will always be my favs. (And yes, maybe any more unreleased tracks? I recall a dub of Nipple, and hope for a dub on The Apple..if that ever was created ofcourse. May I make one, May I, Universal, please?) Hail to La Grace for her attacks on heartless corporated machine-people. AttackS, as with Corporate Cannibal she stamped her foot on that one… Read more »
Not really one of my GJ favourites (by far) – I prefered the European single Victor.
The b-side, though, is FANTASTIC. Awesome song. Thank you Paul.
I agree Song_and_Dance the b-side is fantastic 🙂
Inside Story is a very underrated Grace Jones album. Unfortunately, some of the songs chosen for singles – Crush & Party Girl – were not the best choices. On the other hand, I was glad to see this album given some attention with the remixes & dubs. The title song is my favorite from the album even though it would not have been a good single choice. Chan & Barefoot in Beverly Hills would have been better choices after the obvious first single, I’m Not Perfect. Victor should have made a bigger splash than it did though I don’t think… Read more »
I have never heard the full album only the singles that were released from it. Guess I need to get a copy of it 🙂
I agree that Crush wasn’t a great track – Victor was definitely a better choice as a single – but I loved Party Girl.
That notwithstanding, thanks for putting some Grace in our face, Paul.
@ the age of 69 Grace still spins that hula hoop @ gigs to the long version of Slave To The Rhythm, what a woman!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW8FBRYnKEY
Man, thanks for sharing! Grace is just phenomenal!! Flat-out amazing stuff!!
Jeff
Maybe Crush is just an average song, but wow!, what a production, mix and sound on this 12″! That kick and snare sound as they were in my room, nice stereo fx all over the place,
some real 80s studio masters at work here. The mix for the album track White Collar Crime
also sounds marvelous! Praises for presenting us this great 12″.
Thank you Davos 🙂
It is always a special occasion when you feature Ms. Grace Jones on your site Paul. And what a pleasure it is. It’s because of you that I know so much of her 12-inch oeuvre. Nobody is quite like this woman and I feel she doesn’t get the full credit for shaping modern performers like she really should. Grace is such the artists and icon. I someday hope the Industry giver her her due. I’m jazzed to hear these versions of this song. Grace can’t do no wrong in my book. Thank you again Paul for celebrating Ms. Jones like… Read more »
I love what Davos Via 45 said about this 12-inch. Yes, Paul, what a superior sounding record this is. And those stereo f/x really fill up the sonic space. And that dub version is tops too. I love this. And is it because of your new equipment too that sets this apart? Paul, you really stun me. Today I was listening to a lot of your stuff and whoa, they sound phenomenal, but this twelve sounds really, really,…REALLY FANTASTIC!! I marvel at your marvelousness!!
Still Swooning (and drooling too!!!),
Jeff
Yep great rip have to agree the Dynamics on this one are earth shattering. And you will only find it on a master tape or 45rpm and this is before the loudness war ! I have done a lot of vinyl rips myself and Paul’s are the cleanest. It’s not a simple job. Pop and clicks can only be done manually after having the best gear to start with. Automatic solutions usually leave terrible artefacts and make it sound like a bad mp3. So Paul does a lot of work to bring them to us. My only question for Paul… Read more »
Kaex i am always open for improvement. I have not heard of this method would be willing to try it though. Would it be possible to email me a tutorial along with the equipment and software needed and how to set it all up? Thanks a million.
Paul
I prefer the jazzy White Collar Crime. Btw Paul do you have some rare 7” edits by Grace, like Nipple To The Bottle and I’m Not Perfect? Thanks.