Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

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Originally posted May 21, 2011

“Pull Up to the Bumper” was the second single released by Grace Jones from her critically-acclaimed 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song has since come to be one of Jones’ signature tunes. The song was co-written by Jones herself, Sly Dunbar, Dana Mano, and Robbie Shakespeare.

Upon its release, “Pull Up to the Bumper” spent seven weeks at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as becoming a Top-5 single on the U.S. R&B chart.

In 1985 the track was remixed and re-released to promote the Island Life compilation, the Extended Remix includes additional keyboard overdubs and remix by Paul “Groucho” Smykle. This 1985 remix peaked at #12 on the UK pop chart in early 1986.

Jones’ genre-hopping artistry earned her a diehard LGBTQ+ fan base from day one, largely because of her very uncommon divadom. By gleefully toying with masculine and feminine conventions, she offered her queer audience a constantly evolving performance in which they could recognize their own sexual fluidity. “Bumper” succinctly captures Jones’ protean mix of playfulness and aggression, simultaneously tongue-in-cheek and deadly serious. It’s a masterstroke of double entendre that, with its sinuous reggae-disco backdrop and Jones’ snarled vehicular puns, really only demands one thing from you: that you move.

SIDE A:
Pull Up To The Bumper (Extended Remix) 6:25
Remix –  Paul “Groucho” Smykle
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell
Written-By – Dana Mano, Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya

SIDE B:
La Vie En Rose 7:20
Arranged By – Duke Williams
Producer – Tom Moulton
Written-By –  E. Piaf*, Louiguy

Nipple To The Bottle 5:50
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell
Written-By – Grace Jones, Sly Dunbar

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 240
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Downtempo, Disco

CREDITS:
Mastered By – GD* (tracks: B1, B2), Jonz* (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Pull Up To The Bumper
A version of this song appears on the Grace Jones album ‘Island Life’
Rydim Music Ltd.
(P) 1985 Original sound recording made by Island Records Inc.

La Vie En Rose
Produced for Beam Junction Productions
Taken from the album ‘Island Life’
Noel Gay Music-MPCS
(P) 1977 Island Records Inc.

Nipple To The Bottle
Taken from the album ‘Living My Life’
Rydim Music Ltd.
(P) 1982 Island Records Inc.

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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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