Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988
“Supersonic” is a song by American female rap group J.J. Fad from their debut album of the same name.
The first recording of “Supersonic” was released in 1987 by the original line-up of J.J. Fad as the B-side to “Anotha Ho” on Dream Team Records. The new line-up re-recorded and released “Supersonic” in April 1988 as a single; this version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs and number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. “Supersonic” stayed on the dance charts for eight weeks. The single was certified gold by RIAA, and also got nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989, making them the first all-female rap group to be nominated for a Grammy award. They lost the award to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for “Parents Just Don’t Understand”.
SUPERSIDE:
Supersonic (Vocal Remix) 6:45
SONICSIDIDE:
Supersonic (Vocal With Intro) 3:54
Supersonic (Instrumental) 3:25
VINYL GRADE:
VINYL: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Supersonic | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #30 |
| 1988 | Supersonic | U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks | #22 |
| 1988 | Supersonic | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #10 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Dream Team Records – 0-96658
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Electro
CREDITS:
- Executive-Producer – Eric (Eazy-E) Wright*
- Producer – Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince*, DJ Yella*
- Written-By – A. Cash*, D. Birks*, F. Shaheed*, J. Burns*, J. Lee*
NOTES:
Vinyl labeled “Superside” and “Sonicside” rather than A and B.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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
**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!
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This song is a classic in Brazil.
Thank you, Paul!
Thanks for this classic, Paul! I always thought that Baby Got Back sounded very similar to the chords played at 4:06 in the remix of Supersonic. Anyway, thanks for the hard work and post!
Ah, the memories keep flooding back!!! Thought it was interesting that Dr. Dre was involved in this. So cool of you Paul to list the full credits on these records. So many compilations leave out these details.
Please keep going with this genre. My ears are having a blast!!
Jeff
Love the Remix especially the last half it really lets you have it 🙂
Awesome track, thanks!
You’re welcome 🙂
many thanks for this hip-hop classic!
You’re welcome 🙂