BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
“The Men All Pause” is a hit single recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA label. Written by Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fourth album, Meeting in the Ladies Room. This song reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The success of this song helped the group’s Meeting in the Ladies Room album reach Platinum status.
The “Dub Version” only appears on this US 12″.
SIDE A:
The Men All Pause 7:10
SIDE B:
The Men All Pause (Dub Version) 7:08
The Men All Pause (LP Version) 5:00
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Men All Pause | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #80 |
| 1984 | The Men All Pause | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #5 |
| 1984 | The Men All Pause | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | #9 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Constellation (2) – MCA-23526, MCA Records – MCA-23526
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Funk
Credits: Co-producer – Bernadette Cooper, Fenderella*
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Producer – Stephen Shockley
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.
NOTES:
From the LP: “MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM”
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
I often wonder how/why you claim BTG “Exclusive” on some of your posts here, but I can vouch for this one truly holding that honor. This record has been on my holy grail list forEVER (thanks to that elusive dub) and after scouring the internets several times over several years and wearing my fingers down to the nubbins, I finally broke down and bought a used copy from eBay.
That was last week, naturally. *sigh* 😉 Not mad, though. The record was at least immaculate in condition.
“Burning The Ground Exclusive” means that the rip is 100% mine I ripped it scanned it etc. Some other blogs copy material from other sites. I do not. So when you download from Burning The Ground you know that the rip is mine.
Thanks for this post. It’s great to have the dub version. All the best.
Hmm .. Im a one song fan on this one .. MITLR (and all the impending remixes) did it for me ..
Klymaxx
The Men All Pause
They love their word play, don’t they?
It was truly grrl power even before Spice Girls.
Thanks for the rare dub, Paul, and it would lovely if you can feature more of them meeting in the ladies room with I Miss You, Man Size Love and I’d Still Say Yes.
Cool – thanks Paul!
Funny, this was one of the first tracks I ever recorded off of radio on to my first cassette player/boombox. Brings back great memories!!! Thanks!! 🙂
I’m so excited for the dub version. Again, Paul, this is what makes you and BTG so special, you preserving the flip-sides. PLUS, you give credit where credit is due. I do try to locate a lot on compact disc, but even the releases and liner notes leave off important mixes and information on who was responsible for the version. You sing producers’/musicians’/remixers’ praises. Such a nice guy and an incredible archivist you are. And the audio quality is gorgeous, stellar and breath-taking. Jeff P.S. Oh Paul, if you ever get the chance, could you fix the mp3 link to… Read more »
Thank you Jeff 🙂 I will probably at some point be re-ripping the “Icehouse” singles using my upgraded equipment 🙂
Thank You Paul for that. You are amazing.
Jeff
My favourite Klymaxx song! Have it, but dumping it for your recording! Thank you, Paul!
You’re welcome Antbee. Enjoy!!