Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Holiday” was the third single taken from the seventeenth studio album “Forever” by the American funk band Kool & the Gang. The song peaked at #66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on July 28, 1987, after spending seven weeks on the survey. “Holiday” had its most significant chart performance in Germany, reaching #24 on the GfK entertainment charts. After this album, lead vocalist James “J.T.” Taylor left the group for a solo career. He would return in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.

SIDE A:
Holiday (12″ Club Remix) 6:29

SIDE B:
Holiday (Jam Mix) 5:22

Holiday (7″ Version) 3:16
Remix, Edited By –  Chris Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metronome – 888 751-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Rhythm & Blues

CREDITS:

• Executive Producer – Gabe Vigorito
• Mastered By – José Rodriguez
• Producer – I.B.M.C., Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell)*, Kool & The Gang
• Written-By – Curtis Williams, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang

NOTES:
From the LP “FOREVER”

120 BPM

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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