BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!
Originally posted December 15, 2011
“Body Rock” is a single released by American singer/songwriter Maria Vidal. “Body Rock”, reached #8 on the US Dance Charts, #48 on the Hot 100, #5 on the Springbok charts in South Africa, and #11 in the UK, and charted on various international charts. It was the theme song to the film Body Rock in 1984. The song is considered a dance classic.
SIDE A:
Body Rock (Dance Mix) 6:26
SIDE B:
Body Rock (Dub Mix) 4:22
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Body Rock | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #48 |
| 1984 | Body Rock | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #8 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-7836
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Phil Ramone
Producer – Phil Galdston, Sylvester Levay
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Vocals – Maria Vidal
Written-By – J. Bettis*, S. Levay*
NOTES:
Remixed for Jellybean Productions, Inc.
From the New World Motion Picture ¨Body Rock¨.
Find the 12″ at 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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Era impossível não tocar nas rádios! Clássica!
Grato!
On this cover of Body Rock she looks Body Hot. 😀
Thank you!
Love this song use to listen to it back in the day.
Thanks Paul for re-posting this 12” Your hard work is appreciated.
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Thank you for this new rip. I have the dance mix on a french CD compilation called “maxi 45 tours 80” but the dub is new for me. Keep the fun going.
This rip that I did should be much better than the CD considering what the notes say on the CD
“There are some technical discrepancies with some of the tracks, such as audio mastering from MP3 rips, most notably tracks 2-08, 4-04, 4-08, and mastering from vinyl rips. ”
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Maxi-45-Tours-80/release/804542
Thanks for the re-rip, Paul! This is one of those songs that is never on an 80s compilation but you can easily hear the 80s within it!
I remember it being a relatively big hit in CT back in the day.
Thanks again!
You’re welcome, Fred 🙂
Thank you Paul. Exclusive Jellybean mixes are much appreciated. I didn’t have the dub mix of this beautiful song. Now we get it in pristine sound quality. “Body rock” was also a huge hit over here in France. Another Jellybean mix I’m still looking for is “Rise up” by canadian band “The Parachute Club”. Do you have it?
I do not have the Parachute Club single but have added it to my want list. Since the pandemic started I have not been buying any news records.
This is so much fun! Thanks for bringing it back Paul.
Jeff
You’re welcome, Jeff 🙂
Was offline for a while, but back to say thanks for this fun 80’s song. Not only was Maria Vidal a real cutie back then, but along with Irene Cara’s Breakdance, was one of the defining songs to highlight the – fortunately short-lived – break dance era. Thanks for all of the recent 80’s goodness I wasn’t able to comment on the last couple updates. Thanks for keeping us sane in isolation, Paul! Cheers.
You’re very welcome , dugn. loved the break dance era 🙂