J.J. Fad – Supersonic (US 12″)

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.

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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

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October 4, 2023

O’Bryan – Breakin’ Together (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Breakin’ Together” is the second single taken from the third studio album Be My Lover recorded by American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist O’Bryan. “Breakin’ Together” reached #32 on the U.S. R&B Chart on September 15, 1984, after spending ten weeks on the survey.

During his career, O’Bryan released nine singles and recorded six albums.

SIDE A:
Breakin’ Together (Club Mix) 6:21

SIDE B:
Breakin’ Together (Dub Version) 6:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Breakin’ Together	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#32

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-8605
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Funk

CREDITS:

Mastered By – Wally*
Producer – Friendship Producers Company, O’Bryan
Written-By – D. Cornelius*, O. Burnette II*

NOTES:
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester

The same image appears on both sides of the sleeve

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October 3, 2023

The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew” is the debut single by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready for Battle. It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album’s lead single. Written by Budd “Blue Soldier” Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the lead vocals were performed by 15-year-old Daisy Castro, aka “Baby Love”.

The song became the most popular hit song of the Rock Steady Crew. The single peaked at number-one on the Belgian and Dutch singles charts, and reached the top ten in many other European countries, including the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Extended Version) 5:27

SIDE B:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Instrumental Version) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Charisma – RSC 1-12, Virgin – RSC 1-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro, Hip Hop

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By – Arun*
Producer – B. Soldier*, Stephen Hague
Written-By – B. Soldier*, R. Blue*, S. Hague*

NOTES:
A Charisma / KLB production

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September 29, 2023

Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Just Got Paid” is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015).

The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley for which Keith Sweat wrote lyrics. Sweat ultimately passed on the song that was originally written for his 1987 debut Make It Last Forever. Kemp recorded a demo of the new song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his “scratch vocal” ended up on the final release.

The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Just Got Paid” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. It lost out to Anita Baker’s “Giving You the Best That I Got”.

SIDE A:
Just Got Paid 5:24
Just Got Paid (7″ Version) 3:33

SIDE B:
Just Got Paid (Dub Mix) 5:23
Just Got Paid (Instrumental) 5:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 07588
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Kashif
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley
Written-By – G. Griffin*, J. Kemp*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Columbia Lp: “Secrets Of Flying”

Recorded at New Music Group Studios, Stamford, CT
Remixed at Soundworks Recording Studios, Ltd. New York, NY
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, New York, NY

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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