Helen Reddy – Make Love To Me (Germany 12″)

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Originally posted November 2, 2012

RIP Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020)

Helen Reddy was an Australian-born singer and actress. She is often referred to as the “Queen of 70s Pop”. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10 and three of those songs reached No. 1, including her signature hit “I Am Woman.” She also placed 25 singles on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. Fifteen of those singles made the Top 10 and 8 of those reached No. 1. She was the first artist to ever win the coveted American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Female” artist. She was also the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and to have three #1 hits in the same year.

In 1979 Helen Reddy released the disco hit “Make Love to Me” from her album “Reddy”. This was her only song to make it on to Billboard’s R&B chart where it peaked at No. 59. A year earlier in 1978, Kelly Marie had a pop hit in Australia with this tune where it peaked at No. 5.

SIDE A:
Make Love To Me (Disco Mix) 6:38

SIDE B:
You’re So Good 3:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Make Love To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#60
1979	Make Love To Me	U.S. Billboard Adult ContemporaryTracks	#41
1979	Make Love To Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	#59

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 1 C 052-85 955
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – McKinley Jackson
Mixed By – Buddy Brundo
Producer – Frank Day
Producer [Associate] – Bruce Sperling

NOTES:
The original version of “Make Love To Me” on the LP “REDDY”

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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

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 1, 2020

Then Jerico – Big Area (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Big Area” is a 1988 single by English rock band Then Jerico, from their second album The Big Area. The song is their biggest hit and highest-charting single to date, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989. It featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Slipstream.

SIDE A:
Big Area (12” Mix) 4:47
Engineer – John Brough
Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov
Producer – Gary Langan

SIDE B:
The Big Sweep (Dance Mix) 4:49
Remix – Philth Tennant*, Tim Baldwin*
Written-By – Then Jerico

The Motive (USA Mix) 4:05
Producer – Martin Rushent
Remix – Bob Clearmountain
Written-By – Then Jerico

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: London Records ‎– LONX 204, London Records ‎– 886 366-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Keyboards – Alex Right*, Andy Wright, Arthur Barrow, Ben Angwin, Chris Youdell
Lyrics By – Shaw*
Percussion – Andy Duncan, Luis Jardim
Written-By [And Performed By] – Then Jerico

NOTES:
Side A listed as 12″ mix on the sleeve but not on the label.

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September 30, 2020

Big Country – In A Big Country (UK 12″)

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Originally posted September 4, 2014

“In a Big Country” is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country from their 1983 debut studio album The Crossing released in early summer 1983. The single reached its highest overall national position in Canada, hitting No. 3 on the RPM Top Singles Chart on November 26, 1983. The song reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1983. The song was released in the US in the fall of 1983 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of that year.

The band is often described as a one-hit-wonder for the popularity of “In a Big Country” in the United States, though they continued to have success in Europe and were a prolific touring band famous for their live shows more than their studio albums. Frontman Stuart Adamson once remarked about the song in an interview, part of which was shown on a VH1 special celebrating “one-hit-wonders” that, “If we’re known for nothing more than just that one song, I’d be pretty happy with that.”

SIDE A:
In A Big Country (Pure Mix) 6:19
Producer – Steve Lillywhite

SIDE B:
All Of Us 4:09
Producer – Big Country, Steve Lillywhite, Will Gosling

In A Big Country 3:56
Producer – Steve Lillywhite

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	In A Big Country	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#17
1983	In A Big Country	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Phonogram ‎– COUNT 312, Phonogram ‎– 812 467-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Performer [Big Country Are] – Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki, Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Sleeve – JB*
Written-By – Big Country

NOTES:
From the LP “THE CROSSING”

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September 29, 2020

Bow Wow Wow – Markthalle Hamburg Presents The Mile High Club (UK 7″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“The Mile High Club” is a UK promo-only single recorded by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. The single was produced as an invitation to an event at Markthalle Club in Hamburg, Germany. A similar release under the title ” Studio 54 New York Presents The Mile High Club” was also issued for the band’s event at Studio 54 in New York, around 2000 copies were pressed and given out at both events.

SIDE A:
The Mile High Club 4:00

SIDE B:
C30,C60,C90 Go! 6:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tour D’Eiffel Productions ‎– TE001
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre:
Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, New Wave

CREDITS:
Written-By – Barbarossa*, Gorman*, McLaren*, Ashman*

NOTES:
Same tracks and Matrix information as the “Studio 45″ version. Different label.

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