Billy Crystal – You Look Marvelous (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“You Look Marvelous” is a 1985 novelty/dance track recorded by American comedian Billy Crystal. The song peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and #17 in Canada.

“You Look Marvelous” would also have an accompanying music video that had heavy rotation on MTV. Both the song and video features Crystal in character as his SNL persona of talk show host Fernando Lamas. The video features Lamas cruising around in what was at the time the world’s longest stretch limousine, built by custom coach designer and builder Vini Bergeman, surrounded by models in bikinis.

The accompanying album titled “Marvelous” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording at the 1986 Grammy Awards.

SIDE A:
You Look Marvelous (Extended Version) 7:30

SIDE B:
You Look Marvelous (Dub Version) 7:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 You Look Marvelous U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #58
1985 You Look Marvelous U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #27

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12147
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Novelty

CREDITS:
Edited By – Latin Rascals*
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Tom Lord-Alge
Mixed By – Arthur Baker
Producer – Arthur Baker, Bob Tischler
Written-By – Billy Crystal, Paul Shaffer

NOTES:
Latin Rascals (Tony Moran & Albert Cabrera).

Special thanks to Runyon’s, N.Y.C.

Printed in the U.S.A.

From the LP “MARVELOUS”

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Donna Allen – Serious (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Serious” is the debut single by American dance-pop singer, born in Key West, Florida, and raised in Tampa, where she was a Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleader, Donna launched her career in the 1980s as a backup vocalist with Miami Sound Machine.

“Serious” peaked at #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. In the United Kingdom, the song was a top ten hit reaching #8.

SIDE A:
Serious (Vocal/Long Version) 5:33
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*

SIDE B:
Serious (Vocal/Short Version) 3:46
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*

Serious (Instrumental/Dub Version) 7:53
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*
Remix – Barry Mraz, Eric Schilling, John Haag

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Serious U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1986 serious U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #5
1986 Serious U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: 21 Records ‎– DMD 980
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Charles Parry, Fernando Pruna, Bob Rogel*
Producer – Lou Pace
Written-By – D. Allen*, L. Pace*, Blitz*

NOTES:
Produced for Freedom Sound Productions

A Presentation of The Triage Entertainment Corporation
From the 21 Records LP 90548 – “Perfect Timing”

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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)
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Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Japan 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Billie Jean” is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983, as the second single from Jackson’s sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. “Billie Jean” blends post-disco, rhythm and blues, funk and dance-pop. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies’ claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5.

“Billie Jean” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart within three weeks, and became Jackson’s fastest-rising number one single since “ABC”, “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There” in 1970, which he recorded as a member of the Jackson 5. It remained at number one for nine weeks on the chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1983. “Billie Jean” is certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was also a number one hit in the UK, France, Switzerland and Belgium for example, and reached the top ten in many other countries. “Billie Jean” was one of the best-selling singles of 1983, helping Thriller become the best-selling album of all time, and became Jackson’s best-selling solo single.

Jackson’s performance of “Billie Jean” on the TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever won acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy Award. It introduced several of Jackson’s signatures, including the moonwalk and white sequined glove, and was widely imitated. The “Billie Jean” music video, directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV’s cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing. The spare, bass-driven arrangement of “Billie Jean” helped pioneer what one critic called “sleek, post-soul pop music”. It also introduced a more paranoid lyrical style for Jackson, a trademark of his later music.

“Billie Jean” was awarded honors including two Grammy Awards and an American Music Award. In a list compiled by Rolling Stone and MTV in 2000, the song was ranked as the sixth greatest pop song since 1963. In 2004, Rolling Stone placed it at number 58 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Frequently listed in magazine polls of the best songs ever made, “Billie Jean” was named the greatest dance record of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners.

SIDE A:
Billie Jean (Long Version) 6:21

SIDE B:
Billie Jean (Instrumental Version) 6:21

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve/OBI: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Billie Jean U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1983 Billie Jean U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #1
1983 Billie Jean U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 12・3P-490
Series: Michael Jackson Jumbo Single Series 1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Japan
Released: 1983
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Funk, Soul, Pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Michael Jackson
Producer –Quincy Jones
Written-By – M. Jackson*

NOTES:
Special Versions
Taken from the LP “Thriller”

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Toni Basil – Over My Head (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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Originally posted November 14, 2011

“Over My Head” is a song by American singer Toni Basil. It was featured on her self-titled 1983 album and reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the US Dance chart.

A music video for the song was released, directed by Basil and Michelle Simmons.

The video was nominated for “Best Choreography” at the first MTV Music Video Awards, in 1984. The video lost, however, to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

SIDE A:
Over My Head (Special Extended Remix) 5:02

SIDE B:
Over My Head (Instrumental) 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #81
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42754
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Cover [Concept] – Gerald V. Casale
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Allen Ballard*
Producer – Richie Zito
Written-By – Franne Golde, Sue Shifrin

NOTES:
Recorded at Oasis Studios
Mastered at Allen Zentz
From the album “Toni Basil”

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DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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SOFTWARE USED:
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Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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