Barbi and The Kens – Mini LP (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

Barbie and the Kens were a short lived 1980s new wave music project of Bobby Orlando, with one minor college radio hit, “Just a Gigolo”, which peaked on the Billboard Club Play charts at No. 45 in 1981.The song is still in rotation on retro radio stations.

The group released one mini LP on 7″ vinyl format in the US.

Tracks B1 and B2 are mixed together on the record no gaps between the two tracks.

SIDE A:
Pay My Bills 2:26
Uptown Downtown Cruising 3:26

SIDE B:
Just A Gigolo 4:12
I’m Not Your Stepping Stone 3:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: “O” Records ‎– OR 811
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Artwork [Packaging], Creative Director – Hal Wilson
Backing Vocals [Back Up Voices] – Carol Ross (2), Harriet Vidal
Drums – Mod Top Ken
Executive-Producer – “Bobby Orlando”*
Guitar [Spy] – Swing Kat Ken
Other [Clothes] – “O”
Other [Hair, Make Up] – Roni
Other [Scenery] – Joyce
Photography By – Jon Rynski
Producer, Synthesizer – Klaus Voegel
Vocals – Barbi Doll
Voice [Plastic Macho] – Bachleor Ken

NOTES:
Produced for “O” Records and Visuals.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 9, 2015

The B-52’s – Loveland (France 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

“Loveland” and “Cake” are tracks recorded by American new wave band The B-52’s. Both tracks were produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads. Both songs were taken from the EP Mesopotamia. The original Island Records vinyl & cassette release in the UK contained the extended versions of “Loveland” and “Cake”. This was an error, and the discs were quickly recalled and reissued with the correct version of “Cake” however the extended Loveland remained. These versions never appeared on the American release.

In France both songs were issued as a special 12″ promo. As far as I know neither of these mixes have appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
Loveland 8:33

SIDE B:
Cake 7:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 6863 177
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: France
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Engineer – Butch Jones
Producer – David Byrne

NOTES:
Disque Hors-Commerce. Vente Interdite.

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March 6, 2015

The B-52’s – Summer Of Love (US 12″)

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“Summer of Love” is the first single from the album Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52’s. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it their highest entry (1994’s “(Meet) The Flintstones” would reach the same position on the chart). The original version of the song was released on The B-52’s compilation album, Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation.

SIDE A:
Summer Of Love (Summer Party Mix) 6:04

SIDE B:
Summer Of Love (Love Dub) 7:47
Summer Of Love (Single Edit) 3:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Summer Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20509
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Graphics [Photo Manipulation] – Elmi Graphics, John Barry (8)
Photography By – Keith Strickland
Producer – Tony Mansfield
Producer [Additional], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – C. Wilson*, K. Pierson*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*

NOTES:
From the forthcoming 5-52’s album Bouncing Off The Satellites on Warner Bros. Records.

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March 5, 2015

The B-52’s – Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland (US 12″)

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Originally posted September 22, 2011

“Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland” is the second single off the album Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52’s. The single peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, their fourth Top 10 entry on that chart.

SIDE A:
Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland (Extended Mix) 8:56
Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland (Single Edit) 3:58

SIDE B:
Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland (12” Mix) 7:05
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The

Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland (Dub) 7:02
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTOEY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20588
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Steve Peck
Guitar – Ricky Wilson (3)
Keyboards, Bass – Keith Strickland
Performer [The B-52’s] – Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson (3)
Producer – Tony Mansfield
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Vocals – Cindy Wilson
Written-By – C. Wilson*, K. Pierson*, K. Strickland*, R. Wilson*

NOTES:
Additional Production and Mix for Mastermix Productions
Original Version available on The B-52’s album “Bouncing Off The Satellites” on Warner Bros. Records.

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2015 Re-Rip!
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First Time In 24 Bit Flac!