Teri DeSario – The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of / Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

DISCO FRIDAY!

Teri DeSario (born November 27, 1951) is a singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida. DeSario worked within several music genres out of high school. She was vocalist, played recorder and harp from 1970 – 1977 with a Medieval and Renaissance music group, the Early Music Consort, headed by scholar and Pro Musica member Arnold Grayson. She began her popular career as a singer/songwriter in the folk genre and later expanded her love of folk music with her passion for jazz. After marrying horn player, arranger, and composer Bill Purse, they founded a pop-folk-jazz collaborative called Abacus. One night a long-haired man walked into the club where she was performing, claiming to be the producer of the Bee Gees; it turned out he actually was. Barry Gibb heard her demo of original music and was so inspired by DeSario’s vocals that he wrote a song for her called “Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You” and helped her obtain a recording contract.

“Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You” from 1978 was Teri DeSario’s first hit single, written and produced by the Bee Gees’ lead vocalist/songwriter Barry Gibb, from her first album Pleasure Train, also released in 1978. Gibb also sang backing vocals on the track.

The second single from the album “The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of” peaked at #41 on the US dance chart.

Even though the first single from her debut, Pleasure Train, made #43 on the U.S. pop charts, she hadn’t really enjoyed the recording experience and wanted a new direction. It was then that she bumped into an old school mate she had as a teen, Harry Wayne Casey (KC) of KC and the Sunshine Band. In 1980 De Sario recorded a duet with KC a cover of Barbra Mason’s “Yes I’m Ready” which became a #2pop hit in the US.

This single sided 12″ promo contains both tracks on the same side.A1

SIDE A:
The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of 6:40
Written-By – Joey Carbone, Lenny Lambert*

Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You 6:32
Written-By – Barry Gibb
Backing Vocals – Barry Gibb, Teri De Sario*
Producer – Barry Gibb

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#43
1979	The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#41

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca Records ‎– NBD 20157 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo, Single Sided
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Denny Randell, Howard Albert, Ron Albert

NOTES:
Disco versions from the LP “PLEASURE TRAIN”
Both tracks appear on the same side.

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January 24, 2013

Mi-Sex – Computer Games (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

Mi-Sex (also spelt MiSex) was a New Zealand New Wave rock band active from 1978 to 1984. Led by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, they were best known for their singles “Computer Games” in 1979 and “People” in 1980.

In August 1978 the band headed to Sydney, where they quickly became a major live drawcard. They were soon signed to the Australian division of CBS Records by the label’s then A&R manager/House producer Peter Dawkins, himself an expatriate New Zealander who is best known for his productions with another former New Zealand group based in Australia, Dragon.

The band released their debut album “Graffiti Crimes” in July 1979 which coincided with their national tour as the support act for Talking Heads. The LP included their biggest hit, the synthesizer-driven “Computer Games”, a Burns/Stanton composition released in Australia on October 1, 1979 and in 1981 throughout Europe. The single went to #1 in Australia, made the top 5 in New Zealand, and also charted in 20 countries including Canada #2 and Argentina #9. In the US the song peaked at #61 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

“Computer Games” won the award for Best Australian Single at the 1979 TV Week/Countdown Music Awards.

The music video was filmed on location at what was at the time Control Data Corporation’s North Sydney centre.

The “Special Version” of “Computer Games” is a slightly longer mix than what appears on the album clocking in at 4:41 instead of the 3:53 LP version.

SIDE A:
Computer Games (Special Version) 4:41

SIDE B:
Graffiti Crimes 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (Stickered)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	Computer Games	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 48-50830
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Peter Dawkins
Written-By – K. Stanton*, M. Burns* (tracks: A), S. Gilpin* (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Special Versions from the Epic Lp: “COMPUTER GAMES” JE 36349
Comes in stickered generic sleeve.

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January 22, 2013

Fiction Factory – (Feels Like) Heaven (Holland 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“(Feels Like) Heaven” is a song and single by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and in 1984 on their debut album Throw The Warped Wheel Out. It is a regular feature on 1980s and New Wave compilations. It was a major hit in Switzerland, reaching #2 on the Swiss singles chart. In the UK, the single peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria.

SIDE A:
(Feels Like) Heaven (Extended Remixed Version) 5:51
Arranged By – Medley*, Patterson*
Producer – Peter Wilson
Written By – Patterson / Jordan
Written-By – Jordan*, Patterson*

SIDE B:
Everyone But You 3:30
Arranged By – Fiction Factory
Written By – Medley / Patterson
Written-By – Medley*, Patterson*

This Is 3:02
Arranged By – Fiction Factory
Written By – Medley / Patterson
Written-By – Medley*, Patterson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS‎– CBSA 12-3996, CBS ‎– A 12-3996
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Design – Graphyk

NOTES:
Made in Holland
From the LP “Throw The Warped Wheel Out”

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January 18, 2013

Karen Young – Hot Shot (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1978

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Hot Shot was the name of a popular disco single recorded by American singer Karen Young. The single, which is also the name of her 1978 album, reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart the week of August 5, 1978 and spent two weeks there.

The track also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it only got as far as number 67 that same year. Although this single would make Young a one-hit wonder, “Hot Shot” is still considered by many as a club classic and an Old School radio staple to this day. “Hot Shot” was also featured in the 1990 movie “Reversal of Fortune” and was later used as a sample in Daft Punk’s song “Indo Silver Club” on their 1996 album Homework.

n 2007, nearly 30 years after the original charted and 16 years after Young’s death (in 1991), MaxRoxx Music released “Hot Shot: The Karen Young Reheat,” which is an updated version of “Hot Shot,” this time with new mixes using the original’s vocals. This version, which charted as “Hot Shot 2007,” also reached the Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at number 7 in March 2008. Also, in 1999, Blondie recorded a cover of the song and included it on the Japanese edition of their album No Exit and “No Exit” single.

Karen Young died of a bleeding ulcer in January 1991, at age 39.

SIDE A:
Hot Shot (Vocal) 8:40

SIDE B:
Hot Shot (Instrumental) 8:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	Hot Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#67
1978	Hot Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: West End Records ‎– WES 12111
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Andy Kahn, Kurt Borusiewicz

NOTES:
Recorded at Queen Village Recording Studios, Phila., PA.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Labs., Phila., PA.

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