Musical Youth – Heartbreaker (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Released in April 1983 “Heartbreaker” was the fourth and final single released from the debut album “Youth Of Today” by Musical Youth. In the UK the single was a minor hit peaking at #44. In the United States the single reached #68 on the Billboard R&B chart.

SIDE A:
Heartbreaker (Special New Mix) 5:36
Remix – Peter Collins

SIDE B:
Pass The Dutchie (Special Dub Mix) 4:40
Remix – Pete Hammond

Rockers (Special New Mix) 5:00
Remix – Pete Hammond

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Heartbreaker	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#68

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – YOUT 4
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Reggae
Style: Dub, Reggae-Pop
Credits: Producer – Peter Collins

NOTES:
Sleeve states “Special 12″ Club Version”
Special Versions from the album “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
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Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

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Adobe Photoshop CS5
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

January 9, 2013

Musical Youth – Never Gonna Give You Up (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

Musical Youth’s third single, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, released in early 1983, became band’s second biggest hit in the United Kingdom peaking at #6 and Ireland #5. In the United States the single did not chart.

SIDE A:
Never Gonna Give You Up (New Mix) 10:33

SIDE B:
Mirror Mirror 2:37
Rub ‘N’ Dub 6:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-13965
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Dub
Credits: Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Frederick Waite, Sr.* (tracks: A, B1), Musical Youth (tracks: A, B2)

NOTES:
The “New Mix” is exclusive to this release
Recorded In England
From the MCA LP “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

January 8, 2013

Musical Youth – Youth Of Today (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1982

R E Q U E S T

Musical Youth was formed by Frederick Waite Sr. who discovered that his sons Patrick and Frederick Jr. were talented musicians. Frederick Jr. played drums and Patrick played bass. Mr. Waite invited a friend’s two sons to participate as well. Kelvin Grant played guitar while his older brother Michael played keyboards. Mr. Waite sang lead vocals himself at first.

Once the band gained notoriety from record companies, Mr. Waite decided the lead vocalist should be just as old as the boys were and so Dennis Seaton, a schoolmate of Frederick Jr.’s, took over.

In 1982, they signed to MCA Records and their first single “Pass the Dutchie” was an instant hit.

The bands second single “Youth Of Today” and the title of their debut album did not garner the same impact as their previous single “Pass The Dutchie”. In the United States “Youth Of Today” failed to chart while in the UK the single peaked at #13. The songs highest chart position was in the Netherlands where it reached #4.

SIDE A:
Youth Of Today (Special 12″ Club Version) 5:30
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn, Peter Collins
Written-By – Musical Youth

SIDE B:
Gone Straight (Special 12″ Club Version) 5:23
Mixed By – Peter Hammond*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – YOUT 2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae-Pop
Credits: Engineer – Peter Hammond*
Producer – Peter Collins
Written-By – Freddie Waite

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “YOUTH OF TODAY”

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SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
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Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi