Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979
“Crank It Up (Funk Town)” is a disco hit from 1979 by American singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The song was the first single from his second studio album, “Stargazer.” It reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1979, spending six weeks on the chart. “Crank It Up (Funk Town)” performed better on the Billboard Disco chart, reaching #4.
SIDE A:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Special Radio Disco Mix – Short Version) 8:00
SIDE B:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Long Version) 10:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #86 |
| 1979 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Disco | #4 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco – 151
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
CREDITS:
- Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Bert Dovo
- Engineer [Assistant] – Matt Murray
- Engineer [Recording & Mixing] – Gary Vandy
- Horns – Bonaroo Horns*
- Mixed By, Producer – Cory Wade, Peter Brown (2)
- Written-By – P. Brown*, R. Rans*
NOTES:
Recorded at Studio Center Sound, Miami, Florida
From the LP “Crank It Up” (Drive 108)
Distributed by T.K. Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Pressed at Presswell Records Mfg. Co., Ancora, NJ
B.P.M.-135
A:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 1:28
B:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 2:07
To make it easier for the DJ, the tracks have spirals which indicate drum breaks.
Labels state: Spirals indicate drum breaks
Real BPM is 131
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE:
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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
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LOVE seeing this pop up!! Peter Brown’s hits in 1977 and ’78, “Dance With Me” and “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me,” were among the first songs I ever bought (vinyl 45s) and I loved them. I can’t imagine why I don’t know this song but am looking forward to hearing it.
Love your blog!
WOW! They added tracks with spirals to indicate drum breaks in 1979! I thought Ultimix invented that. Thank you for another fantastic Disco Banger!
You’re welcome, Martika 🙂
Actually way before Ultimix, the record companies would often issue a “banded DJ promo” of certain albums where the songs were either very long and were broken up by bands with silence between them for a DJ to cue and play only part of a 22-minute piece. Or some albums have songs that segue (aka run-together) like Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and The Final Cut that were banded and broken up for easier cueing for radio station DJs. Sometimes the music would not cross-fade like on the stock copies, rather be mastered where the songs end cold or… Read more »
Thank you Paul! I don’t think I was aware of this. I only knew Peter Brown for They Only Come Out At Night (which you’ve posted). Good to see it was a big hit on the Billboard Disco chart. You knew this was the real deal when the short version was still 8 minutes… And love the electric guitar solo. Have a hot weekend, and you too Jeff, Martika and everyone else here!!
I am happy to hear you liked the record, Retro Hound. Have a great weekend 🙂
Have a fantastic rest of the weekend!
I Like. Excellent quality. Thanks
You’re welcome, Ace 🙂
Fantastic! Thank you DJPaul! Been searching for this deep disco cut for years!
You’re welcome, Gary 🙂
Although I know, Peter Brown, this is a new one for me, Paul. I liked the T.K. Disco label for their great diversity of disco songs. This should be a lot of fun. Great info concerning breaks on the label too.
Have a great weekend, Paul, Retro Hound, Martika and all the rest. Boogie down!
Jeff
This one is a Disco banger. I hope you like it. Have a nice weekend.
Paul, you know the more I play this record, the more I love it, And is it me, but when he sings the part about Funk Town, get down, I almost hear Steely Dan? It’s just so cool.
Thanks again, Paul!
Jeff
Thank you, Jeff. Same to you!