Sheena Easton – Jimmy Mack (German 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

A. Front

Re-Rip Remaster

Originally I posted this one back in 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“Jimmy Mack” is a 1967 pop/soul single originally recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown’s Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown’s main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland.

In 1986 Sheena Easton covered “Jimmy Mack” and released it as the second single from the her seventh studio album “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers and peaked at #65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In the UK and Europe, the single did not chart.

SIDE A:
Jimmy Mack (Extended Version) 6:29

SIDE B:
Jimmy Mack (Edited Version) 3:45
Jimmy Mack (Instrumental Mix) 5:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Jimmy Mack U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #65
1986 Jimmy Mack U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #30

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 1C K 060-20 1045 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:Synth-pop
Credits: Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Design – Carol Chen
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Photography – Moshe Brakha
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Remix – Rusty Garner
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*

NOTES:
Logo: Tony Steele
Taken from the album “DO YOU”
“An Endless Music Mix”
Mastered at Precision

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
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

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

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george e.
george e.
March 17, 2013 5:00 am

I never looked for a 12″ of this one (I simply didn’t expect they would extend this track) so this is a welcome addition to my Sheena’s 12″s. Thanks Paul. Now, there’s a bunch of remixes spread over the singles from “The Lover In Me” album. Could we hope for those? As far as the re-issues are concerned, the sound is (by far) inferior compared to these rips, and having a lot of tracks missing, I wouldn’t call them “deluxe” at all. And something for the companies: Louder is NOT better, Re-mastering is NOT throwing out all the bass from… Read more »

Ramone
Ramone
March 15, 2013 6:13 pm

This was an interesting release .. but not interesting enough to purhase the 12″ at the time .. I along with others preferred Do you, Devil, and Machinery ..

Chwee
Chwee
March 15, 2013 9:31 am

This series of Sheena Easton posts marks my last week of school term – isn’t that nice? ~ Chwee

Macha
Macha
March 14, 2013 9:07 pm

Thanks for the rip. Even though I though this wasn’t a very good cover and the song far too repetitive in nature, I did enjoy the music video!

ric
ric
March 14, 2013 8:56 pm

Everyone was digging their Jimmy’s in 1986.
Sheena was all about Jimmy Mack, Aretha hot over Jimmy Lee, and Madonna simply wants her Jimmy more than once. LOL!
Loving all your remasters, Paul. Thank you!
I just wished Sheena had done a 12″ remix or extended for Machinery in 1982, her stab at New Wave.

george e.
george e.
Reply to  DjPaulT
March 17, 2013 4:51 am

Paul, that was my dream too! A long version for “devil in a fast car”! This song still excites me when I play it!

Doug
Doug
March 14, 2013 5:06 pm

Thanks! The “Do You” album is a favorite of mine, due to Nile Rodgers’ production!

Spring
Spring
March 14, 2013 4:57 pm

..and one more ‘thank you’ goes to Paul for his great Sheena’s collection! 🙂

Cédric
Cédric
March 14, 2013 4:39 pm

For your information :

SHEENA EASTON’s albums ‘You Could Have Been With Me’, ‘Madness Money & Music’, ‘A Private Heaven’ and ‘Do You’ have all been reissued in expanded double album editions featuring two albums on each release with extra tracks (B-sides & Remixes)

Please have a look on http://www.amazon.co.uk

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
March 14, 2013 4:27 pm

Thanks Paul, one of my all time favourite songs, though I’ve always preferred this version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRdNmAQQiX4#t=4m03s

Jermajesty
Jermajesty
Reply to  DjPaulT
March 14, 2013 6:04 pm

I so wished Bananarama had recorded it for real while at SAW!

Drake
Drake
March 14, 2013 3:56 pm

Thanks!
i am making a collection to burn in cd!

Stefano
Stefano
March 14, 2013 11:43 am

Thanks for the last 12 inch of this Sheena series, Paul. It was fun.
Curious what tomorrow brings…

Mike Dubin
Mike Dubin
March 14, 2013 11:43 am

Awesome job! I think you are creating quite the Sheena collection here! Can’t wait to see what else you put out here.

Johan Olsson
Johan Olsson
March 14, 2013 11:40 am

Thank you, Sheena rocks!