Tag: 1977

December 18, 2014

The Kinks – Father Christmas (UK 7″)

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“Father Christmas” is a 1977 single by English group The Kinks.

It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given “to the little rich boys.” At one point, a child asks the narrator to give his/her father a job for Christmas. The song failed to have any chart success in the UK or US.

SIDE A:
Father Christmas 3:40

SIDE B:
Prince Of The Punks 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ARISTA 153
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Dec 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop, Rock

CREDITS:
Engineer – Steve Waldman
Producer, Written-By – Ray Davies

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

December 17, 2014

The Catch – Borderline (UK 7″)

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“Borderline” is the only single from The Catch released in 1977. “Borderline” was the first ever published recording by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. The Catch was a trio with Peet Coombes, later they would form the band The Tourists. After the trio split Dave and Annie would go on to form Eurythmics.

SIDE A:
Borderline 2:40

SIDE B:
Black Blood 3:20

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Logo ‎– GO 103
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Ray Russell
Written-By – Lennox*, Stewart*, Coombes*

NOTES:
The Catch are:
Ann Lennox
Dave Stewart
Peet Coombes

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

February 21, 2014

Jeff Lynne – Doin’ That Crazy Thing (US 12″)

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DISCO FRIDAY!

In 1977, Jeff Lynne released his first solo single, the disco-flavoured “Doin’ That Crazy Thing” backed with “Goin’ Down to Rio”. The song was intended to start a bew dance craze that Lynn had thought up while taking a short break from being Electric Light Orchestra’s frontman. The 12″ single’s sleeve came with instruction how to do the “Crazy Thing”. Despite ELO’s high profile at that time, it received little airplay and failed to chart.

This single would mark the first time that Lynne’s named appeard on a release by itself.

SIDE A:
Doin’ That Crazy Thing 3:25

SIDE B:
Goin’ Down To Rio 3:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: United Artists Records ‎– JT-DW1072, Jet Records ‎– JT-DW1072
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer –Jeff Lynne
Written-By – J. Lynne*
Coreography – Linda Szmyd, Roberta Riddle
Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
Photography – Gary Regester
Album Design – Ginder Canzoneri/Rod Dyer

NOTES:
Special Disco Record

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

November 1, 2013

Peter Brown – Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me (US 12″)

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“Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me” is the debut single by American artist, songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The single was released in 1977 on TK Records. In the UK the single peaked at #43 while in the US it performed much better peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 Billboard R&B and #9 Billboard Disco.

Late in 1977, TK Records announced that sales of the 12” version of “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me” had reached the million dollar mark making it the first gold 12” single in history.

SIDE A:
Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me 7:55
Written-By – Peter Brown (2), Robert Rans

SIDE B:
Burning Love Breakdown 5:23
Written-By – Cory Wade, Peter Brown (2)

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

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#18
1977	Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	#3
1984	Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco ‎– 35
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco, Funk
Credits: Arranged By – Peter Brown (2)
Engineer – Gary Vandy
Featuring, Backing Vocals – Wildflower (2)
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – Cory Wade

NOTES:
Produced & Mixed for TransAmerica Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Studio Center Sound Studios, Miami, Fla.

Track times are listed incorrectly on label.

From\ the LP “A FANTASY LOVE AFFAIR”:

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SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi