Tag: 1979

May 30, 2014

Dennis Parker – Like An Eagle/New York By Night (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

Dennis Posa, aka Dennis Parker, aka Wade Nichols (October 28, 1946 – January 28 , 1985) was an actor and singer from Freeport, New York who started his career in pornographic movies.

His first feature film role was probably in the 1975 gay adult film Boynapped!. He subsequently appeared mostly in straight porn films shot in New York such as Barbara Broadcast, Jail Bait, Summer of Laura, Punk Rock, Marishino Cherries, and Teenage Pajama Party. Posa was credited as Wade Nichols in most of the adult films in which he appeared.

In 1979, using the name Dennis Parker, he recorded a disco album on Casablanca Records entitled Like an Eagle. The album was produced by Village People creator / producer Jacques Morali. The title track was released as a single.

Posa (still as Dennis Parker) also joined the cast of the soap opera The Edge of Night in 1979, as Police Chief Derek Mallory.

Seriously ill by October 1984, Posa was unable to continue working on The Edge of Night and his character was written out of the show. The date of his death is commonly reported as January 28, 1985, but the Social Security Death Index indicates that Posa died in March of that year.

(According to a persistent rumor the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but this has never been confirmed.) In a tribute to Posa in a 1985 issue of Soap Opera Digest, fellow Edge of Night actor Ernie Townsend wrote, “He died in early January after a long and painful illness that took away a talent in its prime.” An obituary released in Virginia stated that he died after a “brief illness, survived by his mother, brother, and partner.”

This is a single sided 12″ with both tracks appearing on side A.

SIDE A:
Like An Eagle 8:37
New York By Night 7:00

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca Records ?– NBD 20153
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ? RPM, Promo, Single Sided
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Strings & Horns], Conductor [Strings & Horns] – Horace Ott
Executive-Producer – Henri Belolo
Producer – Jacques Morali
Written-By – H. Belolo*, J. Morali*, S. Gaines*

NOTES:
Single sided 12″
Disco Mix From the LP “LIKE AN EAGLE”

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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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: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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May 21, 2014

M – Pop Muzik (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

“Pop Muzik” is a 1979 hit song by M, a project by Robin Scott.

The single was released in the UK first, peaking at number two on 12 May 1979, unable to break Art Garfunkel’s 6-week stint at number one with “Bright Eyes”. In August of that same year, it was released in North America, where it eventually climbed all the way to number one in Canada on 27 October and in the US on 3 November.

Along with Scott, other musicians who played on the track were his brother Julian Scott (on bass), then unknown keyboardist Wally Badarou, Canadian synthesiser programmer John Lewis (who died of AIDS in 1985), Drummer Phil Gould (who later became one of the founding members of the group Level 42) and Brigit Novik, the backing vocalist.

The single was bolstered by a promotional video that was well received. The clip featured Scott as a DJ singing into a microphone from behind an exaggerated turntable setup, at times flanked by two female models who sang and danced in a robotic manner. One of the sight gags in the video depicted Brigit Novik dressed in blue who actually recorded the backup vocals which are then mimed by the models.

The single’s B-side, “M Factor”, was featured in two different versions. The original cut appeared on the first UK and European releases of the single, while a slightly remixed version appeared on the single released in the United States and Canada.

The image of the baby on “Pop Muzik”‘s single disc pictures Robin Scott’s daughter, named Berenice, who is now a singer and piano/keyboard player and composer and involved with her father’s friend Phil Gould and Wally Badarou projects.

SIDE A:
Pop Muzik (Long Version) 5:00
Edited By – Nick Launay

SIDE B:
M Factor 2:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Pop Muzik	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1979	Pop Muzik	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– DSRE 8887
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – Robin Scott

NOTES:
Made In U.S.A.

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May 9, 2014

Peaches & Herb – Roller-Skatin’ Mate (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Roller-Skatin’ Mate” was a single released during the height of Roller Disco madness in 1979 by American vocalist duo Peaches & Herb. The single was taken from the duo’s fifth studio album Twice The Fire on Polydor records. “Roller-Skatin’ Mate” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 24 1979 eventually peaking at #66.

SIDE A:
Roller-Skatin’ Mate (Disco Version) 6:48

SIDE AA
Roller-Skatin’ Mate (Disco Version) 6:48

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

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Roller-Skatin’ Mate	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#66
1979	Roller-Skatin’ Mate	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#18
1979	Roller-Skatin’ Mate	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#30

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– PRO 116
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – Pete Robinson (2)
Written-By – Dino Fekaris
Written-by, Producer, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Freddie Perren

NOTES:
Produced for Grand Slam Productions, Inc.
Mastered at Kendun Recorders
Disco version from the LP: “TWICE THE FIRE”

Both sides are listed as “Side A”.
Same material on both sides.

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April 4, 2014

Sterling – Roll-Her, Skater (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

DISCO FRIDAY!

Sterling Harrison was an American soul singer, born July 19, 1941 in Richmond, Virginia and died August 21, 2005.

In 1979 “The Holland-Dozier-Holland production team signed Harrison to Motown, and he cut a would-be roller disco anthem for the label called “Roll Her, Skate Her,” but the deal ended after the single flopped, and a 1980 album for Atlantic fared no better.”

The song was included on a February 1983 episode of the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes titled Family On Ice. The song is played while Dorothy Hammill and Dana Plato are ice-skating.

SIDE A:
Roll-Her, Skater 7:50

SIDE B:
Roll-Her, Skater (Instrumental) 6:18

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

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– M 00032 D1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By – McKinley Jackson
Producer – Brian Holland
Written-By – R. Davis*, H. Beatty*

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