Tag: 1979

November 12, 2021

Bryan Adams – Let Me Take You Dancing (US 12″)

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Originally posted December 6, 2011

“Let Me Take You Dancing” is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian artist Bryan Adams. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and was later remixed by John Luongo. It is notable for being Adams’ first solo single and his first ever release as a solo artist when he was 19.

A disco influenced pop song in its original mix, the popular remixed version of the song is even more disco-oriented. It was one of the first songs that Adams and Vallance wrote together and was based on a rag-time piano riff that Vallance had written. The writing took place during February 1978 and the song was recorded at Pinewood Studios by Geoff Turner. The song was originally released as a pop song, but was taken by his record company and remixed.

Although the single had some minor radio success, respected remixer John Luongo was recruited to make it sound like a proper disco track ready for release in the United States. The song went to number 22 on the disco chart.

Luongo chose to increase the tempo of the song, but there was no time-compression technology at that time so this increased the pitch of Adams’ vocals. Adams was disappointed with the speeded-up sound.[1] Adams has only performed it live on a handful of occasions.

Co-writer Jim Vallance stated that “I don’t doubt the single’s success contributed to Bryan eventually being signed directly to the label [A&M Records]”.

SIDE A:
Let Me Take You Dancing (Disco Version) 5:33
Remix – John Luongo

SIDE B:
Let Me Take You Dancing (Instrumental Version) 3:01

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Let Me Take You Dancing	U.S’ Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Disco – SP-12014
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

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Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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November 5, 2021

KISS – Dirty Livin’ / 2.000 Man (Germany 12″)

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“Dirty Livin’ / 2.000 Man” is a Germany only 12″ single by American Rock band KISS both tracks were taken from the band’s seventh studio album “Dynasty” released in 1979.

“Dirty Livin’ ” features vocals by Peter Criss, and the only song on “Dynasty” on which Peter Criss drums, with the rest of the album being the work of session drummer Anton Fig. “Dirty Livin’ ” is also the second disco mix released by the band remixed by Jim Burgess who had also remixed the band’s previous 12″ “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” both singles released on Casablanca Records. The effect of the remix would be to take the pulsating rhythm of the original recording and make it more disco sounding, somewhat similar to the overall feel of “I Was Made For Lovin’ You.” This remixing would provide a rearrangement of the song and would also stretch the song’s length to 6:00. A 3:15 edit of this Jim Burgess remix was released as a promotional single in Mexico (Casablanca/PolyGram SN-210).

“2,000 Man,” is a cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones song, with Ace Frehley on vocals.

SIDE A:
Dirty Livin’ (Disco Mix) 6:00
Mixed By – Jim Burgess

SIDE B:
2.000 Man 4:50
Mixed By – Jay Messina

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – BZC 4440, Bellaphon – BZC 4440
Series: Super-Sound Maxi-Single
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Germany
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Disco

CREDITS:
Mastered By – SST (8)
Producer – Vini Poncia

NOTES:
Side A: “A Jim Burgess Mix”
From the Casablanca LP “DYNASTY”

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September 8, 2021

ABBA – Voulez-Vous (US 12″ Promo)

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“Voulez-Vous” (pronounced [vule vu] voo-lay-voo; French for “Do you want?”) is a 1979 song by the Swedish group ABBA, written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad shared the lead vocals.

“Voulez-Vous” is the only ABBA song to have been officially released as an extended dance remix – albeit only as a promo. The 6:07 version of the track, released as a double A-side 12-inch single by Atlantic Records in the United States in 1979.

A songwriting trip to the Bahamas saw the birth of this melody, and the proximity to Miami made it convenient to record the backing track at Criteria Studios with members of the disco group Foxy. Criteria Studios is where The Bee Gees made their disco-era records. “Voulez-Vous” is the only ABBA song (other than live recordings) to be recorded outside of Sweden.

Billboard described Voulez-Vous as one of ABBA’s “most dynamic tracks”, stating that it contains “almost Russian sounding musical accents”.

Compared to ABBA’s hits both before and after, “Voulez-Vous” was not a major hit for the group. It did top the charts in Belgium while reaching the Top 3 in Great Britain, Ireland, and The Netherlands. It also peaked at No. 9 in France, Spain, and Switzerland. In the United States, the song only reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

SIDE A:
Voulez-Vous (Disco Mix) 6:07

SIDE AA:
Voulez-Vous (Disco Mix) 6:07

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Voulez-Vous	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#80
1979	Voulez-Vous	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – DSKO 202
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Mastered By – D.K.*
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson

NOTES:
Disco Tonight Presenting
A Polar International Music Production
From Atlantic LP 16000 – “Voulez-Vous”
Vocal
℗ 1979
Not For Sale

Same track on both sides – both sides have the same face label and say “side 1”.

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May 14, 2021

Jackie Moore – This Time Baby (US 12″)

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Originally Posted January 17, 2014

“This Time Baby” is a song written by the songwriting team Bell and James which, after being introduced by the O’Jays in 1978, became a 1979 disco hit for Jackie Moore.

American R&B singer Jackie Moore recorded “This Time Baby” in the November 1978 Sigma Sound sessions for her debut Columbia Records album release I’m on My Way, Moore recording “This Time Baby” at the suggestion of her husband (then her fiancé) Calvin Hopkins who had heard the track on the O’Jays’ album So Full of Love. Philly soul virtuoso Bobby Eli, who oversaw Moore’s sessions, was also producing the Atlantic Starr album Straight to the Point at Sigma Sound, and Atlantic Starr members Clifford Archer (bass), Porter Carroll (drums), David Lewis (guitar), Wayne Lewis (percussion), and Joseph Phillips (keyboards) played on “This Time Baby” plus-four other tracks on the I’m On My Way album.

Issued as the album’s lead single in May 1979, “This Time Baby” reached number one on the disco chart in Billboard magazine for one week in August 1979, crossing over to the Billboard R&B chart to spend seven weeks in that chart’s top 40 with a peak of number 24. “This Time Baby” was afforded higher chart peaks on the R&B hit rankings in Billboard’s rival “music trades”: Cashbox and Record World, reaching number 18 on both magazine’s R&B charts: also “This Time Baby” reached the lower end of the top 100 singles ranking in Record World peaking at number 94.

**Originally released in 1979, this is a 1984 reissue with a previously unavailable instrumental version. Picture sleeve uses the same photograph as her 1980 “With Your Love” LP.

SIDE A:
This Time Baby 7:13

SIDE B:
This Time Baby (Instrumental Version) 6:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	This Time Baby	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco	#1
1979	This Time Baby	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44-05035
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Jack Faith
Mixed By – John Luongo, Michael Barbiero
Photography By – Marc Raboy
Producer – Bobby Eli
Written-By – C. James – L. Bell*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

Special versions from the LP “I’m On My Way”

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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