Tag: 1981

July 11, 2014

Rick James – Super Freak (France 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

DISCO FRIDAY!

“Super Freak” is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James’ album Street Songs and became one of James’ signature songs. It features background vocals from Motown labelmates The Temptations, in which the bass singer is James’ uncle Melvin Franklin, and Canadian singer Taborah Johnson. “Freak” is a slang term for, as described in the song’s lyrics, “…a very kinky girl / The kind you don’t take home to mother”. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #477 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The song was a big hit for James in 1981, charting on the pop, R&B and dance charts in the U.S. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at #16 in the fall of 1981 and spent 10 weeks in the top 40. Together with two other singles from Street Songs, “Give It to Me Baby” and “Ghetto Life”, it spent three weeks at #1 on the American dance charts earlier that year.

SIDE A:
Super Freak (Vocal) 7:07

SIDE B:
Super Freak (Instrumental 3:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Super Freak	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1981	Super Freak	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	#3
1981	Super Freak	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown ‎– 310926, Vogue ‎– 310926
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition
Country: France
Released: 1981
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco

CREDITS:
Photography – X.
Producer, Arranged By – Rick James
Written-By – Alonzo Miller, Rick James

NOTES:
Special versions from the Motown LP: “STREET SONGS”
Made in France by Disques Vogue P.I.P

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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: 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

June 30, 2014

Pete Shelley – I Don’t Know What It Is (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“I Don’t Know What It Is” was the second single taken from former Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley’s third solo album “Homosapien”. Released in 1981 on Genetic Records “I Don’t Know What It Is” failed to chart in the UK but did reach the #22 position on the US Billboard dance chart.

SIDE A:
I Don’t Know What It Is (Remixed Version) 3:37

SIDE B:
Witness The Change / I Don’t Know What It Is (Instrumental Version) 8:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	I Don’t Know What It Is	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Genetic Records (2) ‎– 12 WIP 6740
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – M. Rushent*, P. Shelley*
Written-By – P. Shelley*

NOTES:
Recorded at Genetic Sound
From the LP: “HOMOSAPIEN”

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

March 4, 2014

Our Daughters Wedding – Lawnchairs (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

Our Daughters Wedding was an American synthpop trio from New York, consisting of Layne Rico on synthesizer, Keith Silva on vocals and keyboards, and Scott Simon on bass-synth and saxophone. The group took their name from a section of greeting cards.

In 1980, they released the internationally successful “Lawnchairs”. It peaked at #49 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1981. They toured with other bands of the day including U2, Duran Duran, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Iggy Pop, The Psychedelic Furs and frequently appeared on MTV as guest hosts. Their television resume also included various shows on BBC Television.

SIDE A:
Lawnchairs 3:25

SIDE B:
Airline 3:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Design Records ‎– ODW913LR, Design Records ‎– ODW912KS
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM, Yellow/Purple Cover
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Design [Designs] – Layne*
Engineer – Frank (big boy) Simon*, Richard Van Dorn
Executive-Producer – Rico West
Performer [Our Daughter’s Wedding] – Keith Silva, Layne Rico, Scott Simon (2)
Producer, Mixed By – Frank Simon, O D W*
Written-By – Silva*, Rico*

NOTES:
Comes with a postcard.
Most credits are derived from the postcard.

Some sleeves have the chair on front in white, red and green while others show it in white, yellow and purple or white, red and blue.

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

February 19, 2014

Pete Shelley – Homosapien (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Homo sapien” is a song by Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley. It was the first single from the album of the same title, released in 1981. The song reached #14 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Singles chart and #6 in Canada.The song was banned by the BBC for “explicit reference to gay sex”, e.g. the words “homo superior / in my interior”

SIDE A:
Homosapien (Dance Version) 4:27

SIDE B:
Homosapien (Elongated Dancepartydubmix) 8:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1981	Homosapien	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#14

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12WIP 6720, Genetic Records (2) ‎– 12 WIP 6720
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – M Rushent*, P Shelley*
Written-By – P. Shelley*

NOTES:
Recorded at Genetic Sound.
Mastered at The Townhouse.

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