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Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling (US 12″ Promo)

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“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by “Every Breath You Take” by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard’s All-Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind “Baby Jane” by Rod Stewart.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #4
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #2
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”

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Toni Basil – Street Beat (US 12″)

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Originally posted January 2, 2012

“Street Beat” was a single released between Toni Basil’s two solo albums in 1983. Without a music video, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at #63 on the Hot Dance Club Play. Nearly a year later the track would be released as part of Toni’s self-titled second album Toni Basil.

SIDE A:
Street Beat (Special Club Remix) 6:10

SIDE B:
Street Beat (Dub Version) 4:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Street Beat U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #63

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42708, Radialchoice ‎– 4V9 42708, Virgin ‎– 4V9 42708
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve] – Rob O’Connor
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jay Mark
Photography By – Allan Ballard
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Recorded By [Producer] – Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Remix, Mixed By, Edited By – John Luongo
Written-By – A. Willis*, B. Roberts*, T. Basil*

NOTES:
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Grace Jones – Living My Life (Portugal 12″)

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Originally posted September 25, 2014

“Living My Life” is a Grace Jones song released as a single in 1983.

The track was originally recorded for the album of the same name, but for unknown reasons, it did not make the final cut. It received a scarce 1983 release as a UK white-label single and was officially released only in Portugal.

A remixed version was released as the B-side to the UK reissue single of “Love Is the Drug” in 1986. The original long and dub versions are yet to be reissued on CD.

SIDE A:
Living My Life (Long Version) 7:43
Mixed By – John Owen Williams*
Mixed By [Assistance] – Andy Lyden, Stephen Street

SIDE B:
Living My Life (Dub Version) 4:16
Mixed By – Stephen Street

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records ‎– 12 IS 118, Dacapo ‎– 12 IS 118
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Portugal
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Dub

CREDITS:
Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell

NOTES:
“Dub Version” is exclusive to this 12″

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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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Cee Farrow – Should I Love You (US 12″)

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“Should I Love You” is a song by the German singer Cee Farrow, released in 1983 as the lead single from his debut album Red and Blue. It was written by Farrow and Lothar Krell, and produced by Andy Lunn. Released in North America only, the single reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the charts for six weeks.

Having signed with Rocshire Records, Farrow recorded his debut album, Red and Blue, between March and December 1982 at Hotline Studios. Released in 1983, “Should I Love You” was issued as the first single from the album. It became a minor hit in October 1983 when it peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.

Shortly after the single and album’s release, Rocshire began suffering legal issues when it was discovered that Rocshire had been financed by millions of dollars that Rocky Davis’ wife, Shirley Davis, had embezzled from Hughes Aircraft while working as an accountant there. U.S. Federal Marshalls seized all of the label’s assets, including master tapes, in January 1984. Farrow stepped away from the music business, but later made an attempt at a comeback with the 1991 single “Imagination”. He died in 1993 in West Hollywood, California of a brain disease attributed to AIDS.

FACE A:
Should I Love You (12″ Version) 7:20

FACE B:
Should I Love You (Dub Version) 7:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Should I Love You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #82
1983 Should I Love You U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #91

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rocshire Records ‎– XR 95508
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Lunn

NOTES:
Side B is a “Dub Version” but is not listed as such on the label.

Produced for Hot Line Studios GmbH.

The original version appears on the LP “Red And Blue”

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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