Tag: 1983

May 23, 2014

Dolly Parton – Potential New Boyfriend (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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“Potential New Boyfriend” is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. country singles chart. It was released in May 1983 as the only single to be released from Parton’s album Burlap & Satin. The song was also popular in discos and dance clubs, and in addition to the standard 45 RPM single, an extended-play dance remix single was released. The single was also accompanied by one of Parton’s first music videos, which was directed by Steve Barron.

The record is notable in being Parton’s first song to be more successful on a chart other than country music, peaking at number 13 on Billboard magazine’s Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Potential New Boyfriend (Long Version) 5:46

SIDE B:
Potential New Boyfriend (Instrumental) 5:48
Potential New Boyfriend (Short Version) 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	#20
1983	Potential New Boyfriend	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JW-13545
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: pop/Rock, Country
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Dolly Parton
Mastered By – José Rodriguez
Producer, Arranged By – Gregg Perry
Mixed By – John Luongo
Edited By – John Luongo

NOTES:
From the RCA LP: “BURLAP & SATIN”

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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
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 8, 2014

Endgames – Waiting For Another Chance (Canada 12″)

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“Waiting For Another Chance” is a 1983 single by Scottish new wave band Endgames. Taken from the groups debut album Building Beauty. “Waiting for Another Chance” was especially well received in Germany (No. 21 in September 1983) and the band toured in Europe with Howard Jones, Eurythmics, and Depeche Mode.

SIDE A:
Waiting For Another Chance (Vocal) 6:21
Waiting For Another Chance (Dub) 5:23

SIDE B:
Desire (Vocal) 6:08
Desire (Dub) 6:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Music (Canada) ‎– VSX 1222
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Producer – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane

NOTES:
From the LP: “BUILDING BEAUTY”

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April 17, 2014

Diana Ross – Pieces Of Ice (US 12″)

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“Pieces of Ice” is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek and recorded by Diana Ross on the RCA label. It was released as a single in 1983.

The first release off the singer’s self-titled Ross album, it was the only simultaneous top forty single the singer scored on this album, which was one of her rare misses on the RCA label in the early-1980s.

The song reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (#15 R&B) and #46 in the UK. It charted best in Norway, where it reached #8.

SIDE A:
Pieces Of Ice (Remixed Version) 7:16

SIDE B:
Pieces Of Ice (Instrumental Version) 7:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Pieces Of Ice	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#31
1983	Pieces Of Ice	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#15
1983	Pieces Of Ice	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– PD 13568
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Rhythm & Blues
Credits: Producer – Gary Katz

NOTES:
From the RCA LP: “ROSS”

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April 14, 2014

INXS – The One Thing (UK 12″)

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“The One Thing” is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released in July 1982 as the first single ahead of their third studio album, Shabooh Shoobah, which appeared in October that year.

In January 1982 INXS toured New Zealand as support act for Cold Chisel. Band manager Murphy, became convinced their future no longer lay with Deluxe Records. RCA (who distributed Deluxe) had employed music lover Rockin’ Rod Woods, who had been promoting Eric Clapton, Split Enz and some of the worlds biggest acts. Woods was passionate about the band and brought key music people along to their gigs. He encouraged RCA to sign them worldwide because Murphy had played him some demos of future songs. Deluxe had been unable to attract international interest, and the band decided to record a new song at their own expense, with Mark Opitz at Paradise Studios. The resultant single, “One Thing”, peaked at number 14 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Due to the success of the song Murphy hired Opitz to produce three more songs. Murphy also approached WEA Australia with copies of the song, leading to INXS signing a recording deal in July 1982 with WEA for releases in Australia, South East Asia, Japan and New Zealand, Atco Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records) for North America and Polygram for Europe and the UK.

Shabooh Shoobah was released in the United States in February 1983 and peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. “The One Thing” brought INXS their first Top 40 hit in the US, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May-June 1983. It was a big hit on album-oriented rock radio, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart, and was also a top 20 hit in Canada.

SIDE A:
The One Thing (Extended Version) 6:10
Producer – Mark Opitz

SIDE B:
Black And White (Extended Version) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	The One Thing	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#30
1982	The One Thing	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– INXS 212
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Artwork By [Sleeve Design] – Hamish
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

NOTES:
A-Side is 33 RPM
B-Side is 45 RPM
Both tracks are the Extended Versions but this is not mentioned on the sleeve.

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