Tag: 1983

November 2, 2023

Endgames – Love Cares (UK 12″)

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“Love Cares” was the fourth overall and second single on Virgin Records by Scottish pop band Endgames. The song was taken from their debut LP “Building Beauty” (1983).

“Love Cares” charted on Billboard, reaching #47 on the Disco/Dance Chart, but MCA Records in the U.S. didn’t promote the band enough so the actual sales weren’t strong with the parent album failing to chart. Meanwhile, Endgames toured as a support act for Howard Jones during his sold-out first tour of the UK in March–April 1984. Shortly thereafter Virgin Records ended their contract and Endgames disbanded.

SIDE A:
Love Cares (Extended Version) 6:01

SIDE B:
Love Cares 3:20
Ready Or Not 3:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Love Cares	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#47

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin – VS 617-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Peter Hill (4)
Engineer – Howard Gray (tracks: B2)
Lacquer Cut By – Timtom* (tracks: A), TY* (tracks: B)
Photography By – Jamie Morgan
Producer – C. Campsie* (tracks: A, B1), Endgames (tracks: B2), G. McFarlane* (tracks: A, B1)
Written-By – End Games*

NOTES:
From the LP “BUILDING BEAUTY”

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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:
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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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 13, 2023

Hot Ice – Theme From Friday The 13th Part 3 (Germany 12″)

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Originally posted October 28, 2016

Disco Friday SPOOKY SEASON Edition

“Theme From Friday The 13th Part 3” is a song written by American film composer and jazz-soloist Henry Manfredini and American producer, arranger, conductor, keyboardist, and songwriter, Michael Zager. The disco-flavored theme was written for the third installment of the popular Friday The 13th film series which was filmed in 3-D. The track was performed by the short-lived disco group Hot Ice which consisted of Harry Manfredini and Michael Zager.

Complete with spooky synths a killer bass line and Jason Vorhees’s signature chi chi chi, ha ha ha. Go ahead and listen if you dare.

SIDE A:
Theme From Friday The 13th Part 3 (Extended Version) 5:18
Written-By – Manfredini, Zager

SIDE B:
Rock Bottom 5:19
Written-By – Newmark*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Teldec – 6.20211
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Disco

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Ed Newmark (tracks: A), Michael Zager (tracks: A)
Producer – Ed Newmark (tracks: B)

NOTES:
3-D cover
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3”
Super Sound Single 45 rpm

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October 3, 2023

The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (UK 12″)

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“(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew” is the debut single by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready for Battle. It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album’s lead single. Written by Budd “Blue Soldier” Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the lead vocals were performed by 15-year-old Daisy Castro, aka “Baby Love”.

The song became the most popular hit song of the Rock Steady Crew. The single peaked at number-one on the Belgian and Dutch singles charts, and reached the top ten in many other European countries, including the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Extended Version) 5:27

SIDE B:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Instrumental Version) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Charisma – RSC 1-12, Virgin – RSC 1-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro, Hip Hop

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By – Arun*
Producer – B. Soldier*, Stephen Hague
Written-By – B. Soldier*, R. Blue*, S. Hague*

NOTES:
A Charisma / KLB production

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September 19, 2023

Patrick Simmons – So Wrong (US 12″)

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So Wrong” is the debut solo single by American musician Patrick Simmons, best known as a founding member of the rock band The Doobie Brothers.

In 1983, Simmons released his first solo album, Arcade, on Elektra Records. It yielded his only top 40 hit, “So Wrong”, which peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. “So Wrong” was also a surprise hit on the US dance/disco chart, peaking at #8.

SIDE A:
So Wrong (Dance Mix) 5:21

SIDE B:
So Wrong (Instrumental) 3:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	So Wrong	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#30
1983	So Wrong	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Songs	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Elektra – 0-67929
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Pop, Rock

CREDITS:

Mastered By – JS*
Producer – John Ryan
Remix – M.H.B. Productions, The Ivory Palace Corp.
Written-By – Chris Thompson, Patrick Simmons

NOTES:
Produced for Chicago Kid Productions.
From the album Arcade.

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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