Tag: 1984

Cat Miller – Ready Or Not (Belgium 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Ready Or Not” is the debut single by American singer Cat Miller released in Belgium on January 20, 1984, on ARS Records.

Miller was a member of the local church choir before joining the group Chanson in 1979. Later she sang with the group Carnival. She then toured with The Brothers Johnson and War as a solo artist.

Cat Miller worked as a session artist with Stacy Lattisaw, Hiroshima, and others. Now known as Mary Catherine.

SIDE A:
Ready Or Not (Special Remix) 6:13

SIDE B:
Ready Or Not (Instrumental) 6:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: BMC Records ‎– ARS 3621
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: Belgium
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Al Yoshioka, Greg Scelsa
Producer – Greg Scelsa, Tom Baker (8)
Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – C. Nolan, R. Crossley

NOTES:
Manufactured and Distributed by ARS Benelux
Remix for Mastermix Productions

Made in Belgium

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VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
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:
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Belouis Some – Target Practice (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Target Practice” is a song by British singer and musician Belouis Some, which was released in 1984 as his first major-label single after his 1981 debut “Lose It to You”. The song was written by Some, and produced by Peter Schwier and Ian Little.

“Target Practice” was re-recorded in New York in early 1985, with Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero as the producers. This new version was included in Some’s 1985 debut album Some People. It was also released as a single in 1986 and reached No. 16 on South Africa Springbok Chart in 1986, which was his third consecutive top 20 hit there. A music video for the 1986 release was directed by Brian Travers and produced by Annie Croft for PMI.

Track B1 is listed as “Some People” on the sleeve, and as “Somepeople” on the vinyl label. It´s the original 1984 version, different from the 1985 releases.

SIDE A:
Target Practice (Extended) 7:23
Mixed By – Steve Thompson

SIDE B:
Somepeople 4:17
Target Practice (Revisited) 7:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI ‎– 12EMI 5462
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Belouis, Ian Little, Peter Schwier
Mastered By – Nickz*
Photography By – Sheila Rock
Sleeve – C·More·Tone*
Written-By – Belouis*

NOTES:
‘Includes Free Poster’ sticker on sleeve. Manufactured in the UK.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
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:
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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501’s – We Are Invincible (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

Celebrating Pride 2021

Totally Obscure 80s!

Not only is this 12″ a fantastic pick to end Pride 2021 it’s also a Totally Obscure 80s record as well. I bought this record mainly because the sleeve and title intrigued me, many times I will buy a record just for its artwork and imagery, this is one of those records.

“We Are Invincible” is a record that I could not find any information about at all other than 501’s only released two singles according to Discogs.

I hope that you enjoy this record it’s a HI-NRG track that I can imagine would have been a hands in the air late-night floor filler.

Happy Pride everyone.

SIDE A:
We Are Invincible 7:17

SIDE B:
We Are Invincible (Instrumental) 7:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ERC Records – ERC/L 113, ERC Records – ERCL 113
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer, Mixed By – Bill Gill
Producer, Mixed By – Marvin Howell
Producer, Written-By – Bob Mitchell
Written-By – Jamie Kaleth

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
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:
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Robin Gibb – Boys (Do Fall In Love) (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

Celebrating Pride 2021

“Boys (Do Fall in Love)” is a song by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb. It was released as the lead single from his 1984 third solo album Secret Agent.

The single was released on Polydor Records in the UK and Mirage Records in the US.

Gibb wrote “Boys Do Fall in Love” with his brother Maurice along with six other songs on the album Secret Agent. The song was recorded between March and June 1984 and was registered in April that year. The song is memorable for its synthesizer riff played by Rob Kilgore and Maurice Gibb.

The song reached #37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and $8 on the Billboard Dance Chart becoming Robin’s biggest solo hit in America. In the UK the song peaked at #70.

SIDE A:
Boys (Do Fall In Love) (Extended Version) 4:35

SIDE B:
Boys (Do Fall In Love) (New Dub Version) 5:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Boys (Do Fall In Love) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37
1984 Boys (Do Fall In Love) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– PDSX 2253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Engineer – Dennis Hetzendorfer
Producer – Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
Written-By – Robin Gibb

NOTES:
From the LP “SECRET AGENT”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
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:
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


Password: burningtheground

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