Tag: 1984

September 17, 2024

The Danse Society – Heaven Is Waiting (US 12″)

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“Heaven Is Waiting” was released in 1984 as the second single from the second studio LP of the same name recorded by English gothic rock band, The Danse Society (formerly known as Y? or Danse Crazy) formed in Barnsley in 1980.

“Heaven Is Waiting” reached #60 on the UK singles chart.

In the United States “Heaven Is Waiting/2000 Light Years From Home” peaked at #38 on the Billboard Dance/Club Songs chart on August 4, 1984 spending eight weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Heaven Is Waiting (Extended Version) 5:25
Producer – Nigel Gray
Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling

SIDE B:
Heaven Is Waiting (LP Version) 3:42
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Producer – Kingbird

2000 Light Years From Home 3:56
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Producer – Kingbird
Written-By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Heaven Is Waiting/2000 Light Years From Home	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Club Songs	#38

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADP-9205
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:

Bass – Tim Wright (3)
Drums – Paul Gilmartin
Guitar – Paul Nash
Keyboards – Lyndon Scarfe
Vocals – Steve Rawlings
Written-By – The Danse Society (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
From the LP “Heaven Is Waiting”

Specially priced three-cut Maxi-Single.

Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

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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

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September 10, 2024

Beastie Boys – Rock Hard (US 12″)

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“Rock Hard” is a single by the Beastie Boys, released by Def Jam Records on 12″ in 1984. The track contains samples from the AC/DC song “Back in Black”, which was used without obtaining legal permission, causing the record to be withdrawn. When the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation, Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science, AC/DC refused to clear the sample. Mike D spoke to AC/DC’s Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, and later said that “AC/DC could not get with the sample concept. They were just like, ‘Nothing against you guys, but we just don’t endorse sampling.'” Ad-Rock then added, “So we told them that we don’t endorse people playing guitars.”

John Leland of Spin noted the song’s, “parodic extremes. I mean, no one has a beat this big and this wet. While this platter delivers ample boasts for the buck, the Beasties never take themselves or their genre too seriously.”

THIS SIDE:
Rock Hard 4:57
Party’s Getting Rough 6:03

THAT SIDE:
Beastie Groove 3:37
Beastie Groove (Instrumental) 3:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Def Jam Recordings – DJ002
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Dec 1984
Genre: Hip Hop

CREDITS:

Edited By – Latin Rascals*
Mastered By – Herb “Boom Boom” Powers*
Mixed By – Jay Burzootie*, Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons
Producer – Beasties*, Rick Rubin
Recorded By [Original Tracks] – Mark Kamins

NOTES:
Release in a maroon Def Jam sleeve, with die-cut on one side only.

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August 22, 2024

Donna Summer – Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) (UK 12″)

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“Stop, Look & Listen” was the third single taken from Donna Summer’s eleventh studio album “She Works Hard For The Money” released by Mercury Records. The song released in January 1984, dealt with the topic of social injustice and peaked at #57 on the UK Singles Chart. No music video was released for this single.

The “extended Remix” is vinyl only and did not appear on the album’s expanded edition.

SIDE A:
Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) 5:56

SIDE B:
Tokyo 4:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – DONNA 312, Mercury – 818071-1, Mercury – 818 071-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: Jan 1984
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Lacquer Cut By – Tone*
Producer, Arranged By – Michael Omartian
Written-By – B. Sudano* (tracks: B), D. Summer*, G. Phillinganes* (tracks: A), M. Omartian*

NOTES:
Side A is alternatively titled Stop Look And Listen (Long remix) on the record label and Stop, Look & Listen (Extended Remix) on the front and back of the sleeve.

Album available She Works Hard For The Money

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August 20, 2024

Thelma Houston – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (US 12″)

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“You Used to Hold Me So Tight” is a song written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for American singer Thelma Houston’s 1984 album Qualifying Heat. Released as a single in mid-1984, “You Used to Hold Me So Tight” became a success on the U.S. charts, peaking at number seven on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number thirteen on the Hot Black Singles chart.

The single has been sampled in seven songs, notably among them “Ancodia” by 808 State from their 1989 album Ninety.

SIDE A:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (12″ Version) 5:37

SIDE B:
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (Dub Version) 6:36
You Used To Hold Me So Tight (LP Version) 5:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	You Used To Hold Me So Tight	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play	#7
1984	You Used To Hold Me So Tight	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23520
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Pinckneyville
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Boogie

CREDITS:

Art Direction, Design – Kathe Schreyer
Backing Vocals – Gwendolyn Traylor, Jimmy Jam, Lucia Newell, Monte Moir, Terry Lewis
Engineer – Steve Hodge, Steve Wiese
Engineer [Assistent] – Brad Coker, Fred Howard
Management [& Direction] – Barry Gross*, Dana Miller
Musician [Additional Musician], Guitar – Thomas Organ
Musician [Additional Musician], Saxophone – David Eiland
Musician, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Terry Lewis
Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion – Jimmy Jam
Musician, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion, Guitar – Monte Moir
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Written-By – J. Harris III-T. Lewis* (tracks: A), J. Harris III – T. Lewis* (tracks: B1, B2)

NOTES:
From the MCA LP, MCA-5527 “Qualifying Heat”

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