Tag: 1985

March 19, 2024

Rochelle – My Magic Man (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“My Magic Man” is a 1985 dance single by Bermuda-born singer Rochelle (born Rochelle Simons in 1957). “My Magic Man” was her second single release which peaked at #17 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks and became her highest charting single to date. the song also reached #27 in the UK.

During her brief career from 1985 to 1988, Rochelle released three top-thirty dance singles.

SIDE A:
My Magic Man (Magic Mix) 5:47
My Magic Man (Samurai Mix) 6:29
Remix – The Latin Rascals

SIDE B:
My Magic Man (Machine Gun Dub) 6:09
Remix – Charlie D., Jose (Chep) Nunez
My Magic Man (7″ Edit) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	My Magic Man	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20376
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Electro, Soul, Funk

CREDITS:

Arranged By [Vocals] – Gary Cooper*
Art Direction, Design – Gabrielle Raumberger
Backing Vocals – Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizelle
Engineer [Assistant] – Casey Silver
Executive-Producer – Cherrie Shepherd
Make-Up [Makeup] – Elizabeth Freid
Mastered By – Herbie Jr*
Mixed By – Steve Peck
Photography By – Caroline Greyshock
Producer – Gary Henry, Ted Currier
Recorded By, Drum Programming [Snare Sound] – Bob Rosa
Stylist – Pat Sweeney (4)
Written-By – Gary Henry

NOTES:
Specially-priced Maxi-single

Machine Gun Dub: Charlie D. and Jose (Chep) Nunez for Diamond II Productions.
Samurai Mix: The Latin Rascals (Tony Moran & Albert Cabrera).
A Platinum Vibe Production

Made in U.S.A.

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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

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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February 7, 2024

Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love (US 12″ Promo)

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“Hounds of Love” is a song written, produced, and performed by English art rock singer Kate Bush. It is the title track and the third single released from her No. 1 studio album Hounds of Love. The single was released on 24 February 1986, and reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart.

The song is about being afraid to fall in love; in the song, this feeling is compared to being chased by a pack of hounds.

The versions worldwide differ slightly: the US single mix included an additional chorus just after the second chorus. The words “it’s in the trees, it’s coming!” heard at the beginning of the track are sampled from the British 1957 horror film Night of the Demon and are mouthed by an actor from the film, Reginald Beckwith, who plays a medium channeling a character played by Maurice Denham, who provides the voice.

A music video was made for the song, which Bush herself directed. It was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller film The 39 Steps (1935) and a Hitchcock lookalike also features in the video (a nod to the director’s famous cameo appearances in his movies).

++ ‘ Hounds Of Love (Extended Version)’ is a unique edit found on this promo only.

SIDE A:
Hounds Of Love 3:03

SIDE B:
Hounds Of Love (Extended Version) 3:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – SPRO-9574, EMI America – SPRO-9575, EMI America – SPRO9574/9575
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – M.M*
Producer – Kate Bush
Written-By – Kate Bush

NOTES:
Released in a generic sleeve.

Promotional
Copy Only
Not For Sale
(Album version
can be heard on
“Hounds Of Love”

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February 1, 2024

Pseudo Echo – Don’t Go (Australia 12″)

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Artist spotlight PSEUDO ECHO!

“Don’t Go” is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in October 1985 as the lead single from their second studio album, Love An Adventure (1985). The song became the band’s second top-five single, reaching number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

In the United States, the song was not released as a single early pressings of the U.S. edition of the RCA LP “Love An Adventure” contained “Don’t Go” instead of “Funkytown” (a.k.a. “Funky Town”). The record company soon regretted this decision and allowed people who bought this version to exchange it for a reissue with “Funkytown” on it.

this is the only Australia 12″ single I have not yet posted.

SIDE A:
Don’t Go (Extended Mix) 6:39
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham, J. Leigh

SIDE B:
Don’t Go 3:58
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie
Producer – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham, J. Leigh

Living In A Dream (Jazz Version) 3:31
Engineer – Ian ‘Mack’ McKenzie, Jim Taig
Producer – Joe Wissert
Remix – Mark S. Berry
Written-By – B. Canham*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – ED-136
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A, B1: Recorded and Mixed at Platinum, Australia.

Manufactured in Australia.

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January 23, 2024

Pseudo Echo – A Beat For You (US 12″)

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Artist spotlight Australian band Pseudo Echo!

Periodically I will be doing blocks of singles by some of my favorite artists. For the next few days, I will be posting the singles that I have in my collection from Pseudo Echo most of these will be their U.S. 12″ singles which differ from singles released in Australia most of which I have already posted in the past. I hope you enjoy this run of singles from one of pop/new wave’s most underrated bands. They were so much more than “Funkytown”.

“A Beat for You” was released in the USA with two separate 12″ singles this is the first release which includes exclusive remixes by Paul Sabu, and Rusty Garner released in 1985 and produced by John Punter. The song originally appeared on the band’s debut LP Autumnal Park (1984).

For the U.S. market an updated 1987 version was included on the group’s follow-up album, Love an Adventure (1987). In the United States, the single did not chart.

To my knowledge, the two mixes included here are vinyl only.

SIDE A:
A Beat For You (Vocal Dance Mix) 5:22

SIDE B:
A Beat For You (Echo Dub Mix) 6:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-7856
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer [Additional 12″ Production By], Remix [Remix By] – Paul Sabu, Rusty Garner
Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
Written-By – Brian Canham

NOTES:
Comes in pink/blue concentric circles EMI America 12″ Single sleeve with yellow and black release info sticker in top left corner of front.

The album version can be heard on “Pseudo Echo” ST-17130.
Recorded in Australia.
“An Endless Music Mix”

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