Tag: 1986

Huey Lewis & The News – Hip To Be Square (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted March 1, 2012

“Hip to Be Square” is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album, Fore!.

The song features Pro Football Hall of Famers and then-San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott singing backup vocals. The single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In concert, Huey Lewis now normally sings the song as “(Too) Hip to Be Square”, as performed on their live album, Live at 25.

The song was also featured in the film American Psycho.

SIDE A:
Hip To Be Square (Dance Remix) 6:07

SIDE B:
Hip To Be Square (Dub Mix) 5:11

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Hip To Be Square U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1986 Hip To Be Square U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #20
1986 Hip To Be Square U.S. Billboard Hot Album Rock Tracks #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43075
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork By [Graphic Design] – Laura Lamar
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Photography [Photo Illustration], Artwork By [Creative Direction] – Bennett Hall
Producer – Huey Lewis And The News*
Remix – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – B. Gibson*, H. Lewis*, S. Hopper*

NOTES:
Remixed for Mastermix Productions.
Mastered at Sterling.

The original version appears on the LP “FORE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Charlie Sexton – Beat’s So Lonely (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Beat’s So Lonely” is the debut single by American singer/guitarist Charlie Sexton. On April 5, 1986, this song peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its 17th week on the chart, the same position it held the previous week and the week before that. Sexton was 17 years old at the time.

The song was featured in the John Hughes film Some Kind of Wonderful.

SIDE A:
Beat’s So Lonely (Beat The Lonely Monster Mix) 6:30

SIDE B:
Beat’s So Lonely (Monster Dub) 5:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Beat’s So Lonely U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #17
1986 Beat’s So Lonely U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #24

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23616
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Keith Forsey
Remix – François Kevorkian, Michael Hutchinson
Written-By – C. Sexton*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Charlie Sexton album, “Pictures For Pleasure”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Vesta Williams – Once Bitten Twice Shy (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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This 12″ holds a special place for me, it was the first 12″ donated to Burning The Ground. I originally posted it on October ‎7, ‎2010.

“Once Bitten, Twice Shy” was the debut single by American singer-songwriter Vesta Williams taken from the LP “VESTA”. The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #45 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The song also charted in the UK at #14, #20 Netherlands, #21 in Ireland, and #42 in New Zealand.

Sadly Vesta Williams passed away on September 22, 2011, at age 53.

VINYL GRADE:
Cover: Near Mint
Vinyl: Near Mint

SIDE A:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Extended Version) 6:00

SIDE B:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Dub Version) 3:42
Once Bitten Twice Shy (A Cappella Version) 3:54

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Once Bitten Twice Shy U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #8
1986 Once Bitten Twice Shy U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #45

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12206
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

CREDITS::
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Hodge
Executive Producer – John McClain
Producer – David Crawford

NOTES:
The “A Capella Version” is not listed on the sleeve.
The original version appears on the album “VESTA”

For Flyte Time Productions Inc.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Donna Allen – Serious (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Serious” is the debut single by American dance-pop singer, born in Key West, Florida, and raised in Tampa, where she was a Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleader, Donna launched her career in the 1980s as a backup vocalist with Miami Sound Machine.

“Serious” peaked at #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. In the United Kingdom, the song was a top ten hit reaching #8.

SIDE A:
Serious (Vocal/Long Version) 5:33
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*

SIDE B:
Serious (Vocal/Short Version) 3:46
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*

Serious (Instrumental/Dub Version) 7:53
Talkbox [Voice Box] – Jimmy Magnoli*
Remix – Barry Mraz, Eric Schilling, John Haag

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Serious U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1986 serious U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #5
1986 Serious U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #17

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: 21 Records ‎– DMD 980
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Charles Parry, Fernando Pruna, Bob Rogel*
Producer – Lou Pace
Written-By – D. Allen*, L. Pace*, Blitz*

NOTES:
Produced for Freedom Sound Productions

A Presentation of The Triage Entertainment Corporation
From the 21 Records LP 90548 – “Perfect Timing”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.