Tag: 1986

September 27, 2023

The Hood – Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Belgium 12″)

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“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” is a 1986 New Wave/Industrial Belgium only 12″ single released by music project The Hood which consisted of legendary NYC party promoter-doorman and writer John Hood. The Hood released one LP titled “Cooler Than Thou” along with three singles and appeared on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Salvation!

“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” was remixed by keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man, John Robie with production by Ivan Ivan. This rarely-heard obscure 80s track did not chart and there was no music video released.

SIDE A:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 1) 4:21
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Dub) 4:32

SIDE B:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 2) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – TWI 687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Industrial

CREDITS:

Producer – Ivan Ivan
Remix – John Robie
Sleeve – Howard Chaykin
Written-By, Performer – The Hood

NOTES:
Comes in a one-sided picture sleeve.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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September 26, 2023

Georgio – Sexappeal (US 12″)

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“Sexappeal” is the debut single from Minneapolis, Minnesota native singer-songwriter Georgio. The single peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on February 26 1987 after spending twelve weeks on the survey. The Prince-inspired track also reached #16 on the R&B chart. “Sexappeal” had its biggest chart success on the Billboard Dance Chart peaking at #8.

“Sexappeal” was taken from the debut album of the same name.

SIDE A:
Sexappeal (Edit Version) 4:30

SIDE B:
Sexappeal (Instrumental) 4:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#59
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop	#16
1987	Sexappeal	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Picture Perfect Records – PPR-3563
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Engineer, Directed By [Assistant Director] – Cliff Zellman
Executive-Producer – KJM, Pricky T
Producer, Vocals, Directed By, Written-By – Georgio Allentini*

NOTES:
Art Production: Mooving Targets

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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September 13, 2023

Chaka Khan – Earth To Mickey (US 12″)

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“Earth to Mickey” was the third single taken from the sixth studio album Destiny by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan. The satirical “Earth to Mickey” (When are you going to land?), featuring Khan both singing and rapping (and keyboardist Reggie Griffin rapping in the role of ‘Mickey’), was released in late 1986 or early 1987 and only just made the Top 100 of the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at #93.

SIDE A:
Earth To Mickey (Extended Version) 6:50
Earth To Mickey (Instrumental Version) 3:18

SIDE B:
Earth To Mickey (A Cappella Voices) 1:06
CK’s Duet Space Rap (Hi Nrg Mix Same Bpm) 5:26
My Destiny (LP Version) 4:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Earth To Mickey	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#96

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20623
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Effects, Loops – Joshua*
Engineer [Mixing] – Michael O’Reilly
Percussion [Additional] – Joe Mardin
Producer – Arif Mardin

NOTES:
From the Chaka Khan album DESTINY.

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

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September 7, 2023

The Fixx – Built For The Future (Germany 12″)

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“Built For The Future” was the second and final single taken from the fourth studio LP “Walkabout” by English new wave band The Fixx. The single peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rocks Tracks chart in July. 1986.

++The remixes included here are exclusive to the Germany 12″ single.

SIDE A:
Built For The Future (Extended Version) 7:14

SIDE B:
Built For The Future (Undermind Mix) (Remixed Dance Version) 7:40
Remix – Rupert Hine

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Built For The Future	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – 258 575-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Composed By – The Fixx
Lyrics By – Cy Curnin
Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Woods*, Curnin*, Brown*, West-Oram*, Greenall*

NOTES:
From the album “WALKABOUT”

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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