Tag: 1987

September 29, 2016

Exposé – Let Me Be The One (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Let Me Be the One” is a single by Exposé, released on May 15, 1987. Written and produced by Lewis Martineé and appears on their debut album, Exposure. The lead vocals on the song were performed by Gioia Bruno.

Released as a single in August 1987, “Let Me Be the One” became the group’s third consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October of that year, when it peaked at No. 7. The song also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 76 on the British pop chart.

SIDE A:
Let Me Be The One (Extended Mix) 8:04
Let Me Be The One (Crossover Mix) 4:57

SIDE B:
Let Me Be The One (Radio Edit / Single Version) 4:08
Let Me Be The One (Dub Mix) 8:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Let Me Be The One	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#7
1987	Let Me Be The One	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#23
1987	Let Me Be The One	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9618
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Downtempo, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Fancisco J. Diaz
Mastered By – Michael Fuller*
Mixed By – Mike Couzzi, Rick “Billy Bob” Alonso*
Performer – Ann Curless, Gioia Bruno*, Jeanette Jurado
Photography – Iraida Icaza, Lewis Ziolek, Sam Emerson
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Mixed By – Lewis A. Martineé

NOTES:
Mixed at New River Studio, Ft. Lauderdale
Mastered at Fullersound, Inc., Miami
From the Arista LP “EXPOSURE”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

September 28, 2016

Jody Watley – Don’t You Want Me (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Don’t You Want Me” is the third single from singer Jody Watley’s eponymous debut album. The song was produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame and written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde and David Paul Bryant.

Watley’s previous single, “Still a Thrill,” fared well in dance and R&B markets, but less-so in the mainstream. This prompted her label, MCA, to go in a more pop-friendly direction. “Don’t You Want Me” was one of the biggest crossover singles for the year 1987, reaching top ten on the Billboard pop and R&B charts and becoming a number-one dance club hit.

“Don’t You Want Me” landed in the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 24, 1987, advancing from #56 to #40. The song reached #6 on December 19, 1987 and remained there for three consecutive weeks.

Internationally the single reched #55 U.K., #46 New Zealand and #24 Canada.

SIDE A:
Don’t You Want Me (Extended Mix) 6:48
Don’t You Want Me (A Cappella) 4:12

SIDE B:
Don’t You Want Me (Radio Edit) 4:17
Don’t You Want Me (Dub Version) 7:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Don’t You Want Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#6
1987	Don’t You Want Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#3
1987	Don’t You Want Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23785, MCA Records ‎– MCA 23785
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Lynn Robb
Management [Direction] – Bennett Freed Management
Mastered By – Herb Powers, Jr.*
Photography – Victoria Pearson
Producer – Bernard Edwards
Remix, Producer [Additional Production Assistant] – Dennis Mitchell
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Francois Kevorkian*, Michael Hutchinson
Written-By – D.P. Bryant*, F. Gold*, J. Watley*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the MCA LP, “JODY WATLEY”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

June 3, 2016

Company B – Full Circle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single released by American freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma. The single debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on August 8, 1986 peaking at #5 after eleven weeks on the survey. The single was taken from the trio’s self titled debut album.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Vocal / Club Version) 7:48

SIDE B:
Full Dub-El (Dub Version) 6:48
Full Circle (Vocal / Radio Edit) 4:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Engineer – Ish*, Ron Albert
Management – Bob Gordon (6), John Kaye (2)
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Ish*

NOTES:
Special remix of Atlantic LP “Company B”

Mixed at Audio Vision, Miami, Fla.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 18, 2016

Madhouse – 6 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Madhouse is a jazz fusion band from Minneapolis that was created by Prince.

“6” was the first and only single to be released from Madhouse’s first album 8. It was released one week before the album, marking the first official release of any kind by Madhouse.

The single also contained an edit and an extended version of Six, as well as a non-album track, Six And ½. As with the accompanying album, the single’s name is written numerically (6), while the title track is written in full (Six), although the extended version (6 (End Of The World Mix)) is written numerically.

The single failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart, number 14 on the Billboard Crossover 30 Chart and number 24 on the 12-inch Singles Sales Chart.

SIDE A:
6 (End Of The World Mix) 6:12

SIDE B:
Six 3:37
Six And 1/2 2:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	6	U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 9 20608-0 A, Paisley Park ‎– 0-20608
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 14 Jan 1987
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk, Funk

CREDITS:
Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography By – Richard Litt
Recorded By, Mixed By – Susan Rogers
Written-By – Madhouse

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi