Tag: 1987

Madonna – Holiday/Over And Over (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Super Madonna Weekend continues on BTG! It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and the New England Patriots are three-point favorites in tonight’s big game. My pick is that Madonna will win the game as she performs during tonights Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.

This is the third and final 12″ promo from the 1987 “You Can Dance” project. The classic anthem “Holiday” gets the remix treatment by John “Jellybean” Benitez and the Like A Virgin album track, “Over And Over”, gets a makeover by Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero.

The 12″ exhibits exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover. Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this promo and are completely unmixed with no fades at the beginning or end of the tracks.

SIDE A:
Holiday (Extended Remix) 6:59
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

Holiday (Dub) 6:57
Producer – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

SIDE B:
Over And Over (Extended Remix) 7:11
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

Over And Over (Dub) 6:43
Keyboards [Additional] – Jack Waldman
Percussion [Additional] – Jimmy Maelen
Producer – Nile Rodgers
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2907
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Madonna – Where’s The Party / Spotlight (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Happy New Year Everyone! We had a great 2011 and now we are going to have an even better 2012, full of fantastic eighties gems. This ultra rare 12″ promo is one of three releases by Sire records to promote Madonna’s first remix album, “You Can Dance”, which was released in November 1987.

This single contains the full extended remixes of “Where’s The Party” and “Spotlight”, which are both exclusive to this 12″. They are the full unmixed versions. They are completely unedited with remixing credits by Shep Pettibone and Jon “Jellybean” Benitez. All three “You Can Dance” promo singles exhibit exclusive front cover artwork and a plain white back cover.

“Where’s The party” was never officially released as a single, but it did appear on the True Blue album and also as the b-side for “Spotlight”, which was only released officially as a single in Japan.

“Spotlight” was not officially released as a single in the United States, therefore it was not eligible at the time to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100. Even so, radio stations started to play the song unofficially and it managed to garner enough airplay to appear on the Hot 100 Airplay chart of Billboard in early 1988. “Spotlight” debuted at 37 on the Airplay chart issued January 16, 1988, and was the highest debut of the week. After three weeks, “Spotlight” reached a peak of 32 on the chart, but fell to 40 the next week, before being sent for recurrent rotation. It also charted on the Hot Crossover Singles chart, reaching a peak of 15 on January 9, 1988.

SIDE A:
Where’s The Party (Extended Remix) 7:11
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone

Where’s The Party (Dub) 6:22
Written-By – P. Leonard*
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Madonna, Patrick Leonard
Remix, Producer [Additional], Edited By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Spotlight (Extended Remix) 6:34
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*

Spotlight (Dub) 4:49
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Jellybean*
Written-By – C. Hudson*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Spotlight U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay #32
1987 Spotlight U.S. Hot Crossover Singles #15

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – PRO-A-2905
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Stephen Bray
Written-By – Madonna, S. Bray*

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1 are exclusive to this release. They are complete and unmixed with no fades at the begining or end of the tracks.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Pointer Sisters – Be There (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

REQUEST

“Be There” is a song performed by Pointer Sisters and produced by Narada Michael Walden. It was released in 1987 as a single from the soundtrack Beverly Hills Cop II starring Eddie Murphy. The song barely missed the US Top 40, peaking at #42. “Be There” also charted in the UK reaching the #78 position.

SIDE A:
Be There (Extended Version) 6:58

SIDE B:
Be There (Single Version) 3:54
Be There (Dub Version) 4:25
Be There (A Capella) 3:09

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Be There U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #42

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23769
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Steve Thompson And Michael Barbiero
Written-By – Allee Willis, Franne Golde

NOTES:
From “Beverly Hills Cop II”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Donna Summer – All Systems Go (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

REQUEST

Produced by Harold Faltermeyer “All Systems Go” was the final single from the Donna Summer album of the same name. Edited from its original album version, it became a minor hit in countries such as the United Kingdom, where it reached number fifty-four. In the US the single was only released as a promo 12″ single and failed to chart despite a remix by Bruce Forest.

David Geffen’s response to the commercial disappointment of All Systems Go was to assign Summer to work with the Stock, Aitken and Waterman production team whose dance pop singles were dominating the UK charts and who had had US success with Bananarama and Rick Astley. Ultimately Geffen, after misguiding her career and fatally misjudging her material since 1981, dropped Summer from the roster rather than release the resultant Another Place and Time. The album was picked up for release in the US by Atlantic Records in 1989. Ironically, Geffen Records had misjudged once again as the album would be a bigger success than her previous Geffen Records release All Systems Go. Another Place and Time had provided Summer with one final solid commercial success and her last top ten US single, fourteen years after the release of her first top ten hit “Love to Love You Baby” had hit the charts.

SIDE A:
All Systems Go (Dance Mix) 7:57
Remix – Bruce Forest
Written-By – D. Summer*, H. Faltermeyer*

SIDE B:
Fascination (LP Version) 4:28
Written-By – D. Tyson*, E. Schwartz*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – PRO-A-3036
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer – Harold Faltermeyer

NOTES:
From the Geffen album “All Systems Go” (GHS 24102)
Promotional Copy.
Not For Sale.

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi