Tag: 1987

Kool & The Gang – Holiday (Germany 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Holiday” was the third single taken from the seventeenth studio album “Forever” by the American funk band Kool & the Gang. The song peaked at #66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on July 28, 1987, after spending seven weeks on the survey. “Holiday” had its most significant chart performance in Germany, reaching #24 on the GfK entertainment charts. After this album, lead vocalist James “J.T.” Taylor left the group for a solo career. He would return in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.

SIDE A:
Holiday (12″ Club Remix) 6:29

SIDE B:
Holiday (Jam Mix) 5:22

Holiday (7″ Version) 3:16
Remix, Edited By –  Chris Lord-Alge

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Holiday U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #66

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metronome – 888 751-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Rhythm & Blues

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the LP “FOREVER”

120 BPM

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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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Peter Wolf – Can’t Get Started (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Can’t Get Started” was the first single taken from the second solo album by J. Geilss band front man Peter Wolf, released in 1987. The record peaked at #75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and #16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.”Can’t Get Started” was taken from the LP “Come As You Are”.

SIDE A:
Can’t Get Started (Extended Mix) 4:38
Mixed By – Chris Lord Alge*

Can’t Get Started (LP Version) 3:02

SIDE B:
Can’t Get Started (Dub Version) 5:03
Mixed By – Chris Lord Alge*

Mamma Said 4:01

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Can’t Get Started U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #75
1987 Can’t Get Started U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #16

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-19243
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the album, Come As You Are

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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
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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The Big Supreme – Remind Me (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

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Originally posted December 9, 2014

“Remind Me” is a 1987 single by UK band The Big Supreme featuring vocalist Barry Flynn. The Righteous Brothers/Motown inspired track was the bands fourth and final single. They never released a full length album.

SIDE A:
Remind Me (Take Off Your Brassiere) 6:36

SIDE B:
What Love Means 4:21
Remind Me (Edit) 4:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:  Polydor ‎– POSPX 861
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Made in the U.K.

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Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
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The Big Supreme – Please Yourself (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

“Please Yourself” was the second charting single by English New Wave band The Big Supreme, featuring vocalist Barry Flynn.

“Please Yourself” entered the UK singles chart in February 1987, reaching a peak of number 64, and was in the chart for five weeks. After this release the band split. Vocalist Barry Flynn would release a solo single in 1989 as Flynn called “The Only One”, whilst keyboard player Robin Hild had brief success in America as part of the duo Scarlett and Black.

SIDE A:
Please Yourself (Do The Horsey Dog) 5:20
Producer – Nick Garvey, Stan Shaw

SIDE B:
Keep On Pushing 4:12
Producer – Barry Flynn

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – 885 517-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
“THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST”

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VINYL Transfer & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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
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!


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