Tag: 1988

September 29, 2023

Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid (US 12″)

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“Just Got Paid” is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015).

The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley for which Keith Sweat wrote lyrics. Sweat ultimately passed on the song that was originally written for his 1987 debut Make It Last Forever. Kemp recorded a demo of the new song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his “scratch vocal” ended up on the final release.

The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Just Got Paid” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. It lost out to Anita Baker’s “Giving You the Best That I Got”.

SIDE A:
Just Got Paid 5:24
Just Got Paid (7″ Version) 3:33

SIDE B:
Just Got Paid (Dub Mix) 5:23
Just Got Paid (Instrumental) 5:25

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#10
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop	#1
1988	Just Got Paid	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 07588
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Kashif
Lacquer Cut By – Herbie Jr*
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley
Written-By – G. Griffin*, J. Kemp*

NOTES:
Special Version From The Columbia Lp: “Secrets Of Flying”

Recorded at New Music Group Studios, Stamford, CT
Remixed at Soundworks Recording Studios, Ltd. New York, NY
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, New York, NY

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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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
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August 30, 2023

Wet Wet Wet – Wishing I Was Lucky (US 12″)

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“Wishing I Was Lucky” is the debut single of Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the lead single from their first album, Popped in Souled Out (1987). Recorded for £600 in Edinburgh, it was released in March 1987 and was their first hit, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in Ireland. The following year, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium and the Netherlands, while in the United States, “Wishing I Was Lucky” became the group’s first of two songs to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 58.

Tommy Cunningham later said of the song: “I was in a queue in a chip shop in Glasgow when it came on Radio Clyde. I felt like shouting to everybody, ‘That’s me and my mates!’ It was an incredible feeling I’ve not forgotten.” Marti Pellow recorded an acoustic, solo version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album, Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

SIDE A:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Gotta Job Mix) 6:25

SIDE B:
Wishing I Was Lucky (Instrumental Dub) 4:28
Wishing I Was Lucky (Live) 3:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Wishing I Was Lucky	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#58

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: UNI Records – UNI-8000
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Bass – Graeme Clark
Co-producer – Wilf Smarties (tracks: A,B1)
Drums – Tommy Cunningham
Guitar – Graeme Duffin
Keyboards – Neil Mitchell
Mixed By – Phil Thornally* (tracks: A, B1)
Producer – Wet Wet Wet (tracks: A,B1)
Producer, Mixed By – Paul Pink (tracks: B2)
Vocals – Marti Pellow
Written-By – Wet Wet Wet

NOTES:
From The UNI LP, “Popped In Souled Out”

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August 22, 2023

INXS – Need You Tonight (Liebrand Remix) (UK 12″)

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“Need You Tonight” is a song by the Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick, as well as the fourth song on the album. It is the only INXS single to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved its highest charting position in the United Kingdom, where the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart; however, this peak was only reached after a re-release of the single in November 1988. On its first run on the U.K. charts in October 1987, it stalled at No. 58. It was one of the last songs recorded for the album, yet it would arguably become the band’s signature song.

This 12″ is the 1988 reissue (mainly aimed at Europe and especially the U.K. where the single had previously stalled at No. 58 in 1987) which incorporated new artwork and packaging plus remixes Ben Liebrand. There was also another more widely available 12″ and CD single with remixes by Julian Mendelsohn. The Liebrand Remix was only released on 12″ in the U.K.

SIDE A:
Need You Tonight (Ben Liebrand Mix) 7:16
Remix – Ben Liebrand

SIDE B:
New Sensation (Extended Dance Mix) 6:31
Remix – Nick Launay

Move On 4:46
Mixed By – Chris Thomas

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#12
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Songs	#7
1987	Need You Tonight	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#73

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – INXSR 1222, Mercury – 872 273-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design – The Unknown Partnership Ltd.*
Photography By – Chris Cuffard*
Producer – Chris Thomas
Written-By – A. Farriss*, M. Hutchence*

NOTES:
Taken from the album “KICK”

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August 16, 2023

Barbie – Barbie Dance Club (US Cassette Single)

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BTG BARBIE Rewind: Bubblegum Pop Inspired by BARBIE!

“Barbie Dance Club” is a cassette single released in 1988 featuring three exclusive songs written for Barbie herself that were included as part of a 30-minute direct-to-video promotional VHS tape released in 1989. The video featured a Dance Club consisting of kids, ranging from 8-12 years of age, essentially giving promotion to outfits for the Mattel Barbie doll. There was also a special line of Dance Club dolls released all wearing club fashions the dolls included Barbie, Ken, Kayla, and Devon.

In the video you could learn to do the Barbie dance created by pop mega-star Paula Abdul. Watch the video

Singer/songwriter Stacey Piersa who would later write “Didn’t I Say I Love You” (from the Paula Abdul single “My Love Is For Real”) with Elliot Wolff appears in the video as a dancer. Elliot Wolff wrote Paula Abdul’s hit songs, “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted.”

I was not able to find any information on who the female vocalist is on these tracks. None of these songs have ever been released digitally.

SIDE A:
Doin’ The Barbie (Dance Mix) 4:14

SIDE B:
Our Game 2:16
Dreamin’ 2:12

Cassette Grade:
Cassette: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mattel – none
Format: Cassette, Single
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dance-pop, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Carlos Rios (2)
Written-By, Producer – Cheryl Caglese, Jerry Caglese

NOTES:
Made in Hong Kong

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THE GEAR:
Cassette Deck: Nakamichi BX-300 Discrete 3-Head Cassette Deck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp Line In Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
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

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