Tag: 1988

April 18, 2023

Vanessa Williams – The Right Stuff (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“The Right Stuff” is a song by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released as the first single from her 1988 debut studio album of the same name. The crossover single was very successful and became a top-five hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as making the Billboard Hot 100. “The Right Stuff” also went to number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for one week. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at number 62 with a remixed version. At the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to Anita Baker’s “Giving You The Best That I Got”.

The accompanying video for “The Right Stuff” was filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

SIDE A:
The Right Stuff (Radio Version) 4:28
The Right Stuff (Extended Version) 5:40

SIDE B:
The Right Stuff (Edited Version) 4:12
The Right Stuff (Dub-A-Delic) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#44
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs	#1
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales	#1
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Wing Records – 887 386-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:

Arranged By – Chuckii Booker
Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rex Salas
Remix – Bill Stephney, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Rod Hui
Written-By – Kipper Jones

NOTES:
Additional Production, Beats, Samples & Edits by
Hank Shocklee,
Eric VIETNAM Sadler, and
Bill Stephney.

Mastered by Lacquer Cutting Legend
Herbie “The Right Pump” Powers” at
Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs in NYC.

From the LP “THE RIGHT STUFF”

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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
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

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December 20, 2022

Schroeder – Linus & Lucy (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

To me the Peanuts gang is always associated with the Holiday Season, so here is a little something to keep you dancing all the way into the New Year.

“Linus and Lucy” is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many Peanuts animated specials. Named for the two fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it gained its greatest exposure as part of the A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Guaraldi and has gained status as the signature melody of the Peanuts franchise.

In 1988, a Electro cover version was produced and arranged by Tom Bennett Davis under the alias of Schroeder. It contains edits by Carlos Berrios and Omar Santana. The record was released on the Pow Wow Records label.

The song did not chart.

SIDE A:
Linus & Lucy’s Little Red-Haired Club Mix 7:15

SIDE B:
Linus & Lucy’s CB Mix 5:29
Linus & Lucy’s Pig Pen Mix 4:41

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Pow Wow Records – PW429
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Tom Bennett Davis
Edited By – Carlos Berrios, Omar Santana
Producer – Jefferself, Tom Bennett Davis
Written-By –Vince Guaraldi

Buy The 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable:Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon Concorde Elite
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 11, 2022

Pajama Party – Yo No Sé (US 12″)

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“Yo No Sé” is a freestyle dance single by American female vocal trio from Brooklyn, New York Pajama Party. The original members were Jennifer McQuilkin of New Jersey, Daphne Rubin-Vega of Panama, and Suzi Ranta of Michigan with songwriter Peggy Sendars and songwriter/producer Jim Klein.

The band’s biggest hit single, “Yo No Sé” (1988) (sung by Jennifer McQuilkin), was one of the first freestyle songs in which the title was entirely in the Spanish language, which peaked at #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was taken from the band’s debut LP “Up All Night” whidh was released October 23, 1989 on Atlantic Records.

SIDE A:
Yo No Sé (12″ Club) 7:27
Yo No Sé (House) 7:08

SIDE B:
Yo No Sé (Edit Of 12″ Vocal) 5:12
Yo No Sé (Dub Mix) 6:53
Yo No Sé (Percapella) 5:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Yo No Sé	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75
1988	Yo No Sé	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#34

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: 23 West Records – 0-86478, Atlantic – 0-86478
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, House

CREDITS:
Edited By [Edits] – Chep Nunez*
Executive-Producer – Robert J. Gordon, Peggy Sendars, Stephen Rosen
Mastered By –Herbie Powers*
Producer – Jim Klein
Producer [Additional Production], Remix –David Darlington, “Bonzai” Jim Lyons
Programmed By [Additional Drum Programming] – Arnold “Mad Dog” Rodriguez
Written-By – Klein, Sendars

NOTES:
From the LP “Up All Night”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

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

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July 7, 2022

Jody Watley – Looking For A New Medley (Hot Tracks Mix) (US 12″)

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I love Hot Tracks Remix Service and their exclusive single artists medley’s so I thought it would be a blast to spotlight this medley that the Hot Tracks team put together for one of my favorite female artists “The Queen Of Cool’ Jody Watley who was a force to be reckoned with in the mid-eighties and nineties garnering 6 Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles, 13 Number 1 Dance Singles, 2 R&B Number 1’s, 15 Top 40 Singles, This medley spotlights some of the hits from her debut self-titled LP.

In addition, I also created front and back sleeve art for this one.

From the issue linear Notes:

Teaming up with Hot Track’s editor/contributor, Glenn Cattanach, Louisville area DJ’s Mike Runge and Glenn Bennison worked over a month mixing “Looking For A New Medley.” Combining the mixing skills of Mike and Glenn Bennison, with the production and editing talents of Glenn Cattanach, they produced this medley exclusively for Hot Tracks subscribers. The team used the “Kentucky Multi-Track” technique throughout and the result is 9:11 pure R & B dance floor excitement. Mike Runge, from Jeffersonville, Indiana (Louisville area) is the on-air DJ for 99.7 WDJX’s Saturday Night Hot Mix and works various clubs in the area. Glenn Bennison spins at Louisville’s hottest nightclub, “Splash.” Special thanks to Michael Lewis and Joseph Watt.

DJ’s note: No VCR is required to play this Jody Watley medley. Just drop the needle and party!!

SIDE A:
Looking For A New Medley (Hot Tracks Mix) 9:11
108-119 BPM Cold End

a). Looking For A New Love
b). Love Injection
c). Don’t You Want Me
d). Most Of All
e). Some Kind Of Lover
f). For The Girls
g). Some Kind Of Lover

VINYL FRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Hot Tracks – SA 7-8
Series: Hot Tracks Series – 7-8
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Compilation, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, Funk

CREDITS”
DJ Mix [Megamix] – Glenn Bennison, Glenn Cattanach, Michael Runge
Custom Artwork – DjPaulT

NOTES:
Taken from Hot Tracks – Series 7, Issue 8

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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