Tag: 1989

Paula Abdul – Knocked Out (The Shep Pettibone Remixes) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Knocked Out” is the debut single by American singer Paula Abdul, released on May 4, 1988. It was the first single from her debut album, Forever Your Girl.

The song was originally included on a Virgin Records sampler for the launch of Virgin Records America. In spring 1988, it was released as a single to test Abdul’s commercial appeal. “Knocked Out” proved to be very successful for a low budget single; it became a top 10 R&B hit.

In the UK, “Knocked Out” was released three times. It was Abdul’s first single and charted on September 24, 1988, peaking at a lowly #98. Following the success of “Straight Up” and its follow-up, “Forever Your Girl”, “Knocked Out” was reissued and peaked at #41 on 19 August 1989. Finally, after the huge success of “Opposites Attract” in 1990, the single was extensively reworked by Shep Pettibone and it entered the UK Top 30, peaking at #21 on July 28, 1990.

The Pettibone 12″ version of “Knocked Out” which was released in the UK as well as Germany was from the Shut Up and Dance remix album. While this version was not issued as a single in the United States, it did receive significant airplay and just missed the American Top 40, peaking at #41.

Tracks A1 and B2 are exclusive to this release.

SIDE A:
Knocked Out (House 12″) 7:31

SIDE B:
Knocked Out (Pettibone 12″ Mix) 6:12
Knocked Out (Bassey Thang) 5:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1990 Knocked Out U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #41
1990 Knocked Out U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #8
1990 Knocked Out U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Siren (3) ‎– SRNX 92
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Remix, Producer [Additional] –Shep Pettibone
Written-By – D. Simmons*, L.A. Reid & Babyface*

NOTES:
UK only release
For Mastermix Productions

Manufactured in the UK by Virgin Records

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics 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

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

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

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Alien Sex Fiend – Haunted House (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Haunted House” is a 1989 non-album single by English gothic rock band, formed in London, England in 1982 Alien Sex Fiend.

“Haunted House” features tracks from the band’s 1988 “Another Planet” album remixed, sampled, and laid over a wicked house beat. Both tracks are Youth mixes, assisted by DJ Cesare & the single is produced by Youth.

SIDE A:
Haunted House 6:01

SIDE B:
Haunted House (Dub Mix) 7:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Anagram Records ‎– 12 ANA 46, Plague Records ‎– 12 ANA 46
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Apr 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Cover, Design – Nik Fiend
Engineer – Clive Goddard
Layout – The Wolfman (2)
Producer, Written-By, Performer – Alien Sex Fiend
Remix – D.J. Cesare*, Youth

NOTES:
Track durations are incorrect on the sleeve.

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 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

RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Bobby Brown – On Our Own (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“On Our Own” is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for one week and at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Outside the US, it reached number one in New Zealand for three weeks and became a top-five hit in Canada, Ireland the United Kingdom, while in Australia, it went to number 22.

SIDE A:
On Our Own (Extended Club Version) 6:23

SIDE B:
On Our Own (Radio Edit) 4:51
On Our Own (Instrumental) 4:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #15
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #2
1989 On Our Own U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – After 7, Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons
Bass [Minimoog] – Kayo (4)
Drums, Percussion – L.A*
Engineer – Dave Rideau, Donnell Sullivan
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar – Babyface
Mixed By, Recorded By – Jon Gass
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Donald Parks
Written-By – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid – Babyface*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the “Ghostbusters II Soundtrack Album,”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 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

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

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Hubert Kah – So Many People (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“So Many People” was the second single taken from the fourth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their second English language album Sound Of My Heart, released in 1989.

“So Many People” peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on October 13, 1989, after, spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
So Many People (Extended Dance Mix) 6:24
So Many People (Dub Mix) 3:55

SIDE B:
So Many People (Remix Single Version) 4:37
Sound Of My Heart 4:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 So Many People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7
1989 So Many People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #23

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Curb Records ‎– CRB-10306
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Arrangements], Executive Producer – Hubert Kah
Cover – Mike Schmidt (2)
Lyrics By – Kemmler* (tracks: A1 to B1), Hirschburger*, Muller* (tracks: B2)
Music By – Kemmler*, Löhr*, Cretu* (tracks: A1 to B1)
Other [Make Up] – Dagmar Schwartz
Other [Styling] – Ingrid Zerbaum
Photography By – Stefan Langner*
Producer – Michael Cretu
Remix – Armand Volker

NOTES:
From the LP “SOUND OF MY HEART”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 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

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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