Tag: 1989

July 24, 2024

Michael Damian – Rock On (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

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Originally posted August 2, 2010

“Rock On” is a song written by English singer David Essex. Recorded in 1973 and released as a single by Essex, it became an international hit.

In 1989 “Rock On” was covered by soap opera star and singer Michael Damian, and featured in the teen film Dream a Little Dream, starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman among others. Damian’s version, which he also released from his independent album Where Do We Go from Here on the Cypress Records label, was a harder-edged interpretation that employed none of the vocal or instrumental distortion in the original 1973 David Essex version.

“Rock On” became Damian’s first hit in eight years, since his 1981 cover of Eric Carmen’s song “She Did It”. His rendition became a gold record. It reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, thus outperforming Essex’s original Billboard ranking. However, the song did get to number one for Essex in 1974 on the US Cashbox Top 100, in the same week it was at number 11 on the Billboard charts. In addition, Haim, Feldman, and Meredith Salenger all appeared in Damian’s music video for the song. This version was ranked number 99 on VH1’s 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s (even though Damian had four Billboard-charting singles during the 1980s).

I created a custom sleeve for this release.

SIDE A:
Rock On (7″ Extended Dance Mix) 6:32
Edited By – Manny Lehman
Remix – Manny Lehman, Michael Damian, Tom Weir

Rock On (12″ Power Re-Mix) 3:54
Edited By – Manny Lehman
Remix – Manny Lehman, Michael Damian, Tom Weir

SIDE B:
Rock On (Original Dance Mix) 4:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Rock On	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cypress Records – SP-12308
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Producer – Larry Weir, Michael Damian, Tom Weir
Written-By – D. Essex*

NOTES:
Printed in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A.

Label, Side 1: (Original Version appears on the “Dream A Little Dream” Soundtrack on Cypress Records SP-9-0125)
Label, Side 2: (From the “Dream A Little Dream” Soundtrack on Cypress Records SP-9-0125)

Housed inside a black 12″ die-cut sleeve. Custom sticker on shrink wrap.

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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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June 5, 2024

Nitzer Ebb – Control Im Here Edition Number One (Command Control Confront) (US 12″)

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When researching songs that I wanted to include for PRIDE Month I wanted to step outside of the box because PRIDE music is not just Disco or Divas there are also many other genres to seek out including EBM/Industrial music which was quite popular in the mid-late 80’s a homoerotic militaristic style of dance music which was a leather scene favorite. It was subversively left-wing beneath its macho surface. Bands like Nitzer Ebb tapped into this subgenre.

“Control I’m Here” was the first single released by British EBM project Nitzer Ebb taken from their second and upcoming studio album “Belief”. It reached #100 in the UK Single Chart, and #14 on the US Billboard Dance Chart. the single was co-produced by Post-punk record producer and DJ, Flood (Mark Ellis) known for his work with A-ha, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Nine Inch Nails, U2, and many other bands.

SIDE A:
Control Im Here (Zero Option Mix) 3:53
Control Im Here (Command Control Confront Mix) 6:43

SIDE B:
Control Im Here (Inst. Club Mix) 5:33
K.I.A. 4:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Control Im Here	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Play	#14
1989	Control Im Here	U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay	#25

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-21111, Geffen Records – 9 21111-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: EBM, Industrial

CREDITS:
Producer, Mixed By – Flood, NitzerEbbProdukt
Written-By – V. Harris*, D. McCarthy*

NOTES:
Recorded at worldwide international

mixed at konk

Track A1 is incorrectly listed on artwork as: Control Im Here (Hardcore Mix)
Track B1 is incorrectly listed on artwork as: Control Im Here (Strategic Dancefloor Initiative Mix)

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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May 16, 2024

Robbie Nevil – Somebody Like You (US 12″)

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“Somebody Like You” was the second single taken from American pop singer, songwriter, and record producer Robbie Nevil’s second studio LP “A Place Like This” (1988). At this point, Nevil had garnered four Billboard top 40 hits including his songs “C’est la Vie” (#2, 1986), “Dominoes” (#14, 1987), “Wot’s It to Ya” (#10, 1987), and “Back on Holiday” (#34, 1988).

“Somebody Like You” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 18, 1989, peaking at #68 on April 8, 1989, spending eleven weeks on the survey ending Nevil’s string of four consecutive Top 40 singles.

SIDE A:
Somebody Like You (TJ Mix) 6:34
Somebody Like You (Radio Dance Mix) 4:28

SIDE B:
Somebody Like You (Yu Yu Mix) 7:35
Somebody Like You (Where’s The Band Mix) 2:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Somebody Like You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#68

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – V-56125, EMI-Manhattan Records – MIC 11193
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Edited By – Luis Rivera
Producer – Chris Porter
Producer, Composed By – Robbie Nevil
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – David Cole, Robert Clivilles*
Written-By – Jeff Pescetto, Richard Feldman, Robbie Nevil

NOTES:
Additional Production & Remix David Cole & Robert Clivilles for Done Properly Productions
Edited by Luis Rivera for Quickleaf Productions

Printed in U.S.A.

From the LP “A Place Like This”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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May 2, 2024

Seduction – You’re My One And Only (True Love) (US 12″ Promo)

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“(You’re My One and Only) True Love” is a single by Seduction. Although uncredited, the lead vocals and background vocals were performed by Martha Wash, with additional background vocals by Seduction.

In 1989, Wash recorded the song “(You’re My One and Only) True Love” as a demo, produced by David Cole who would later form C+C Music Factory. Cole later gave the song to the then-upcoming female group Seduction. The song appeared on Seduction’s debut album Nothing Matters Without Love, released in September 1989, retaining the use of Wash’s lead vocals and adding Seduction’s background vocals to the song. In addition, she was only credited for her background vocals and Cole remixed and altered Wash’s lead vocals of the song to make her voice less recognizable on the song.

“(You’re My One and Only) True Love” was released as Seduction’s second single in July 1989. The single became an unexpected success when it peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the Dance chart. Wash would file a lawsuit against the producers and A&M Records for unauthorized use of her voice. The case reached an out-of-court settlement in December 1990.

Martha Wash was also uncredited as lead vocalist on tracks from Black Box, and C+C Music Factory.

Martha Wash did not appear in the song’s music video instead Seduction lip-synced to her vocals.

SIDE A:
You’re My One And Only (True Love) (Club Mix) 7:43
You’re My One And Only (True Love) (Dub Mix) 5:26

SIDE N:
You’re My One And Only (True Love) (Freedom’s Here (With RC/DC)) 6:45
You’re My One And Only (True Love) (Underground Mix) 5:00
You’re My One And Only (True Love) (Hot Mix) 3:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	You’re My One And Only (True Love)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#23
1989	You’re My One And Only (True Love)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#3
1989	You’re My One And Only (True Love)	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#56

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vendetta Records (2) – VE-7021
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Freestyle, Hip Hop

CREDITS:

Edited By – Omar Carrasquilla, Roger Pauletta
Executive-Producer – Anthony Sanfilippo, Bruce Carbone, Larry Yasgar
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – Robert Clivilles And David Cole*
Rap – Freedom*
Written-By – Robert Clivilles / David Cole*, Frederick B. Williams

NOTES:
Lead Vocals (Uncredited) – Martha Wash

Produced, arranged, and mixed by Robert Clivilles and David Cole for Cole/Clivilles Music Enterprises.
Edited by Roger Pauletta and Omar Carrasquilla for The Razor Shop.
Mastered by Jose Rodriguez at Sterling Sound, NYC.

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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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