Tag: 1989

August 17, 2015

Tom Tom Club – Suboceana (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Suboceana” is a 1989 single by American band Tom Tom Club taken from the album Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom. “Suboceana” was released as a single in late 1988 and peaked at #4 on the US Billbard dance chart.

SIDE A:
Suboceana (12″ Dance Mix)
Keyboards [Additional] – Jeff Lorber
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Keith Cohen, Steve Beltran

Suboceana (Jacking Deep & High Mix)
Engineer [Remix] – Iain Burgess, Julian Herzfeld
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Keyboards [Additional] – Marshall Jefferson

SIDE B:
Suboceana (12″ Club Mix)
Keyboards [Additional] –Jeff Lorber
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Keith Cohen, Steve Beltran

Suboceana (Magic Juan Mix)
Engineer – Chris Andrews
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Mark Childress, Matt King (2)
Remix – “Magic Juan” Atkins*

Devil Does Your Dog Bite? (LP Version)
Written-By – Chris Frantz

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Suboceana	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21198
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Rey International
Producer – Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Written-By – Tom Tom Club (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
Tracks A1 & B1: Mixed at Larrabee Sound
Tracks A2: Remix for Jeffco Music Production Co. (USA)
Remix engineers at Chicago Recording Company
Track B2: Mixed at Pearl Sound Studios, Canton, MI

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 30, 2015

New Edition – N.E. Heart Break (US 12″)

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“N.E. Heart Break” was New Edition’s fifth and final single from their studio album, Heart Break. “N.E. Heart Break” peaked at number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

SIDE A:
N.E. Heart Break (Extended Club Version) 7:44
Remix – D.J. Epic*, New Edition, Throw Down Twins, The*

SIDE B:
N.E. Heart Break (Instrumental) 5:26
Remix – D.J. Epic*, New Edition, Throw Down Twins, The*

N.E. Heart Break (Faux Live Radio Version) 5:30
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	N.E. Heart Break	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23891
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:
Co-producer [Additional Production] – Jeff Lorber
Edited By [Special Edits] – Greg “Ski” Royal*
Engineer – Booker T. Jones
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Producer –Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis*

NOTES:
From the album ‘Heart Break’
A Flyte Tyme Production.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 29, 2015

New Edition – Crucial (US 12″)

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“Crucial” is New Edition’s fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, “Crucial” hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition’s more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

SIDE A:
Crucial (Dance Remix) 8:14

SIDE B:
Crucial (Dub) 5:14
Crucial (Acapella) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Crucial	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23934
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Hodge
Management – Front Line Management
Producer – Jellybean Johnson
Producer [Remix] – Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Spencer Bernard, Terry Lewis
Written-By – Garry Johnson*, Lisa Keith

NOTES:
Taken from the New Edition album ‘Heart Break’

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 7, 2015

Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World (Ltd. Edition UK 12″ Promo)

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“All Around the World” is a song recorded by British recording artist Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 debut album, Affection, which became her biggest hit. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.

In the United Kingdom Arista records released a special limited edition etched 12″ promo. This one sided single featured an exclusive dj mix on the a-side. The b-side contained an etched map of the world with text saying “to dj’s all around the world”.

The “Exclusive DJ’s Mix” was done by British musician, songwriter, DJ, musical director and arranger Steve Anderson. The remix was also known as “Global Quest” and appeared on the DMC vinyl compilation November 89 – Mixes 2. This remix also appeared on the Lisa Stansfield compilation People Hold On… The Remix Anthology in 2014.

SIDE A:
All Around The World (Exclusive DJ’s Mix) 6:21
Remix – Steve Anderson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

CHARTS:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Songs	#1
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1
1990	All Around The World	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– L.S.Promo X2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, Etched, Single Sided, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Downtempo, Soul

CREDITS:
Producer – Andy Morris (5), Ian Devaney

NOTES:
Etched one-sided promo
Map of the world etched on the b-side…Etched text “to dj’s all around the world”
Label text (a)’Love Lisa x (b) ‘all around the world exclusive dj’s mix’

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi