Tag: 1990

March 30, 2023

New Kids On The Block – Step By Step (US 12″)

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“Step by Step” is a song by American boyband New Kids on the Block, released on May 10, 1990 as the first single from the album of the same name (1990). It is the group’s biggest-selling hit single. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight. Danny Wood sang “Step 1”, Donnie Wahlberg sang “Step 2”, Jordan Knight sang “Step 3”, Joey McIntyre sang “Step 4”, and Jonathan Knight sang “Step 5”.

“Step by Step” was initially recorded by one of Maurice Starr’s other groups, The Superiors. It was released as a single in 1987 on Motown Records but was unsuccessful. On the other hand, the New Kids’ cover of the song was a massive worldwide hit, becoming one of the biggest-selling singles of 1990. The New Kids on the Block’s cover spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was eventually certified platinum; it also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart, in total “Step by Step” spent five weeks at No. 1 in the North American charts. It also peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and was also a top 10 hit in the Australian, French, West German, Irish, and Norwegian charts.

The accompanying music video for “Step by Step” was directed by American director Larry Jordan. Donnie Wahlberg’s brother Mark Wahlberg also appears in the video.

SIDE A:
Step By Step (12″ Club Remix) 5:24
Step By Step (7″ Version) 4:28

SIDE B:
Step By Step (Instrumental) 4:21
Valentine Girl 3:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Step By Step	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1
1990	Step By Step	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#48

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 73376
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Executive-Producer – Dick Scott (3)
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Remix – Sidney Burton
Remix, Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Maurice Starr

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “STEP BY STEP”

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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

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

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November 8, 2022

Andy Taylor – Stone Cold Sober (UK Limited Edition) (12″)

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“Stone Cold Sober” is sixth solo single by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, released from the album Dangerous by A&M Records in September 1990.

Written by Rod Stewart and Steve Cooper, the song was originally released on Stewart’s Atlantic Crossing album in 1975.

This was the first single taken from Andy Taylor’s 1990 covers album Dangerous, which was accompanied by a black & white video. “Stone Cold Sober” peaked at #94 on the UK sibgles chart.

The B-side is a cover version of David Bowie’s 1976 single “Suffragette City” along with a cover of The Jess Roden Band’s “Winter With You” from 1979. Neither song appear on the Dangerous LP.

SIDE A:
Stone Cold Sober 3:27
Written-By –Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper

SIDE B:
Suffragette City 3:27
Written-By – David Bowie

Winner With You 3:37
Written-By – J.Roden*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label:A&M Records – AMX 710
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design –Jeremy Pearce
Photography By [Photoplay] – Simon Fowler (2)
Producer – Andy Taylor

NOTES:
“Stone Cold Sober” taken from the A&M album “Dangerous”

Made In England

Limited Edition Gatefold sleeve.

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Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
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August 25, 2022

Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (US 12″)

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“Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)” is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran, the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). Having finished the 1980s with the Decade singles compilation, Duran Duran found the 1990s a new challenge, in which success would initially elude them. The lukewarm success of “Violence of Summer” would shadow the band for the next few years until 1993’s “Ordinary World” returned them to chart success. The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.

The B-side, “Throb”, is an ambient instrumental remix of Liberty album track “My Antarctica”. The use of a remixed album track would be repeated with the inclusion of “Water Babies”, a remix of “All Along the Water” on the “Serious” single.

SIDE A:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Power Mix) 4:51
Remix – Brown-Eyes*

Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Dub Mix) 4:48

SIDE B:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Rock Mix) 4:24
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Story Mix) 3:13
Remix –Brown-Eyes*

Throb (Instrumental) 4:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#64
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay	#13
1990	Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#36

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15612
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Calligraphy – Ruth Rowland
Composed By –Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon, Campbell, Cuccurullo
Design – Icon London
Photography By – Ellen Von Unwerth
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Producer [Associate] – Duran Duran

NOTES:
Produced for Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd.
Remixed for Brown-Eyes Music Corporation.
Mastered at Capitol.
Recorded in England.

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August 2, 2022

Public Enemy – 911 Is A Joke (US 12″)

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“911 Is a Joke” is a 1990 song by American hip hop group Public Enemy, from their third album, Fear of a Black Planet. The song is solely performed by Flavor Flav. It was released as a single and became a hit in April 1990, reaching number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and number one on the Hot Rap Singles chart, becoming their second number-one rap chart hit after “Fight the Power”. It also reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. This was due largely to its sales, which were unusually high for the level of mainstream airplay it received; Billboard reported that only one of the stations on its Top 40 panel was playing it.

The song is about the lack of response to emergency calls in a black neighborhood, but specifically references the poor response by paramedic crews and not the police, which is a common misconception regarding the track; the “911” in the title of the song refers to 9-1-1, the emergency telephone number used in North America.

The song was written by Public Enemy member Flavor Flav and producers Keith Shocklee and Eric “Vietnam” Sadler of The Bomb Squad, Public Enemy’s production team. Flavor Flav is the featured vocalist.

Among the samples used in “911 Is a Joke” is Vincent Price’s laughter from “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. Other samples include “Flash Light” by Parliament, “Misunderstood” by Mico Wave, “Think (About It)” by Lyn Collins, “Gottago Gottago!” by Robin Harris, “Devil With the Bust” by Sound Experience, “Feel Like Dancing” by Wilbur “Bad” Bascomb, and “Hit by a Car” and “Singers” by Eddie Murphy. According to law professors Peter DiCola and Kembrew McLeod, if the samples used on “911 Is a Joke” and the other tracks on Fear of a Black Planet had been cleared for copyright under 2010 rates, each copy of the album would have generated a loss of five dollars per album sold, instead of a profit.

In 1995, English pop rock band Duran Duran covered “911 Is a Joke” on their Thank You album.

SIDE A:
911 Is A Joke (Vocal) 3:19
911 Is A Joke (Instrumental) 3:19

SIDE B:
Revolutionary Generation (Vocal) 5:45
Revolutionary Generation (Instrumental) 5:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	911 Is A Joke	U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	#1
1990	911 Is A Joke	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#15
1990	911 Is A Joke	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Def Jam Recordings – 44-73179, Def Jam Recordings – 44 73179, Columbia – 44-73179, Columbia – 44 73179
Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Apr 1990
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Hip Hop

CREDITS:
Art Direction, Design – The Drawing Board
Management –Rush Artist Management
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Photography By – Jules Allen
Producer – Carl Ryder, Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, The Bomb Squad
Written-By –The Bomb Squad

NOTES:
A1, B1] Snatched Off The LP: Fear Of A Black Planet.
Also Available On A Cassette Maxi-Single

Printed In U.S.A.

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