Tag: 1994

Blur – Girls & Boys (US Limited Edition 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1994

“Girls & Boys” is a song by English rock band Blur, released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group’s third studio album, Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn wrote the song’s lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, while Stephen Street produced it.

Charting at number five on the UK Singles Chart, “Girls & Boys” was Blur’s first top-five hit and their most successful single until “Country House” reached number one the following year. In the United States, the track reached number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Kevin Godley produced the music video for the song. “Girls & Boys” was named single of the year by NME and Melody Maker and was nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Damon Albarn was inspired to write the song while on holiday in Magaluf, Spain, with then-girlfriend Justine Frischmann, lead singer of Elastica. According to Albarn, the city had “really tacky Essex nightclubs” and a rampant sexual scene among visitors, with “All these blokes and all these girls meeting at the watering hole and then just copulating. There’s no morality involved, I’m not saying it should or shouldn’t happen.” The music has a convergence of various pop and dance styles, summed up by bassist Alex James as “Disco drums, nasty guitars and Duran Duran bass.” Drummer Dave Rowntree admitted that he is not playing on the track, being replaced by a drum machine he programmed. He said it was his favourite song on Blur: The Best Of (2000) because he “isn’t really in it. It’s cool not being in your own song.” The vocals were recorded with a demo featuring only the keyboards. This song is written in the key of G minor.

Pet Shop Boys, provided a remix of the track for the single release. The single’s front cover was taken from a pack of Durex condoms.

The accompanying music video for “Girls & Boys” was directed by English singer, songwriter, musician and music video director Kevin Godley. It features Blur performing the song against a bluescreen backdrop of documentary footage of people on Club 18-30 package holidays. Godley branded the video as “Page 3 rubbish”, while Blur found it “perfect”.

SIDE A:
Girls & Boys (PSB 12″ Mix) 7:15
Programmed By – Pete Gleadall
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Pet Shop Boys

SIDE B:
Girls & Boys (Album Version) 4:18

Girls & Boys (PSB 7″ Mix) 4:04
Programmed By – Pete Gleadall
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Pet Shop Boys

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1994 Girls & Boys U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #59
1994 Girls & Boys U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay #4
1994 Girls & Boys U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs #21
1994 Girls & Boys U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales #23
1994 Girls & Boys U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 #40

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: SBK Records – Y-58155
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition, Orange
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Synth-pop, Indie Rock, Britpop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Pressed on transparent orange vinyl.
Contains a 20″ x 30″ fold-out poster.

From the LP “PARKLIFE”

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Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (US 12″)

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“Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)” is by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1994, by Mercury Records and Casablanca Records as a new track and the lead single for her 1994 hits compilation album, Endless Summer: Donna Summer’s Greatest Hits. The song was written by Summer, David Cole, Robert Clivillés, and Joe Carrano, and produced by Summer and Welcome Productions. It missed the top 20 in the United Kingdom and was a top-40 hit in Belgium. The song was formed with several remixes and was her tenth number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In Australia, the single peaked at number 79 in December 1994. It was awarded the ASCAP Dance Song of the Year prize in 1996.

SIDE A:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Classic Club Mix) 8:03
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Boss Mix) 6:57
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – David Morales

SIDE B:
Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Épris Mix) 8:33
Arranged By [Re-arranged By], Programmed By, Remix – Peter Oxendale
Project Manager [Directed By] – Eddie Gordon

Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (Mijangos Powertools Trip #1) 5:55
Remix, Programmed By – Mijangos

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1994 Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – 856 357-1, Mercury – 856 357-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Garage House, Tribal House

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Produced For – Def Mix Productions
Produced For – Powertools Production

Original version from the LP “Endless Summer”

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Glam with Pete Burns – Sex Drive (Italy 12″)

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Originally posted February 29, 2016

“Sex Drive” is a 1994 single by Glam with Pete Burns. Glam was a Project founded in 1992 by the DJs & producers Ricci (Riccardo Testoni) & Moratto (Elvio Moratto). The group also includes the two producers & friends Ricki Persi & Davide Rizzati (DFC Team).In 1994 the group released “Sex Drive” with Dead Or Alive lead vocalist Pete Burns. The single received significant club play but failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Sex Drive (Glam Drivin’ Mix) 5:10
Sex Drive (Drivin’ Instrumental) 4:25

SIDE B:
Sex Drive (DJ Ricci Hard Mix) 4:19
Remix –  DJ Ricci

Sex Drive (Sexual Hard Mix) 4:12
Remix –  DJ Ricci

Sex Drive (A Cappella) 1:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: DFC ‎– DFC 200
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Italy
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Euro House, Italodance

CREDITS:
Arranged By – D.J. RicciGlam
Bass – Ricky Persi

Effects – Dr. Rizzatti*
Keyboards – Elvio Moratto
Producer – D.J. RicciGlam
Programmed By – Dr. Rizzatti

Vocals – Pete Burns (tracks: A1, B1 to B3)

NOTES:
Pete Burns appears courtesy of PWL International Limited.

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Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
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DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
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Artwork Scans
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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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Jim Carrey – Cuban Pete (US 12″)

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“Cuban Pete”, is a Cuban rumba song composed by Joseph Norman (1906-1990). It was originally featured in the Black and White musical “Cuban Pete” from June 1946. The movie starred Cuban-born American actor Desi Arnaz who adopted the song as his theme song.

Cuban Pete was later performed by Desi Arnaz on his popular television sitcom “I Love Lucy” in the third episode The Diet on October 29, 1951.

Jim Carrey sang and danced his version in the film “The Mask” (1994). It was released as a single on July 26, 1994, with production and remix by C&C Music Factory. Carrey’s version peaked at #42 on the U.s. Billboard Dance Chart on September 17, 1994, after spending five weeks on the survey.

“Cuban Pete” Contains a sample of “A Deeper Love” by Clivilles & Cole featuring Deborah Cooper.

SIDE A:
Cuban Pete (C & C’s Ministry Of Sound Mix) 8:54
Arranged By [Horns] – Harvey Cohen
Arranged By [Rhythm Section] – Eddie Arkin*
Engineer [Assistant] – James Mcilvery, Mike Kloster
Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Acar S. Key*
Horns [Horn Section] – Barry Danielian, Bob Franceschini, Ozzie Melendez
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Don MurrayPercussion – Bashiri Johnson
Producer – Eddie Arkin*
Producer [Additional Production] – Ricky Crespo
Producer [Reproduced],
Remix [Credited To] – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Recorded By – Eddie Arkin*, Randy Farrar
emix – Clivillés & ColeVocals [Featuring] – Angie Jareé*
Written-By – J. Norman*

SIDE B:
Cuban Pete (C & C’s Boriqua Mambo Mix) 7:06
Arranged By [Horns] – Harvey Cohen
Arranged By [Rhythm Section] – Eddie Arkin*
Engineer [Assistant] – James Mcilvery, Mike Kloster
Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Acar S. Key*
Horns [Horn Section] – Barry Danielian, Bob Franceschini, Ozzie Melendez
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Don MurrayPercussion – Bashiri Johnson
Producer – Eddie Arkin*
Producer [Additional Production] – Ricky Crespo
Producer [Reproduced],
Remix [Credited To] – David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Recorded By – Eddie Arkin*, Randy Farrar
emix – Clivillés & ColeVocals [Featuring] – Angie Jareé*
Written-By – J. Norman*

The Mask Speaks 0:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chaos Recordings ‎– 42 77587
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic, Latin
Style: House, Rumba

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NOTES:
Taken from the forthcoming Chaos Recordings release “The Mask: Music From The Motion Picture”

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SOFTWARE USED:
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Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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