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Karen Finley – Tales Of Taboo (Holland 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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Originally posted June 30. 2015

EXPLICIT LYRICS

“Tales Of Taboo” is a 1986 12″ single by American performance artist, musician, and poet Karen Finley. Produced by Madonna collaborator Mark Kamins the track is a ranting provocative monologue over an electronic dance beat. “Tales Of Taboo” was prominently sampled by S’Express on the classic dance floor cut-up, “Theme from S-Express” (her vocal – sampled from “Tales of Taboo” – exclaimed, “Drop that ghettoblaster!”). She was notably one of the NEA Four, four performance artists whose grants from the National Endowment for the Arts were vetoed in 1990 by John Frohnmayer after the process was condemned by Senator Jesse Helms under “decency” issues. In 1991, Finley would often perform her songs late at night at New York City’s Danceteria nightclub, where she worked.

SIDE A:
Tales Of Taboo (Radio Mix) 5:46
Belgian Waffles (Instrumental Version) 5:11

SIDE B:
The Yam Jam (Bonus Rap/Beat) 5:51
The Naked Truth (Acapella) 5:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Pow Wow Art International – PWAI 049
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Stereo
Country: Holland
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Experimental

CREDITS:
Drums, Synthesizer [Synths] – Albert Cabrera, Andy Wallace, Robert Görl
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Producer – Mark Kamins
Written-By – Finley, Kamins

NOTES:
Made In Holland

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: 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:
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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The Lover Speaks – Every Lover’s Sign (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“Every Lover’s Sign” is a song by the British duo The Lover Speaks, released in 1986 as the third single from their self-titled debut album. It was written by David Freeman and Joseph Hughes, and produced by Jimmy Iovine and The Lover Speaks.

In October 1986, “Every Lover’s Sign” was released as the bands third single (and second in America). For its release as a single, Bruce Forest and Andy Wallace were hired to remix the song. Together, at Sigma Sound Studios in New York, they created a 7″ remix, along with an extended version (known as “New Extended Mix” or “New York Mix”) and a “Dub Mix”, both designed for club play. The “Dub Mix” was edited by The Latin Rascals (Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran) and additional keyboards provided by David Coles. Although it failed to chart in the UK, the song became a club hit in America, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart on December 13, 1986, and remaining on the chart for nine weeks. Attempts to capitalize on the club success of the song, A&M tried to generate airplay to break the song onto the Billboard Hot 100, but they were unsuccessful. It was the duo’s only chart entry in the States.

SIDE A:
Every Lover’s Sign (New Extended Mix) 5:53

SIDE B:
Every Lover’s Sign (Dub Mix) 6:37

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Every Lover’s Sign U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – SP-12208
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITD:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Lyrics By – David E.D. Freeman*
Music By – David E.D. Freeman*, Joseph Hughes
Remix – Andy Wallace, Bruce Forest
Keyboards [Additional] – David Coles (2)

NOTES:
From the LP “THE LOVER SPEAKS”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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