Tag: Bob Shaw

Stephanie Mills – Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) is a 1985 single by American R&B/soul singer and songwriter Stephanie Mills released as the theme for the film “Fletch” starring Chevy Chase. Produced and written by Harold Faltermeyer the single peaked at #52 on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart on August 16, 1985 spending nine weeks on the survey. “Bit By Bit” also peaked at #15 dance and #78 on the Billboard Hot100.

SIDE A:
Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (12″ Version) 4:44
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

SIDE B:
Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (Instrumental) 4:44
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (12″ Edit) 5:25
Edited By – Bob Shaw*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #78
1985 Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #52
1985 Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Club Play #15

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23564
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer
Written-By – F. Golde*, H. Faltermeyer*

NOTES:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack album, “Fletch”

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp:
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 USED:
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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