Tag: Bomb The Bass

Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Beat Dis” is a 1988 track by British act Bomb the Bass, a studio production formed by producer Tim Simenon, from the act’s album Into the Dragon. It, like other hits of the era such as “Pump Up the Volume” by MARRS and “Theme from S’Express” by S’Express, largely consisted of samples.

The single was very successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and was Bomb the Bass’ only chart hit in the U.S.

The record sleeve features a smiley lifted from Watchmen. This usage was the origin of the use of the smiley as a symbol for acid house.

SIDE A:
Beat Dis (Extended Dis) 5:57

SIDE B:
Beat Dis (Radio Edit) 3:58
Bonus Beats 5:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Beat Dis U.S. Billboard Hot Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mister-Ron Records ‎– DOOD 121
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Breaks

CREDITS:
Bass [Bassline] – Captain Black (3), Emilio Pasquez
Plated By – PAG
Producer – Emilio Pasquez, Tim Simenon
Programmed By [Bomb Pattern] – DJ Kid 33
Recorded By – The Planet Control
Written-By – C. Black*, K.33*, E. Pasquez*

NOTES:
Recorded at Lunarville 7
Made In England

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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 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

Depeche Mode – Strangelove (Highjack Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

A. Front

“Strangelove” is Depeche Mode’s eighteenth UK single, released on 13 April 1987, and the first single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. It reached number 16 in the UK charts (Depeche Mode would fail to make the Top 10 of the UK singles chart throughout the second half of the 1980s), but hit number 2 in West Germany and in South Africa, and was a Top 10 success in several other countries (Sweden, Switzerland, etc.). In the US, “Strangelove” charted twice on the Billboard Hot 100 reaching #76 in 1987 and again in 1988 #50. “Strangelove”was the first of nine number-ones on the US Dance charts, where it stayed for three weeks at the top in 1987.

This special US only 12” features new remixes of “strangelove” by Bomb The Bass, Mark Saunders and Tim Simenon. This remix is also known as “Strangelove ’88”. Sire Records commissioned these new remixes because they were not satisfied with the original release in 1987.

Also included are Justin Strauss remixes of “Nothing”.

SIDE A:
Strangelove (Highjack Remix) 6:30
Remix – Bomb The Bass, Mark Saunders, Tim Simenon

Strangelove (Remix Edit) 3:46
Remix – Bomb The Bass, Mark Saunders, Tim Simenon

SIDE B:
Nothing (Zip-Hop Mix) 7:06
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Programmed By [Additional] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional] –  Justin Strauss

Nothing (Dub) 6:40
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Programmed By [Additional] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional] –  Justin Strauss

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Strangelove (1988) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #50
1988 Strangelove (1988) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #24

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21022, Sire ‎– 9 21022-0, Mute ‎– 0-21022, Mute ‎– 9 21022-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 23 Aug 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop
Credits: Design, Photography – T&CP Assoc.*
Producer – David Bascomb*, Depeche Mode
Written-By – M.L. Gore*

NOTES:
Original versions appear on the Sire album:
“MUSIC FOR THE MASSES”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi