Tag: Chris Lord-Alge

June 21, 2017

Nolan Thomas – Yo! Little Brother (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Yo! Little Brother” is a 1984 single by italian freestyle artist from NYC Nolan Thomas (born Marko Kalfa). “Yo! Little Brother,” peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100. While Nolan Thomas (Marko Kalfa) did appear in the music video and sang all of the other tracks on the Yo! Little Brother album, he did not actually perform the vocals on this particular track Elan Lanier a black vocalist who also hailed from the Tri-State Area sang them. He was discovered by dance music producers Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa of Shannon (“Let the Music Play”) fame when he was still in high school. The original 12-inch single was initially released by Emergency Records. The now famous music video was conceived by the Manager/Director/Producer team of Stu Sleppin & Bob Teeman. Sleppin & Teeman created the rock star look-a-likes that became known as The Vid Kids. Nolan Thomas & The Vid Kids toured the US in the mid 80’s. In the UK during the mid 80’s “Yo, Little Brother” received some cult status after it was aired on the Max Headroom Show (channel 4 Television).

SIDE A:
Yo’ Little Brother 5:18

SIDE B:
Yo’ Little Brother (Dub Mix) 5:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Yo! Little Brother	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#57
1984	Yo! Little Brother	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#26
1984	Yo! Little Brother	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Emergency Records ‎– EMDS 6546
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Sergio Cossa
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Chris Barbosa, Chris Lord Alge*, Mark Liggett
Music Consultant [Creative Consultant] – A. Godwin*, C. Josephs*
Performer [Musicians] – C.P. Roth*, Charlie Street, Curtis Josephs
Producer – Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Written-By – Ann Godwin, Charlie Street

NOTES:
Exec Produced for Emergency Records

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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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/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

February 28, 2017

Regina – Beat Of Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Beat Of Love” is the second single released by Regina an American pop music singer born in Brooklyn, New York. Athough the single did not do as well as her debut single “Baby Love” (US #10), “Beat Of Love” debuted on the Billboard Dance Chart on January 15, 1986 spending four weeks on the survey peaking at #40.

SIDE A:
Beat Of Love (Vocal/Extended Dance Mix) 6:28

SIDE B:
Beat Of Love (Dub Mix) 5:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Beat Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#40

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic‎– 0-86772
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Leslie Ming
Written-By – Leslie Ming, Regina Richards*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “CURIOSITY”
Printed in U.S.A.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

September 27, 2016

Regina – Head On (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted August 25, 2011

“Head On” was the third single released from the debut album Curiosity by American singer/songwriter Regina. The song only continued the Madonna sound-alike concept, and Regina became a one-hit act. The song failed to chart in the US.

SIDE A:
Head On (Vocal 12″ Mix) 6:16

SIDE B:
Head On (Vocal Dub Mix) 5:23
One Minute Of Head 1:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (company)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86733
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Doug Breitbart
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Leslie Ming
Written-By – Regina Richards*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “CURIOSITY”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 9, 2016

Floy Joy – Weak In The Presence Of Beauty (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Weak in the Presence of Beauty” is a song written and originally recorded by British soul and jazz-influenced pop group Floy Joy.

“Weak in the Presence of Beauty” was the lead single from the the bands debut album Into The Hot. It peaked at #85 in the UK, lasting in the Top 100 for a total of three weeks. It was the group’s highest charting single. The song also saw minor success in Canada, where it peaked at #68 on the Singles Chart and #14 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Like the band’s debut album, the song (and the album) was produced by Don Was in Detroit.

In the official American Billboard Magazine of 18 January 1986, “Weak in the Presence of Beauty” was mentioned under the “Dance Trax” section. The article stated: “Floy Joy, much praised but barely charted (like Working Week, another of our undiscovered faves), sound like they have the key to both the U.S. and U.K. charts with “Weak in the Presence of Beauty” (Virgin/U.K.), a Don Was production that’s sort of Shannon-meets-“Every Breath You Take”. Addictive.”

SIDE A:
Weak In The Presence Of Beauty (Extended Remix) 5:14
Mixed By – Chris Lord Alge*

SIDE B:
You And Me 3:08
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASSE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– VS 833-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Don ‘Don’ Was*
Written-By – Michael Ward (3), Rob Clarke*

NOTES:
Manufactured in the U.K.

A: Mixed at Unique Recording

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi