Tag: Ciro Llerena

September 15, 2023

Company B – Full Circle (Sax And Dog House Mix) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single taken from the self-titled debut album by girl group Company B. The Hi-NRG/Latin freestyle track was produced by Miami-based musician Ish “Angel” Ledesma. “Full Circle” debuted on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on August 8, 1987, peaking at #5 after spending eleven weeks on the survey. This 12″ is one of two released in the U.S. for the single.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Sax And Dog House Mix) 8:56

SIDE B:
Full Circle (Can We Talk?) 7:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86646
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Latin, Freestyle

CREDITS:

Arranged By, Mixed By, Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Concept By – Bruce Carbone
Engineer – Ron Albert
Lacquer Cut By – MF*
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena

NOTES:
Produced & arranged for Summer Records
A-Side: Special Remix of Atlantic LP 81763 “COMPANY B”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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May 9, 2023

Company B – Fascinated (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

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“Fascinated” is a song by the freestyle girl group Company B. It was the first single released off their 1987 self-titled debut album. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma, mixed by Ciro llerenea and Randy Miller, and released by Atlantic Records.

The song topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in March 1987 and remained there for four weeks. Soon after, the single was picked up by Top 40 radio, and it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 spending eight weeks in the Top 40 in May and June 1987, peaking at #21. It became Company B’s most successful hit single in the U.S. and is one of the first freestyle songs to enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Fascinated (Club Mix) 7:32
Fascinated (Dubinated Version) 1:49

SIDE B:
Fascinated (Radio Edit) 4:54
Fascinated (Instrumental) 4:49
Fascidubbed 3:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#24
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1986	Fascinated	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86731
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:

Art Direction – Jodi Rovin
Illustration – Javier Romero (3)
Lacquer Cut By – sf*
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Randy Miller
Producer, Written-By – ISH*

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.

June 3, 2016

Company B – Full Circle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single released by American freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma. The single debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on August 8, 1986 peaking at #5 after eleven weeks on the survey. The single was taken from the trio’s self titled debut album.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Vocal / Club Version) 7:48

SIDE B:
Full Dub-El (Dub Version) 6:48
Full Circle (Vocal / Radio Edit) 4:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Engineer – Ish*, Ron Albert
Management – Bob Gordon (6), John Kaye (2)
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Ish*

NOTES:
Special remix of Atlantic LP “Company B”

Mixed at Audio Vision, Miami, Fla.

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

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