Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986
“Earth to Mickey” was the third single taken from the sixth studio album Destiny by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan. The satirical “Earth to Mickey” (When are you going to land?), featuring Khan both singing and rapping (and keyboardist Reggie Griffin rapping in the role of ‘Mickey’), was released in late 1986 or early 1987 and only just made the Top 100 of the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at #93.
SIDE A:
Earth To Mickey (Extended Version) 6:50
Earth To Mickey (Instrumental Version) 3:18
SIDE B:
Earth To Mickey (A Cappella Voices) 1:06
CK’s Duet Space Rap (Hi Nrg Mix Same Bpm) 5:26
My Destiny (LP Version) 4:38
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Earth To Mickey | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop | #96 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20623
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
- Effects, Loops – Joshua*
- Engineer [Mixing] – Michael O’Reilly
- Percussion [Additional] – Joe Mardin
- Producer – Arif Mardin
NOTES:
From the Chaka Khan album DESTINY.
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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