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July 16, 2024

Ramsey Lewis – This Ain’t No Fantasy (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“This Ain’t No Fantasy” is a single recorded by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1985 on Columbia Records from the LP Fantasy. In December 1985 “This Ain’t No Fantasy” reached #88 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and #48 on the Billboard Dance Chart. There was not a music video filmed for the song.

On September 12, 2022, Lewis passed away in his sleep at his home in Chicago at age 87.

THIS SIDE:
This Ain’t No Fantasy (Part One) (Extended Remix With Male Vocal) 6:06

THAT SIDE:
This Ain’t No Fantasy (Part Two) (Extended Remix With Female Vocal) 7:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	This Ain’t No Fantasy	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#88
1985	This Ain’t No Fantasy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#48

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 05311
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Jazzdance

CREDITS:

Engineer – Alan Meyerson, Don Wershba
Engineer [Second] – Nick Delre
Executive-Producer – George Butler
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Producer – Morris “Butch” Stewart*
Producer [Additional], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written By – P. Leonard
Written-By – M. “Butch” Stewart*

NOTES:
Special versions taken from the Columbia LP “Fantasy”.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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

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May 16, 2024

Robbie Nevil – Somebody Like You (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“Somebody Like You” was the second single taken from American pop singer, songwriter, and record producer Robbie Nevil’s second studio LP “A Place Like This” (1988). At this point, Nevil had garnered four Billboard top 40 hits including his songs “C’est la Vie” (#2, 1986), “Dominoes” (#14, 1987), “Wot’s It to Ya” (#10, 1987), and “Back on Holiday” (#34, 1988).

“Somebody Like You” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 18, 1989, peaking at #68 on April 8, 1989, spending eleven weeks on the survey ending Nevil’s string of four consecutive Top 40 singles.

SIDE A:
Somebody Like You (TJ Mix) 6:34
Somebody Like You (Radio Dance Mix) 4:28

SIDE B:
Somebody Like You (Yu Yu Mix) 7:35
Somebody Like You (Where’s The Band Mix) 2:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Somebody Like You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#68

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI-Manhattan Records – V-56125, EMI-Manhattan Records – MIC 11193
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Edited By – Luis Rivera
Producer – Chris Porter
Producer, Composed By – Robbie Nevil
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – David Cole, Robert Clivilles*
Written-By – Jeff Pescetto, Richard Feldman, Robbie Nevil

NOTES:
Additional Production & Remix David Cole & Robert Clivilles for Done Properly Productions
Edited by Luis Rivera for Quickleaf Productions

Printed in U.S.A.

From the LP “A Place Like This”

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May 15, 2024

Candi – Under Your Spell (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Under Your Spell” is the second single released by Canadian pop band Candi & The Backbeat (initially named Candi) fronted by lead vocalist Candita “Candi” Pennella. Band members included Nino (Big Papa) Milazzo (bass and background vocals), Paul (Baldy) Russo (drums and percussion), and Rich Imbrogno (keyboards). “Under Your Spell” was nominated for Single of the Year, and Best Dance Recording at the 1990 Juno Awards.

“Under Your Spell” reached #1 on the Canadian Dance Chart, and #21 on the singles chart. In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Dance chart on February 11, 1989, peaking at #39 after spending six weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Under Your Spell (Club Mix) 5:09

SIDE B:
Under Your Spell (LP Version) 3:50
Under Your Spell (Trance Dub Mix) 6:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Under Your Spell	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records – IRS-23929
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Co-producer, Mixed By – John Morales & Sergio Munzibai
Producer – David Shaw (12)

NOTES:
Co-produced and mixed for Another M&M Production Inc.
From the LP “CANDI”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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May 8, 2024

Robin Gibb – Secret Agent/Robot (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Secret Agent” was the second single and title track from Robin Gibb’s third solo album.

Robin wrote lyrics with their brother Maurice. Maurice played synthesizer and keyboard but played relatively little on the finished track in favor of Rob Kilgore’s expertise. Robin had long been interested in electronic sound and Maurice was a willing accomplice. The concept was to carry on the sound of the big freestyle hit by Shannon, her 1983 song “Let the Music Play”, which is why Robin brought in the same producers, Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa, and musicians Rob Kilgore and Jim Tunnell to work on the song and album.

“Secret Agent” was released as a single in August 1984 as the follow-up to the previous single “Boys Do Fall In Love” but the single failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Secret Agent (Extended Dub Mix) 5:40

SIDE B:
Robot (Extended Dub Mix) 5:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor – PDSX 2264
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett
Producer, Written-By – Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb

NOTES:
Original versions available on the Robin Gibb Album, Cassette and CD “Secret Agent”.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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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