Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979
“Crank It Up (Funk Town)” is a disco hit from 1979 by American singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The song was the first single from his second studio album, “Stargazer.” It reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1979, spending six weeks on the chart. “Crank It Up (Funk Town)” performed better on the Billboard Disco chart, reaching #4.
SIDE A:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Special Radio Disco Mix – Short Version) 8:00
SIDE B:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Long Version) 10:35
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #86 |
| 1979 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Disco | #4 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco – 151
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
CREDITS:
- Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Bert Dovo
- Engineer [Assistant] – Matt Murray
- Engineer [Recording & Mixing] – Gary Vandy
- Horns – Bonaroo Horns*
- Mixed By, Producer – Cory Wade, Peter Brown (2)
- Written-By – P. Brown*, R. Rans*
NOTES:
Recorded at Studio Center Sound, Miami, Florida
From the LP “Crank It Up” (Drive 108)
Distributed by T.K. Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Pressed at Presswell Records Mfg. Co., Ancora, NJ
B.P.M.-135
A:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 1:28
B:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 2:07
To make it easier for the DJ, the tracks have spirals which indicate drum breaks.
Labels state: Spirals indicate drum breaks
Real BPM is 131
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!
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