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Meco – Ewok Celebration (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

RETURN OF THE JEDI 40th ANNIVERSARY

“Ewok Celebration”, known commonly as “Yub Nub”, is a 1983 song that appears in the end of the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi, during the celebration of the Ewoks on Endor with members of the Rebel Alliance after the destruction of the second Death Star. The song was replaced with a different orchestral piece in the 1997 special edition re-release.

In 1983, American record producer and musician Meco recorded a version of the song “Ewok Celebration” which reached No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
Ewok Celebration (Club Version) 6:58
Lyrics By [Ewokese] – Ben Burtt
Lyrics By [Original English] – Joseph Williams
Rap – Duke Bootee

SIDE B:
Ewok Celebration (Dub Version) 4:36

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Ewok Celebration U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #60

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – AD 1 9053
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the Motion Picture “RETURN OF THE JEDI”
An M&M Mix

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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