Tag: Eric Kupper

February 3, 2020

Underworld – Thrash (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Thrash” is an Australia only single released by
UK electronic music act Underworld formed by Rick Smith and Karl Hyde in 1987 after their former band Freur disbanded. The single was taken from the band’s second album titled “Change The Weather”. This 12″ seems to be pretty hard to come by these days so I am happy to add it to my Totally Obscure 80s series.

SIDE A:
Thrash (Dance Pass) 6:21

SIDE B:
Thrash (Extasy Pass) 5:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21443
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer [Additional] – E. Kupper*, Mark Kamins
Producer, Mixed By – Dave Sussman*, Mark Kamins
Written-By – Alfie Thomas, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Sire/Warner Bros. LP “CHANGE THE WEATHER”
Exclusive Australian release.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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July 9, 2019

Alisha – Bounce Back (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1990

“Bounce Back” is a song written by Michael Jay and Gregory Smith. The best-known version of the song is the 1990 version by American freestyle and dance-pop singer Alisha, from her same-titled album Bounce Back, although the track was also recorded by duo Fire on Blonde and American pop singer-songwriter Martika.

Michael Jay produced the track, as well as producing the entire album, whilst the song was released as the album’s lead single. It was Alisha’s last single to make any commercial impact.

Handing the song over to Alisha for her third album, Michael Jay also gave the singer the Fire on Blonde track “Wrong Number” for the album as well, and the song was also released as the second single. After the 1987 album Nightwalkin’ only gave Alisha some minor chart action, mainly on the Dance Charts, “Bounce Back”, released nearly two years after the previous single, gave the singer her biggest charting release on the American Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #54 in mid-1990 On the American Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, the song peaked at #10 whilst also peaking at #26 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

SIDE A:
Bounce Back (LP Version) 3:54
Bounce Back (7″ Radio Remix) 3:50

SIDE B:
Bounce Back (12″ Vocal Remix) 7:07
Bounce Back (12″ Techno-Bounce Dub) 7:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Bounce Back	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#54
1990	Bounce Back	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#10
1990	Bounce Back	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-24018
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Freestyle, House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Chep Nunez* (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
Keyboards – Eric Kupper (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
Producer [Additional], Remix – Justin Strauss (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
Producer, Written-By – Michael Jay
Remix, Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
Written-By – Gregory Smith*

NOTES:
LP version appears on the MCA Album “BOUNCE BACK:

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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

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April 30, 2018

Kon Kan – Harry Houdini (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Harry Houdini” (also titled as “Arts in ‘D’ Minor/Harry Houdini”) is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the second single from their 1989 debut album Move to Move. The song did not match the success of their previous single “I Beg Your Pardon”, managing to just scrape into the top forty in their native Canada at #39. In the UK, the song reached #88. In New Zealand, the song peaked at #14 in September 1989. In the U.S. the single failed to chart.

The song contains a sample of “White Lines” by Grandmaster Melle Mel and an interpolation of Blondie’s “The Tide Is High”.

**As a bonus I have included three tracks taken from the U.S. Promo 12″ that did not appear on the standard 12″ single release.

SIDE A:
Harry Houdini (The Justin Strauss Remix) 6:51
Harry Houdini (7″ Edit) 3:52

SIDE B:
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Mix) 7:09

**BONUS PROMO MIXES:
Harry Houdini (Just Right Dub) 5:13
Harry Houdini (Bass Mix aka Miami Mix) 5:44
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Dub) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86416
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Todd Culver
Engineer [Remix] – Daniel Abraham
Producer – Barry Harris, Jon Lind
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss
Written-By – Barry Harris

NOTES:
From the KON KAN LP “MOVE TO MOVE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

Find the 12″ Promo at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BT:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

September 26, 2017

Tina Turner – Steamy Windows (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Steamy Windows” is a song by Tina Turner. It was included on Turner’s 1989 Foreign Affair album and released as the album’s second single in November 1989, and third single in the United Kingdom and Ireland in February 1990. Written by Tony Joe White and produced by Dan Hartman.

“Steamy Windows” became a top ten hit in Belgium and Ireland, while reaching the top forty on the majority of all charts it appeared on. In the UK the single peaked at #13 while in the US “Steamy Windows” struggled to reach the top 40 peaking at #39.

The single included a dance version of the track co-produced and remixed by Justin Strauss and Daniel Abraham which prompted it reach #33 on the US dance chart.

SIDE A:
Steamy Windows (12″ Vocal Mix) 6:22
Steamy Windows (12″ House Mix) 7:10

SIDE B:
Steamy Windows (12″ Dub Mix) 6:35
Steamy Windows (12″ House Dub Mix) 6:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Steamy Windows	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39
1989	Steamy Windows	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#33

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15543
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Justin Strauss
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Executive Producer – Roger Davies, Tina Turner
Keyboards – Eric Kupper
Producer – Dan Hartman
Remix – Daniel Abraham, Justin Strauss

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Capitol Records LP “FOREIGN AFFAIR”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
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: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi