Tag: Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight – Men (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

“Men” was the first single taken from the third solo LP “Good Women” by American R&B singer Gladys Knight. The single peaked at #2 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Chart on August 17, 1991, after spending seventeen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Men (Extended Club Version) 7:15

SIDE B:
Men (Instrumental) 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1991 Men U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA12-54130
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: New Jack Swing, Soul, Contemporary R&B

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Original version appears on the Gladys Knight album, “Good Woman”.

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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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