Tag: Glenn Skinner

Nick Kamen – Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

A. Front

“Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever” is a song written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Stevie Wonder originally recorded in 1966 by the Four Tops, on the Motown label. In 1987 English male model, songwriter and musician Nick Kamen recorded the song for his self titled debut album. “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever” was the second single taken from the album debuting on the UK singles chart on February 28, 1987 peaking at #16. In Italy the song reached the #1 postion on the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) chart. The single was not released in the US.

The b-side “Baby After Tonight” is a reggae flavoured track which did not appear on the album.

SIDE A:
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (Extended Dance Mix) 6:15
Engineer, Mixed By – Glenn Skinner
Producer – Stewart Levine
Written-By – I. Hunter*, S. Wonder*

SIDE B:
Baby After Tonight 3:57
Producer – Mike Paxman, Paul Muggleton

Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (Instrumental) 3:44
Engineer, Mixed By – Glenn Skinner
Producer – Stewart Levine
Written-By – I. Hunter*, S. Wonder*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: WEA ‎– YZ 106T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Stevie Hughes

NOTES:
From the album “NICK KAMEN”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

Boy George – Everything I Own (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

A. Front

“Everything I Own” is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates’s rock band Bread in 1972.

Boy George covered the song which reached number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks in March 1987, becoming his first hit as a solo artist. It was also his first solo single after a departure from his band, Culture Club. Owing more to the Ken Boothe version, the sweet reggae style was reminiscent of his earlier debut hit with Culture Club, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”. Coming at the time of his arrest for possession of heroin, it provided a major boost to his career. It was a number one in many countries (including the UK, Canada, Italy, Norway and South Africa) and top 10 in many markets too.

In the US the track failed to make an impact on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at #45 on the Dance chart after spending two weeks on the survey becoming a certified gold single.

The b-side “Use Me” is a non LP track.

SIDE A:
Everything I Own (Extended P.W. Botha Mix) 7:13
Producer – Stewart Levine
Remix – Glenn Skinner

SIDE B:
Everything I Own (Dub Version) 4:33
Producer – Stewart Levine
Remix – Glenn Skinner

Use Me 3:50
Producer – Glenn Skinner

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Everything I Own U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #45

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin Music (Canada) ‎– VSX 1364
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Reggae, Pop
Style: Dub, Reggae-Pop

NOTES:
“Everything I Own” from the LP “SOLD”

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi