Tag: Greg Royal

September 25, 2024

Sheena Easton – No Deposit, No Return (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“No Deposit, No Return” was the fourth and final single released from Scottish singer Sheena Easton’s ninth studio album “The Lover In Me”. The album was released in November 1988 and was her debut for MCA. “No Deposit, No Return” was only released in the United States but unlike the album’s previous three singles failed to chart. No music video was filmed for this single.

*Denotes vinyl-only.

SIDE A:
No Deposit, No Return (Extended Version) 7:47

SIDE B:
No Deposit, No Return (Radio Edit) 4:49
No Deposit, No Return (Instrumental) 5:22*
No Deposit, No Return (Dub) 6:32*
No Deposit, No Return (Cussapella) 3:10*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-17964
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:

Co-producer – Kayo (4)
Edited By – Greg Royal
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Remix – Jon Gass

NOTES:
Taken from the MCA LP “THE LOVER IN ME”
Promotional Copy Not For Sale

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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

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August 29, 2024

Wa Wa Nee – So Good (Australia 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“So Good” is a song from the Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in February 1989 as the second single from their second studio album, Blush (1989). The song peaked at number 36 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

To the best of my knowledge all of the mixes on this 12″ are vinyl-only.

SIDE A:
So Good (Umbrella Of Love Mix) 6:37
Edited By [Uncredited] – Greg Royal

So Good (Mixus Minimus) 4:03

SIDE B:
So Good (Hydro-House Mix) 4:08

So Good (Goddess Of Love Mix) 5:57
Edited By [Uncredited] – Greg Royal

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – 654546 6
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Australia
Released: Feb 6, 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Mixed By – Keith Cohen
Producer – Jim Taig, Paul Gray
Recorded By – Jim Taig
Written-By – P. Gray*

NOTES:
Taken from the LP “BLUSH”

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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January 27, 2023

Jody Watley – You Wanna Dance With Me? (US LP)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“You Wanna Dance with Me?” is a remix album by American pop singer Jody Watley, released in October 1989 after the release of Watley’s second studio album “Larger Than Life”. The album is a specially edited and sequenced megamix of Jody Watley’s smash hit singles from her first and second albums. “You Wanna Dance with Me?” reached #48 on the US R&B albums chart, and #86 on the Billboard Top 200.

As a solo artist, Jody Watley has 6 Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles, 13 Number 1 Dance Singles, 2 R&B Number 1’s, and 15 Top 40 Singles.

To keep the integrity of the original vinyl I have not separated each track.

SIDE ONE:

You wanna Dance With Me? (Megamix) 28:00

Still A Thrill (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Friends (Bomb Squad Remix Edit)
Featuring – Eric B. & Rakim
Remix – Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Paul Shabazz

Looking For A New Love (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Real Love (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

L.O.V.E.R. (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

SIDE TWO:
You wanna Dance With Me? (Megamix) 22:00

What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me (Silas Remix Edit)
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

Don’t You Want Me (FK Remix Edit)
Producer – Bernard Edwards
Remix – François Kevorkian, Michael R. Hutchinson*

Most Of All (FK Remix Edit)
Producer – Patrick Leonard
Remix – François Kevorkian

Some Kind Of Lover (Silas Remix Edit)
Co-producer – Victor Flores
Remix – Louil Silas Jr.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA 6343
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mixed
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: RnB/Swing, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A4, A5, B1)
Edited By – Boris Granich, Christer Modig, Greg Royal
Producer – André Cymone (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4), David Z. (tracks: A1, A3, B4)
Sequenced By, Mixed By – Greg Royal
Supervised By, Engineer – Louil Silas Jr.
Written-By – André Cymone (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4), Jody Watley (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4)

NOTES:
“Production supervised by Louil Silas, Jr.
All tracks contain special edits by Greg Royal for Greg “Ski” Productions. Additional edits by Boris Granich and Chris Modig for Powermix Productions and Chris Shaw. Mastered by Eddy Schryer at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, Ca.”

Buy the LP 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
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

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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June 25, 2019

Living In A Box – Blow The House Down (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Blow The House Down” was the first single taken from “Gatecrashing” the second and final studio album by British group Living in a Box. The song reached number 10 in both the UK and Netherlands and the top twenty in several other European countries. In the United States “Blow The House Down” peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Dance Chart on August 19, 1989, spending seven weeks on the chart.

“Blow The House Down” was produced by American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer Dan Hartman.

SIDE A:
Blow The House Down (Keith Cohen Mix) 6:23
Blow The House Down (7″ Version) 4:15

SIDE B:
Blow The House Down (Club Dub) 6:19
Dance The Mayonnaise (Part Two) 3:19

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Blow The House Down	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#19

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43363
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Greg Royal
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Jeff Lorber (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Dan Hartman (tracks: A1 to B1), Living In A Box (tracks: B2), Tom Lord-Alge (tracks: A1 to
Producer [Additional Production] – Keith Cohen (tracks: A1 to B1), Sabby Rayas (tracks: A1 to B1)
Remix – Keith Cohen
Written-By – A. Hammond* (tracks: A1 to B1), A. Critchlow* (tracks: B2), M. Vere*, R. Darbyshire* (tracks: B2)

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “Gatecrashing”

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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