Tag: Hammer

Hammer – Addams Groove (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

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“Addams Groove” is a single performed by hip-hop artist Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film The Addams Family. It was the second single from his 1991 album, Too Legit to Quit, included in the track list for the cassette version of the album but not the CD. The song was his fifth and last top-10 hit in the United States and was the recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards in 1991. The single peaked at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. and #4 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was also parodied by Italian comedy music duo Giovanni Alamia and Tony Sperandeo with the title of “Rap Ghiaccio” and was taken from their album of the same year of the release of the song “Brutti, sporchi e monelli”.

A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured Hammer and several of his dancers performing in their unique style around the Addams mansion as well as most of the cast of the film. The video opens with Hammer pleading with Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) to refrain from chopping his head off with a guillotine. It concludes with several scenes taking place in the Addamses’ backyard cemetery, including Thing crawling up and down a Hammer dancer and Gomez (Raúl Juliá) dueling in a sword-fight with Hammer over Morticia (Anjelica Huston).

The music video was played prior to the beginning of the film during its theatrical release. The video also features a 13-year old Jimmy Rollins as an extra.

SIDE A:
Addams Groove 3:57

SIDE B:
Addams Groove (Instrumental) 3:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1991 Addams Groove U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15801
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Specialty Records Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Pop Rap

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Original version appears on the cassette and LP
“Too Legit To Quit”

Produced for Bust It Productions

Incorporates the “Adams Family Theme” by Vic Mizzy

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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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)
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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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