Tag: Harold Faltermeyer

May 18, 2023

Patti LaBelle – Stir It Up (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

NEW 2023 Transfer
NEW Meticulous Audio Restoration

Originally posted July 16, 2015

“Stir It Up” is a song by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was written by Dan Sembello and Allee Willis and recorded by LaBelle for the motion picture soundtrack album for the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop; production was helmed by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey.

“Stir It Up” was the second of two songs she recorded for MCA Records immediately after signing her new contract with them (following “New Attitude”). Her first full-length album for MCA, Winner in You, would follow the next year.

Released as the second single from the soundtrack, which was awarded the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, it reached number five on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. “Stir It Up” was also used as the theme song to the short-lived sitcom Stir Crazy, based on the 1980 movie.

SIDE A:
Stir It Up (Extended Version) 7:09

SIDE B:
Stir It Up (Radio Edit) 5:29
Stir It Up (Percussapella) 5:23

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Stir It Up	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#41
1985	Stir It Up	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#18
1985	Stir It Up	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23567
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Producer – Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey
Remix – Louil Silas, Jr.*
Remix [Engineer] – Taavi Mote
Written-By – A. Willis*, D. Sembello*

NOTES:
Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Beverly Hills Cop.

Buy the 12″ 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
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!

Password: burningtheground

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May 10, 2023

Laura Branigan – Hold Me (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Hold Me” is a song by the American pop singer Laura Branigan, which was released in 1985 as the second single from her fourth studio album Hold Me. It was written by Bill Bodine and Beth Andersen, and produced by Jack White and Harold Faltermeyer.

Following the Top 40 success of the first single from Hold Me, “Spanish Eddie”, “Hold Me” was released as the follow-up single. It reached No. 82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart.

**”Spanish Eddie” is mislabeled on the label it is actually the LP Version.

SIDE A:
Hold Me (Vocal/New Extended Remix) 5:20
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer, Jack White
Remix – Beau Hill
Written-By – Beth Andersen, Bill Bodine

SIDE B:
Tenderness (Vocal/Extended Remix Version) 5:52
Arranged By – Ed Arkin, Mark Spiro
Arranged By [Horns Arrangement] – Jerry Hey
Producer – Jack White
Producer [Associate] – Mark Spiro
Written-By – Jack White, Laura Branigan, Mark Spiro

Spanish Eddie (Vocal/Extended Remix Version) 4:09
Arranged By – Harold Faltermeyer
Producer – Jack White
Written-By – Chuck Cochran (2), David Palmer (4)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Hold Me	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#82
1985	Hold Me	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86845
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special Remix of Atlantic LP “HOLD ME”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.

September 29, 2021

Pet Shop Boys – So Hard (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“So Hard” is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Behaviour (1990). The song is about “two people living together; they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out”. It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries, including Finland, where it reached No. 1.

In the United States “So Hard” was a huge club hit peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Chart on December 7, 1990, after spending fourteen weeks on the survey, “So Hard” also reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart respectively.

SIDE A:
So Hard (Extended Dance Mix) 6:37
So Hard (Single) 3:59

SIDE B:
So Hard (Dub) 7:34
Edited By – Danton Supple

It Must Be Obvious 4:24
Engineer, Mixed By – Danton Supple

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	So Hard	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#62
1990	So Hard	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI USA – V-56194
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: Oct 4, 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves (tracks: A1 to B1)
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn (tracks: A1 to B1)
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer (tracks: A1 to B1), Pet Shop Boys
Programmed By [Additional] – Dominic Clarke
Written-By – Neil Tennant And Chris Lowe*

NOTES:
Printed in USA.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
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

June 4, 2020

Stephanie Mills – Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) is a 1985 single by American R&B/soul singer and songwriter Stephanie Mills released as the theme for the film “Fletch” starring Chevy Chase. Produced and written by Harold Faltermeyer the single peaked at #52 on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart on August 16, 1985 spending nine weeks on the survey. “Bit By Bit” also peaked at #15 dance and #78 on the Billboard Hot100.

SIDE A:
Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (12″ Version) 4:44
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

SIDE B:
Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (Instrumental) 4:44
Engineer [Remix] – Taavi Mote
Remix –Louil Silas Jr.

Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”) (12″ Edit) 5:25
Edited By – Bob Shaw*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#78
1985	Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”)	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#52
1985	Bit By Bit (Theme From “Fletch”)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Club Play	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23564
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Harold Faltermeyer
Written-By – F. Golde*, H. Faltermeyer*

NOTES:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack album, “Fletch”

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
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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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