Tag: Holly Knight

Real Life – Babies (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986


TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

“Babies” is a 1986 song by Australiann band Real Life. In 1986, they recorded a handful of new songs, which were the band’s first recordings not written by Sterry and Zatorski. “Babies”, was written by the songwriting team of Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, and Mike Chapman, and was released as the first single from the LP “Night After Night” which was later changed to “Down Comes The Hammer”. The single failed to chart.

SIDE A:
Babies (Club Version) 7:52
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Paul Kosky
Producer, Engineer – Ross Fraser
Remix – Boris Granich, Christer Modig
Written-By – Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, Mike Chapman

SIDE B:
Babies (Rock Mix) 5:18
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Paul Kosky
Producer, Engineer – Ross Fraser
Remix – Boris Granich, Christer Modig
Written-By – Holly Knight, Michael Des Barres, Mike Chapman

Exploding Bullets 4:19
<Producer, Remix – Steve Hillage
Written-By – D. Sterry, R. Zatorski

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Curb Records – MCA-23661, MCA Records – MCA-23661, Wheatley Records – MCA-23661
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
“Babies” from the forthcoming MCA/Curb LP, “Night After Night” which was later changed to “Down Comes The Hammer” before its release.
“Exploding Bullets” from the MCA/Curb LP, “Heartland”.
Recorded in Australia.
Recorded at Platinum Australia.
Mastered at Amigo Studios.
Tracks A & B1 Remixed for EAM.
Management for Shankman De Blasio.

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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

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

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Holly Knight – Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Heart Don’t Fail Me Now” was the debut solo single by American songwriter, musician, and singer Holly Knight. She was a member of the 1980s pop-rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as “Rag Doll”, “Obsession”, “Love Is a Battlefield”, “The Best”, “Invincible”, “Better Be Good To Me”, “The Warrior”, and “Change”.

“Heart Don’t Fail Me Now” was the first single taken from her self titled solo album on Columbia Records. Originally Daryl Hall wanted to record the song for the next Hall & Oates album but Holly decided to keep the song and record it herself recruiting Daryl to sing backing vocals.

The single peaked at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 15, 1988, after spending nine weeks on the survey.

In 2013, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has won thirteen ASCAP Awards and three Grammy Awards and has written hits for some of the most successful artists in music.

SIDE A:
Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (Extended Remix) 5:33

SIDE B:
Heart Don’t Fail Me Now (Edit) 5:08

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Heart Don’t Fail Me Now U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #59

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– CAS 1174
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Pop
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – Daryl Hall
Producer – Chris Lord-Alge, Holly Knight
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge

NOTES:
Daryl Hall appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Taken from the Columbia LP “HOLLY KNIGHT”

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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: 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:
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Spider – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

Side A

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit rock song, written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight. The song was originally recorded in 1981 by American rock band Spider with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. Holly Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for various artists and later formed Device. “Better Be Good To Me” later became a hit for Tina Turner in 1984.

Spider’s version was taken from their second album Between the Lines and features Amanda Blue on lead vocals.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Long Version) 7:24
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn

SIDE B:
I Love 3:11
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – A. Fig*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Dreamland Records ‎– DLSPX 11
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
From the LP “BETWEEN LINES”

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Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
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 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