Tag: Ivan Ivan

September 27, 2023

The Hood – Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Belgium 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” is a 1986 New Wave/Industrial Belgium only 12″ single released by music project The Hood which consisted of legendary NYC party promoter-doorman and writer John Hood. The Hood released one LP titled “Cooler Than Thou” along with three singles and appeared on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Salvation!

“Tough Guys Don’t Dance” was remixed by keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man, John Robie with production by Ivan Ivan. This rarely-heard obscure 80s track did not chart and there was no music video released.

SIDE A:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 1) 4:21
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Dub) 4:32

SIDE B:
Tough Guys Don’t Dance (Mix 2) 4:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – TWI 687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Industrial

CREDITS:

Producer – Ivan Ivan
Remix – John Robie
Sleeve – Howard Chaykin
Written-By, Performer – The Hood

NOTES:
Comes in a one-sided picture sleeve.

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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

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Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
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May 24, 2022

Various Artists – The Jetsons Main Title / Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

After the success of the compilation album, “Tee Vee Toons presents Television’s Greatest Hits,” Ivan Ivan and Dave Erlanger teamed up with studio engineer Steve Peck and remixer Jay Burnett to produce this 1986 samplepalooza of old TV theme songs woven into a funky little novelty dance track. Called “Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing!: The Tee Vee Toons Mastermix” it consisted of the music below:

“The Jetsons”
“The Flintstones”
“Howdy Doody”
“Yogi Bear”
“Magilla Gorilla”
“Top Cat”
“I Dream Of Jeannie”
“The many lives of Dobie Gillis”
“My Three Sons”
“The Dick Van Dyke Show”
“I Love Lucy”
“Mr. Ed”
“The Addams Family”
“Gilligan’s Island”
“Petticoat Junction”
“Dennis The Menace”
“Green Acres”
“The Andy Griffith Show”
“The Beverly Hillbillies”
“F-Troop”
“Bonanza”
“The Lone Ranger”
“Star Trek”
“The Twilight Zone”
“Flipper”
“Batman”
“Dragnet”
“Adam 12”
“Secret Agent”
“Mission: Impossible”
“The Tonight Show”

Also included, it has versions of “The Jetsons Main Title” theme by Hoyt Curtain, William Hanna & Joseph Barbera.

SIDE A:
The Jetsons Main Title (Original Version) 1:36
Written-By – Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

The Jetsons Main Title (Longplay Version) 2:12

Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Prime Time Radio Mix) 3:38
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

SIDE B:
Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Late Night Dance Mix) 6:48
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Dubs) 3:36
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AM 23038
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Engineer – Steve Peck
Executive-Producer –Steven Gottlieb*
Producer – Dave Erlanger, Ivan Ivan

NOTES:
Manufactured & Distributed by A&M Records Of Canada Limited

Mixed from the album : Television’s Greatest Hits – 65 TV themes from 50’s & 60’s (Records #: TVT 1100)

Tee Vee Toons Presents : Television’s Greatest Hits

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VINYL TRANSFER * RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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:
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September 28, 2021

Book Of Love – Boy (US 12″)

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Originally posted November 19, 2015

“Boy” is the title of the 1985 debut single by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was included on the band’s eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986.

Although the song failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did make the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at no. 7 in April 1985.

“Boy” was written by band member Theodore (“Ted”) Ottaviano and features a prominent tubular bells melody. The band secured a recording contract when the demo of the song was given to DJ/producer Ivan Ivan, who then passed it along to Seymour Stein of Sire Records.

The song is said to describe the frustrations of a woman with an affection for “a boy who likes boys”, with songwriter Ted Ottaviano adding in a 2016 Village Voice interview that the song was “written about Boy Bar, which was a very exclusive gay club in the East Village.”

SIDE A:
Boy (Extended Mix) 4:28
Boy (Dub) 5:01

SIDE B:
Boy (7″) 3:03
Book Of Love 4:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Boy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 9 20299-0 A, Sire – 0-20299, I Square Records – 9 20299-0 A, I Square Records – 0-20299
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Studio Zed, Zoë Brotman
Bells – Ted Ottaviano
Cover [Cover Concept] – Book Of Love, Zoë Brotman
Drums – Jade Lee
Engineer – Steve Peck
Keyboards – Lauren Roselli, Ted Ottaviano
Lacquer Cut By – HERbIE JR 🙂*
Lead Vocals – Susan Ottaviano
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Producer – Ivan Ivan
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano*

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Unique Recording, NYC
Mastered at Frankford Wayne, NYC.

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

March 8, 2021

Figures On A Beach – Paradise / In Camera Obscura (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Paradise / In Camera Obscura” is the third single released by American New wave band Figures On A Beach. Released in September 1985 only as a 12″ single in the United States on the independent label Metro-American Records, and produced by Ivan Ivan.

SIDE A:
Paradise (Extended Mix) 6:39
Paradise (Radio Edit) 4:16

SIDE B:
In Camera Obscura (Dance Mix) 6:10
In Camera Obscura (Radio Edit) 3:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Metro-America ‎– MA-1009
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: Sep 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:
Mastered By –Herbie Jr :^)*
Producer –Ivan Ivan
Written-By – Figures On A Beach

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
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

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