Tag: John “Jellybean” Benitez

Ollie & Jerry – Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us (Australia 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us” is a electro-pop song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry. Released in 1984 as a single from the soundtrack to the film Breakin’, the song reached No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. It is the theme song to the film Breakin’.

The music video features footage from the movie Breakin’ as well as numerous street break dancing performances. Jean-Claude Van Damme, who was an extra in the film, can be seen dancing in the background at one point.

the film Breakin’ is also known as Breakdance: the Movie or Break Street ’84.

SIDE A:
Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us (Club Mix) 6:47

SIDE B:
Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us (Instrumental) 5:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #9
1984 Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– 821 708-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Australia
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix] – John Dougherty
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer – Ollie E. Brown*
Written-By – Ollie E. Brown / Jerry Knight*

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “BREAKDANCE”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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:
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:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/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

Ana – Shy Boys (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Shy Boys” is the debut single by Cuban-American singer Ana. “Shy Boys” debuted on the U.S. Dance Chart on June 13, 1987 peaking at #23 after spending six weeks on the survey. The single barely entered the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #94.

SIDE A:
Shy Boys (Special 12″ Mix) 5:30

SIDE B:
Shy Boys (Dub Mix) 3:45

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Shy Boys U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #94
1987 Shy Boys U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #23

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parc Records ‎– 4Z9 06771
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Robert “Bob” Marlette*
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Tony Maserati
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Michael Hutchinson
Executive-Producer – Patrick J. Armstrong*
Producer – Frank Wildhorn, Karl Richardson
Remix – Jellybean*
Written-By – F. Wildhorn*, S. Shifrin*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the debut LP “ANA”
Remixed for Jellybean Productions, Inc.
Remixed at Sigma Sound Studios, NYC.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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:
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