Tag: John “Jellybean” Benitez

Talking Heads – Talking Heads Remixes (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy” a.k.a. “Talking Heads Remixes” is a 1983, 12″ released by the American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City Talking Heads.

The single includes exclusive vinyl-only remixes by John “Jellybean” Benitez. Both tracks are taken from the LP “Speaking In Tongues”

In 1984, the Staples had a minor hit with their cover of “Slippery People,” on which Byrne played guitar, and which they promoted with an appearance on Soul Train.

THIS SIDE:
Slippery People (Jellybean Mix) 6:39

THAT SIDE:
Making Flippy Floppy (Jellybean Mix) 6:31

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20143, Sire ‎– 9 20143-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Leftfield, Synth-pop, Indie Rock

CREDITS:
Lyrics By – Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
Producer – Talking Heads
Remix –  John “Jellybean” Benitez
Remix, Written-By –  David Byrne

NOTES:
Original Version on the Sire album “Speaking In Tongues”

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

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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

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Siedah Garrett – Do You Want It Right Now (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“Do You Want It Right Now” is a song by American singer Siedah Garrett from the 1985 film Fast Forward. The song peaked at #63 on the US Billboard R&B chart but became a bigger club hit reaching #3 on the Billboard Dance chart.

The song has also been recorded by Taylor Dayne for her debut studio album Tell It to My Heart (1988). A lyric sample of it was also used in Gat Decor’s song “Passion”, as well as in Armand Van Helden’s 2007 hit “I Want Your Soul”.

SIDE A:
Do You Want It Right Now (Jellybean Remix) 6:39
Performed By – Siedah Garrett
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez
Written-By –  C. Burton, N. Straker

SIDE B:
Survive 3:39
Performed By – Deco (2)

Show Me Your Stuff 6:30
Performed By – John Van Tongeren With Jerry Hey

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Do You Want It Right Now U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #3
1985 Do You Want It Right Now U.S. BillboardHot Black Singles #63

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-20302, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20302
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Quincy Jones
Producer – Tom Bahler

NOTES:
“From the motion picture soundtrack “Fast Forward”.”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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

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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Corey Hart – Angry Young Man (Extended Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Angry Young Man” was the third single taken from Canadian singer/songwriter Corey Hart’s third studio album “Fields Of Fire”. The song reached #29 on the Canadian Singles Chart. In the United States, the single did not chart.

The song was promoted by a music video filmed at the Colosseum in Rome.

SIDE A:
Angry Young Man (Extended Mix) 6:28

SIDE B:
Angry Young Man (Dub Version) 5:06
Angry Young Man (Edit) 4:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– 12EA 223
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Pop
Style: Pop/Rock

CREDITS:
Co-producer –  Richard Cannata*
Design, Photography By – Erika Gagnon
Engineer [Assistant] – Nick Delre
Engineer [Remix] – Doc “Dougherty”*
Photography By [Cover] –Guido Harari
Producer – Corey Hart, Phil Chapman
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez, Jellybean*
Words By, Music By – Corey Hart
Written-By –Corey Hart

NOTES:
Original version featured on the EMI America album “FIELDS OF FIRE”
Remix [by Jellybean] for Jellybean Productions Inc.

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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

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
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M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
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Irene Cara – Flashdance… What A Feeling (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by “Every Breath You Take” by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard’s All-Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind “Baby Jane” by Rod Stewart.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey

SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #4
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #2
1983 Flashdance… What A Feeling U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez

NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”

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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

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
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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