Tag: Junior Vasquez

September 24, 2014

Breakfast Club – Never Be The Same (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Never Be The Same” is a 1987 single released by American group Breakfast Club taken from their self titled debut album. The group was formed in New York in the late 1970s, and went through several line-ups including one in which Madonna was the drummer.

“Never Be The Same” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on October 24, 1987 spending eleven weeks on the survey peaking at #8. In the UK “Never Be The Same” reached #9 on the UK Singles chart in December 1987.

SIDE A:
Never Be The Same (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:45

SIDE B:
Never Be The Same (The Club Dub) 8:38
Never Be The Same (The Breakfast Beats) 4:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Never Be The Same	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#8

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23797
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Junior Vasquez, Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – Michael Verdick, Stephen Bray
Remix , Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – D. Gilroy*, S. Bray*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the “BREAKFAST CLUB” Album

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

July 23, 2014

Nick Kamen – Nobody Else (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Nobody Else” was the second single released in the US and the third in the UK from Nick Kamen’s self titled debut album. Even with several remixes by Jellybean and Arthur Baker the single failed to chart in the US. The single chart internationally peaking at #47 UK, #19 Ireland and #97 in Italy.

The Us 12″ combines the UK Arthur Baker remixes and the US only Jellybean remixes with edits by Junior Vasquez.

The b-side track “Any Day Now” was written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard in 1962. It has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, including notable versions by Chuck Jackson in 1962, Alan Price in 1965, Elvis Presley in 1969, and Ronnie Milsap in 1982. In 1987 Kamen recorded it for his debut album.

SIDE A:
Nobody Else (12″ Version) 6:17
Remix – Jellybean*

Nobody Else (Jellybean Dub) 5:50
Remix – Jellybean*

SIDE B:
Nobody Else (Extended Remix) 7:22
Edited By – Junior Vasquez
Producer [Additional], Remix – Arthur Baker

Nobody Else (Arthur Baker Dub) 7:27
Edited By – Junior Vasquez
Producer [Additional], Remix – Arthur Baker

Any Day Now 3:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20750, Sire ‎– 9 20750-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Garage House

CREDITS:
Producer – Stewart Levine

NOTES:
From the debut album “NICK KAMEN”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 19, 2014

Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia (Special Arthur Baker Mix) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Suburbia” is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the album Please in 1986 and became the band’s second UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #8.

In the United States Arthur Baker was commissioned to do remixes for the 12″ promo with edits by Junior Vasquez. These remixes are exclusive to this release and have never appeared on any official Pet Shop Boys CD.

SIDE A:
Suburbia (Club Vocal Mix) 7:10

SIDE B:
Suburbia (Dub Version) 7:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#46
1986	Suburbia	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– SPRO9925/9926
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 22 Sep 1986
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Junior Vasquez
Engineer – Don Wershba
Remix – Arthur Baker
Written-By – Tennant – Lowe*

NOTES:
Promotional Copy Only Not For Sale

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi