Tag: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Let the Beat Hit ‘Em (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1991

“Let the Beat Hit ‘Em” is a song by American urban contemporary band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, released as the first single from their fourth and final studio album, Straight Outta Hell’s Kitchen (1991). The song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart in the week of September 14, 1991, and also reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the US dance charts, it was the third and final number-one for the group. It also peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM dance chart. The song also reached number seventeen on the UK singles chart.

On “Let the Beat Hit ‘Em”, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam sampled “Ghetto Heaven” by The Family Stand, The Emotions’ 1977 single “Best of My Love” and “Set It Off” by Strafe. and Donald Byrd Think Twice.

“Let the Beat Hit ‘Em” was also sampled by Kylie Minogue on the track “Too Much of a Good Thing” off her 1991 album Let’s Get To It.

A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song, directed by German director Marcus Nispel.

SIDE A:
Let The Beat Hit ‘Em (The Brand New Super Pumped-Up C&C Vocal Club Mix) 7:34

SIDE B:
Let The Beat Hit ‘Em (The Paradise Garage Club Mix) 7:02
Let The Beat Hit ‘Em (Super Pumped-Up C&C Instrumental Mix) 5:27

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1991 Let the Beat Hit ‘Em U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #37
1991 Let the Beat Hit ‘Em U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles #1
1991 Let the Beat Hit ‘Em U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 44 73834
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Freestyle

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Edited by Robert Clivillés & Bob Rosa (with the spirit of Chep Nunez).

From the LP “Straight Outta Hell’s Kitchen”

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Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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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Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force – I Wonder If I Take You Home (Holland 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

“I Wonder If I Take You Home” is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force in 1984. Record Producer Kenny Beck discovered the song in a “discard bin” at Personal Records while looking for songs to include on his debut album with the label. He was so impressed that he created a compilation break-dancing album, CBS/SuzyQ, just to include the song. He released the album in Europe on CBS Records, and it immediately gained popularity as a dance hit with club DJs there. Soon American DJs began playing the song in the United States on Columbia Records. After the song received heavy play from these DJs, “I Wonder If I Take You Home” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in June 1985. On other US charts, it peaked at No. 6 on the R&B chart and reached No. 34 on the Hot 100.[3] In 1991, the single was certified as gold in the U.S. by the RIAA. Overseas, it charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and #41 in the Netherlands.

SIDE A:
I Wonder If I Take You Home (Extended Version) 6:45

SIDE B:
Take Me Home (Rap) 2:09
If I Take You Home Tonight (Cult Jam Dub) 6:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 I Wonder If I Take You Home U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #34
1985 I Wonder If I Take You Home U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop #6
1985 I Wonder If I Take You Home U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS – A 12.6057
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: Holland
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Design [Cover] –  Torchlight, London
Executive-Producer –Don Oriolo, Jurgen S. Korduletsch
Written-By, Producer –  Full Force

NOTES:
Made in Holland

“I Wonder If I Take You Home” is taken from the “Break Dancing” compilation album (CBS 26310)…also featuring
Malcolm McLaren And World’s Famous Supreme Team – Buffalo Gals
Herbie Hancock – Rockit
George Kranz – Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz + Dub Version)
Run-DMC – It’s Like That
John Rocca – I Want It To Be Real
C-Bank Featuring Jenny Burton – One More Shot
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

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VINYL RESTORATION:

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THE GEAR:
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
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Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam – Head To Toe (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Head to Toe” is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number one on three charts: Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1987, the Hot Black Singles charts on May 30 of that year, and the dance charts. In Canada, the song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on July 25 of the same year. The song sports a retro Motown flavor mixed with the Freestyle sound for which they were known.

SIDE A:
Head To Toe 5:03
Heads, Toes And Feets (Foot Mix) 5:11

SIDE B:
You’ll Never Change (Force Full Remix) 4:43

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Head To Toe U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1987 Head To Toe U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1987 Head To Toe U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia ‎– 44 06757
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Freestyle, RnB/Swing, Funk

CREDITS:
Design – Josephine DiDonato
Executive Producer – Don Oriolo, Jurgen Kordufetsch, Steve Salem
Management – Full Force Productions, Easy Steve Salem*
Mixed By, Engineer, Remix – Glenn “G-Man” Rosenstein*
Photography By – Maureen Lambray
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Mixed By, Remix – Full Force

NOTES:
Track A1 & A2 Special version from the forthcoming LP: “Spanish Fly”
Track B2 Special version from the LP: “Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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