Tag: Mark Berry

December 2, 2021

C-Bank – One More Shot (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“One More Shot” is a 1982 single by Freestyle/electro studio project C-Bank helmed by various producers including John Robie. The song includes lead vocals by American R&B singer Jenny Burton. “One More Shot”, is notable for record producer John Robie’s use of a “non-linear” approach to its production. the song is often refered to as the first Freestyle jam.

“One More Shot”, would later resurface in a reworked form as “Shellshock”, a non-album track by New Order that John Robie produced, which appears on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. This followed his work with Arthur Baker and Jellybean Benitez on the New Order song “Confusion” in 1983.

“One More Shot” dubeted on the US Billboard Dance Chart on January 23, 1983 peaking at #5 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
One More Shot 8:18
Vocals [Uncredited] – Jenny Burton

SIDE B:
One More Shot (Instrumental) 7:29

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	One More Shot	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Next Plateau Records Inc. – NP 50011
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Engineer – Andy Wallace, Mark Berry
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By, Written-By – John Robie

NOTES:
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY QUALITY RECORDS

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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

Password: burningtheground

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April 19, 2019

Carol Douglas – “I Got Your Body”/”Got Ya Where I Want Ya” )France 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“I Got Your Body”/”Got Ya Where I Want Ya” is a 1983 single by American singer Carol Douglas whose hit “Doctor’s Orders” (1974) was a pioneering track in the disco genre. “I Got Your Body”/”Got Ya Where I Want Ya” was a single taken from Carol Douglas sixth album “I Got Your Body”. In the US the album was renamed “Love Zone” which became her last studio album to date.

SIDE A:
I Got Your Body 4:49
Mixed By – Mark Berry
Producer – Eddie O’Loughlin
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By – Andy Barret*

SIDE B:
Got Ya Where I Want Ya 3:59
Mixed By – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By – Richard Sher*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Carrere – 8256
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: France
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Disco

NOTES:
1983 Savoir Faire Records, Paris

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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: Schiit Mani
Soundcard: ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring: 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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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September 16, 2016

Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Life’s What You Make It” is a song by the English band Talk Talk. It was released as a single in 1985, the first from the band’s album The Colour of Spring. The single was a hit in the UK, peaking at no. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the Top 20.

Filmed at Wimbledon Common, London, the promotional video for the single shows the band performing in the early hours in a natural history setting. The video, directed by Tim Pope, enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV.

The “Dub Version” is exclusive to the U.S. and Canada “12 release. An alternate “Extended Version” was release in the U.K..

SIDE A:
Life’s What You Make It (Extended Mix) 6:54
Mixed By – James Farber
Remix – T. Friese-Greene*

SIDE B:
It’s Getting Late In The Evening (7″ Version) 5:44
Mixed By – James Farber

Life’s What You Make It (Dub Version) 6:06
Remix – Mark Berry

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Life’s What You Make It	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#22
1986	Life’s What You Make It	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19203
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Illustration – James Marsh
Mastered By – Wally*
Producer – T. Friese-Greene*
Written-By – M. Hollis*, T. Friese-Greene*

NOTES:
Recorded in England
Mastered by Capitol
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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

March 21, 2016

Alisha – Boys Will Be Boys (Germany 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Boys Will Be Boys” is a 1985 single by American singer Alisha taken from her self-titled debut album. “Boys Will Be Boys” was only release in Germany on 7″ and 12″ formats. The single failed to have any chart success.

SIDE A:
Boys Will Be Boys (Shep pettibone Mix) 5:43
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Producer – Mark Berry
Written-By – Andrea La Russo*, Peggy Stanziale

SIDE B:
All Night Passion (Club Mix) 6:48
Written-By – Rick Tarbox
Producer, Mixed By – Mark Berry

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Vanguard ‎– 885 024-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Synth-pop

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “ALISHA”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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