Tag: Mark Kamins

March 30, 2016

Ofra Haza – Im Nin’Alu (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Im Nin’Alu” is a song by Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist Ofra Haza. The song is based on a Hebrew poem by 17th-century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi.

Ofra Haza became famous in Europe with the song in 1988, when a remixed version of the song, produced by Izhar Ashdot, reached the Top Ten in various countries and number one in several of these, most notably in West Germany where it topped the charts for nine weeks in the summer of 1988. In the UK the track was a Top 20 hit, peaking at #15 and in the U.S. it reached #15 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart and #18 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks. British duo Coldcut produced a remix of Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid In Full” which heavily sampled “Im Nin’alu”. The single reportedly sold some three million copies worldwide, making it one of the first world music recordings to cross over to mainstream pop chart success. Even though Haza’s version of the song shows her own interpretation, and its presentation was modern and popular, it still fits in with the Yemenite tradition that she represented.

The original version was included on the 1984 album Yemenite Songs, also known as Fifty Gates of Wisdom. The remixed version was part of her international debut Shaday of 1988.

Sadly Ofra Haza died on February 23, 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS-related pneumonia.

SIDE A:
Im Nin’Alu (Gates Of Heaven Mix) 6:48
Remix – Frank Inglese, Mark Kamins

Im Nin’Alu (Instrumental Dub) 5:40

SIDE B:
Im Nin’Alu (Played In Full Mix) 5:39
Im Nin’Alu (7″ Version With English Vocal) 4:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Im Nin’Alu	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#15
1988	Im Nin’Alu	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	#18

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-A-3277
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Izhar Ashdot

NOTES:
Promotional Copy Not For sale
Housed in a unique picture sleeve.
From the Sire LP “SHADAY”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge:Ortofon OM Super
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

November 23, 2015

Book Of Love – You Make Me Feel So Good (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“You Make Me Feel So Good” is the third single released by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was included on the band’s eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986. The song was written by band members Susan Ottaviano and Ted Ottaviano.

Although “You Make Me Feel So Good” failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it became Book of Love’s first CHR radio hit. The song was remixed for the single by Jellybean and Ivan Ivan. For the 12″ single, album track “Lost Souls” was remixed and extended by Mark Kamins. Also appearing on the 12″ single is the ‘Full Bloom Version’ of “I Touch Roses” which was remixed by Depeche Mode producer and Mute Records founder, Daniel Miller.

SIDE A:
You Make Me Feel So Good (Flutter Mix) 6:02
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Roule
Engineer [Remix] – “Doc” Dougherty*
Remix – Ivan Ivan, Jellybean*
Written-By – S. Ottaviano*, T. Ottaviano*

Lost Souls (Spirited Mix) 6:47
Remix – Mark Kamins
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano*

SIDE B:
I Touch Roses (Full Bloom Version) 5:36
Remix – Daniel Miller
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano*

You Make Me Feel So Good (Dub Mix) 4:00
Remix – Ivan Ivan, Jellybean*
Written-By – S. Ottaviano*, T. Ottaviano*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 9 20474-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Ivan Ivan

NOTES:
Track A1] Remixed at Sigma Sound Studios, NYC
Original versions available on the BOOK OF LOVE album on Sire Records.

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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

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

October 7, 2015

Animotion – Let Him Go (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Let Him Go” was the second single released by American new wave band Animotion from their self titled debut album. Released as the follow-up single to the bands top ten hit “Obsession”, “Let Him Go” failed to have the same chart success only peaking at #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the UK the song reached #78.

SIDE A:
Let Him Go (The Freedom Mix) 6:02
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

SIDE B:
Holding You 4:42

Let Him Go (Dub Mix) 7:38
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Let Him Go	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MSX 76236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Ryan
Written-By – B. Wadhams*

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

July 2, 2015

Karen Finley – Lick It! (Belgium 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Explicit Lyrics

“Lick It!” is a 1988 12″ single recorded by American performance artist Karen Finley. Produced by Mark Kamins “Lick It” is a solid house track set to Finley’s poet musing. Soon after this single’s release Finley released a full studio album titled “The Truth Is Hard To Swallow” however “Lick It” did on appear on the LP. Soon afterwards, she became a highly visible symbol of US Congress’ efforts to deny NEA (National Endowment For The Arts) grants to potentially offensive material, as Senator Jesse Helms blasted Finley in 1990 for a piece in which she smeared chocolate over her nude body. When the NEA refused her application for a grant because of the content of her work, she and three other similarly affected artists sued; a federal district court declared the so-called “standards of decency” provision unconstitutional in 1992, a decision upheld four years later by the Circuit Court of Appeals.

SIDE A:
Lick It 7:26
Dub It 5:07

SIDE B:
Drop That Ghetto Blaster! 0:13
Lick It! (Jazzy House Mix) 7:03
Lickapella 4:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: SSR Records ‎– 12 SSR 89, SSR Records ‎– 12SSR89
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Belgium
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House, Experimental, House

CREDITS:
Arranged By – Craig Kafton
Keyboards – Miguel Kerstman
Producer – Mark Kamins
Producer [Additional] – Tuta Aquino
Written-By, Vocals, Artwork [Front Drawing] – Karen Finley

NOTES:
Made in Belgium
Marketed by Play It Again, Sam!, Brussels

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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