Once Bitten Twice Shy (A Cappella Version) – Burning The Ground: DjPaulT's 80's and 90's Remixes

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

NEW 2020 Transfer!
Meticulously Remastered!

This 12″ holds a special place for me, it was the first 12″ donated to Burning The Ground. I originally posted it on October ‎7, ‎2010.

“Once Bitten, Twice Shy” was the debut single by American singer-songwriter Vesta Williams taken from the LP “VESTA”. The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #45 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The song also charted in the UK at #14, #20 Netherlands, #21 in Ireland, and #42 in New Zealand.

Sadly Vesta Williams passed away on September 22, 2011, at age 53.

VINYL GRADE:
Cover: Near Mint
Vinyl: Near Mint

SIDE A:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Extended Version) 6:00

SIDE B:
Once Bitten Twice Shy (Dub Version) 3:42
Once Bitten Twice Shy (A Cappella Version) 3:54

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Once Bitten Twice Shy	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#8
1986	Once Bitten Twice Shy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#45

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12206
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

CREDITS::
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Hodge
Executive Producer – John McClain
Producer – David Crawford

NOTES:
The “A Capella Version” is not listed on the sleeve.
The original version appears on the album “VESTA”

For Flyte Time Productions Inc.

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
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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