Tag: Paul Lekakis

Paul Lekakis – Tattoo It On Me (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990

“Tattoo It On Me” was the third single taken from the debut album “Tattoo It” by Greek-American Hi-NRG singer Paul Lekakis released on Sire Records. The single was remixed by Shep Pettibone but failed to chart. Lekakis is best known for his 1987 smash hit “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)” .

SIDE A:
Tattoo It On Me (The Extended Version) 6:31
Tattoo It On Me (Dub) 5:03
Tattoo It On Me (Beats) 4:30

SIDE B:
Tattoo It On Me (Tattoo The House Mix) 6:01
You Blow Me Away (12″ Vocal) 6:30
Engineer – Goh Hotoda
Producer – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-21743
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tony Shimkin
Engineer – P. Dennis Mitchell*
Producer – David Frank (tracks: A1 to A3,B1), Mic Murphy (tracks: A1 to A3,B1)
Programmed By – David “Jazz” Grant
Remix – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
From the LP “TATTOO IT”

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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Paul Lekakis – Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)” is the debut single by American singer and model Paul Lekakis. Released in 1987 on ZYX Records, then picked up by Polydor Records for a wider release, the song peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. The single fared better in other parts of the world, staying at number one for five weeks on the Australian Music Report and for three weeks on South Africa’s Springbok Radio chart. It also peaked at number four in Canada and number seven in New Zealand.

In 1990 the song was included on Lekakis’ first album, Tattoo It, which was released on Sire Records.

SIDE A:
Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) 6:54

SIDE B:
Instrumental Room 4:48

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #43
1986 Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: ZYX Records ‎– ZYX 5571
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Italo-Disco

CREDITS:
Artwork –E. Munari*
Mastered By – SST (8)
Producer, Arranged By – M. Chieregato*, R. Turatti*
Written-By – M. Chieregato*, R. Ballerini*, R. Turatti*, S. Montin*, T. Hooker*

NOTES:
Made in the USA

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Paul Lekakis – You Blow Me Away (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“You Blow Me Away” is a single by American actor, model, filmmaker and club music / Hi-NRG singer, Paul Lekakis. The single was released in 1989 prior to his debut LP “Tatoo It”. “You Blow Me Away” was produced and remixed by Shep Pettibone but failed to chart. I addition the song was co-written by the late Tommy Page.

I recommend playing this one loud the dub and bonus beats are fierce!

SIDE A:
You Blow Me Away (12″ Vocal) 6:30
You Blow Me Away (7″) 3:59

SIDE B:
You Blow Me Away (Dub) 6:21
You Blow Me Away (Bonus Beats) 5:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21161, Sire ‎– 9 21161-0, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-21161
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG

CREDITS:
Design – Christine Cano
Engineer – Goh Hotoda
Photography By [Photo] – Dino May
Producer, Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Written-By – L. Russell Brown, Tommy Page

NOTES:
Specially-Priced Maxi-Single
Made in the U.S.A.

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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