Tag: Point Of No Return (Vocal / Special Mix)

Nu Shooz – Point Of No Return (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Point of No Return” is the title of the second single taken from the Nu Shooz album Poolside. The song spent one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in September 1986. It also peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #36 on the R&B chart in the U.S., as well as topping out at #48 on the UK singles chart. The song was mixed by Shep Pettibone.

SIDE A:
Point Of No Return (Vocal / Long Version) 5:50
Edited By – John Smith (7), Rick Waritz

SIDE B:
Point Of No Return (Vocal / Special Mix) 6:33
Point Of No Return (Dub Mix) 5:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Point Of No return U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #28
1986 Point Of No return U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #36
1986 Point Of No return U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86802
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Mastered By – TJ*
Mixed By, Producer [Associate Producer], Remix – Shep Pettibone
Producer – Rick Waritz
Producer [Associate Producer] – Jeff Lorber, Marlon McClain
Producer, Written-By – John Smith (7)
Vocals, Written-By – Valerie Day

NOTES:
Track A identified on the jacket as “Point Of No Return (Extended Version)” and on-center label as “Point Of No Return (Vocal/Long Version).”
Track B1 identified on the jacket as “Point Of No Return (Extra Extended Mix)” and on-center label as “Point Of No Return (Vocal/Special Mix).”

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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

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