Tag: Prince

May 17, 2016

Age Of Chance – Kiss (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Kiss” is a 1986 single originally recorded by Prince and The Revolution.

An industrial cover of the song was released in November 1986 by British alternative rock-dance crossover band Age of Chance. Bass player Geoff Taylor described it as: “We basically removed the sex and replaced it with lump hammers.”

The single reached No. 1 on the UK Indie Charts in late 1986. It spent 11 weeks on the mainstream pop charts in the United Kingdom, starting at 6 December 1986 and peaking at No. 50 in early 1987.

In New Zealand it charted for four weeks, peaking at No. 21.

In the United States, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, peaking at No. 35 on 23 May 1987.

SIDE A:
Kiss (Vocal) 3:06
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

SIDE B:
Kiss (Collision Cut) 4:11
Remix [Constructed By] – Crush Commander
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

Crash Conscious 2:56
Written-By – Taylor*, Perry*, Howson*, Elvidge*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Kiss	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#35

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96780
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Industrial, Alternative Rock

CREDITS:
Artwork [Sleeve Made In] – The Designers Republic
Engineer – Robert Gordon
Producer – Age Of Chance

NOTES:
Recorded at FON Studios Sheffield 1986
Crush Commander appears courtesy of Riot Bibble
Tracks A & B1: Controversy Music (ASCAP)
Track B2: Fon Music/Age Of Chance 1986

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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

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

May 16, 2016

Sheena Easton – 101 (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“101” is a 1988 song written by Prince (using his pseudonym Joey Coco) for Sheena Easton. “101” was the third single taken from Easton’s ninth studio album The Lover In Me. The single peaked at #2 on the US dance chart in the summer of 1989.

SIDE A:
101 (Def House Mix / Extended Club Version) 7:58
101 (Red Zone Mix) 4:51

SIDE B:
101 (Westside Mix / Radio Edit) 5:29
101 (Westside Sample Dub) 6:11
101 (Uptown Version) 8:20
Remix – Prince

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	101	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– L33-17890
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Garage House

CREDITS:
Producer – Prince
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – David Morales (tracks: A1 to B2)

NOTES:
Promotional Only Not For Sale
From the MCA LP “THE LOVER IN ME”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 12, 2016

Sheila E. – Holly Rock (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Holly Rock” was the fifth single taken from the motion picture soundtrack “Krush Groove” by American singer, drummer, and percussionist Sheilas E., who also performs the song in the film. Written and produced by Prince (credited to Sheila E.), “Holly Rock” failed to chart.

Prince also uses the term “Holly Rock” in Dream Factory, which was recorded later in 1985. Hollyrock is the name used for Hollywood in the TV cartoon series The Flintstones, which may have inspired the track.

SIDE A:
Holly Rock (Extended Version) 6:37

SIDE B:
Holly Rock (7″ Single Edit) 4:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– PRO-A-2481
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Sheila E.

NOTES:
Promotional Copy
Comes In Custom Promo Title Sleeve.

from the Warner Bros. album “KRUSH GROOVE” Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

May 11, 2016

Tyka Nelson – L.O.V.E. (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Originally posted August 2, 2011

“L.O.V.E.” is the second single by American singer Tyka Nelson. Nelson’s main claim to fame thus far has been that she is the sister of Prince. According to Tyka, Prince offered her use of his Paisley Park studios and money to fund an album, but she wanted to get a contract on her own. It took her quite a few years, after going to college and having two kids, but she finally signed a deal with Chrysalis/Cooltempo Records in 1988.

“L.O.V.E.” was produced in part by Prince collaborator David Z and went mostly unnoticed prompting the label to drop Tyka soon after.

SIDE A:
L.O.V.E. (Dance Mix) 8:34

SIDE B:
L.O.V.E. (Dub Version) 6:23
L.O.V.E. (LP Version) 5:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFO:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43293
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Ricky P.
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – David Z.
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A to B1)
Written-By – A. Brumfield*, R. Burns*, Tyka* v

NOTES:
From the LP “ROYAL BLUE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi