Tag: Promo

May 31, 2023

Art Of Noise – Beat Box (Special Radio Re-Edit) (US 7″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Beat Box” is a song by English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise. Originally appearing as the second track on the 12″ EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise (1983), it was released as the group’s first single in December 1983.

This U.S. 7″ promo contains the “Special Radio Re-Edit” also known as “Shep Pettibone Radio Edit” which differs from the 2:55 Original 7″ Edit. This mix is a unique edit of the original Into Battle version and has a snippet of the track “Battle” at the beginning.

The same track appears on both sides of the 7″ release.

SIDE A:
Beat Box (Special Radio Re-Edit) 2:53

SIDE B:
Beat Box (Special Radio Re-Edit) 2:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Beat Box	U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	#101
1984	Beat Box	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#10
1984	Beat Box	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – PR 595, ZTT – PR 595
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Promo, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Instrumental, Hip Hop, Experimental, Leftfield

CREDITS:

Edited By – Shep Pettibone
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] – Greg Calbi
Producer – Art Of Noise*
Written-By – Dudley*, Langan*, Jeczalik*, Morley*, Horn*

NOTES:
Special Radio Re-Edit
Promotion Copy
Not For Sale

For Mastermix Productions

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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May 30, 2023

Madonna – Express Yourself (US 7″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

“Express Yourself” is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). It was released as the second single from the album on May 9, 1989, by Sire Records.

In the United States, “Express Yourself” was the highest debuting single at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, for the issue dated June 3, 1989, and after four weeks reached the top ten of the chart, at number six. It eventually peaked at number two, held at the runner-up spot for two weeks by the Simply Red song, “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” and the next week by Martika’s “Toy Soldiers”, “Express Yourself” was present for a total of 16 weeks on the Hot 100, and placed at number 55 on the year-end chart.

SIDE A:
Express Yourself (7″ Remix) 4:36

SIDE B:
Express Yourself (Remix/Edit) 5:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	Express Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1989	Express Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#12
1989	Express Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 7-22948-DJ
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synthpop

CREDITS:

Engineer [Remix] – Bob Rosa
Producer – Madonna, Stephen Bray
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
Track durations shown on labels differ slightly from actual playing times.

For Mastermix Productions

Promotion Not For sale

From the Sire Album “LIKE A PRAYER”

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May 17, 2023

Ray Parker Jr. – The Other Woman (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1982

“The Other Woman” is the title track from the album The Other Woman by American musician Ray Parker Jr. It was his first solo hit single without his longtime group, Raydio. Released as a single in March 1982, it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Hot Black Singles chart, number twenty-four on the Dance chart, and number thirty-three on the Adult Contemporary chart. It also spent one week at number one in Australia.

The instrumental is exclusive to this USA 12″ Promo release.

SIDE A:
The Other Woman (Extended Version) 5:55

SIDE B:
The Other Woman (Instrumental) 5:55
The Other Woman (Short Version) 4:03

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	The Other Woman	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#4
1982	The Other Woman	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#24
1982	The Other Woman	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#33
1982	The Other Woman	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#2

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – SP-128
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk

CREDITS:

Producer, Written-By – Ray Parker Jr.

NOTES:
Remixed from the album “The Other Woman”
For Promotional Use Only

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May 3, 2023

John Williams – Lapti Nek (From The Original Soundtrack Recording Of Star Wars, Return Of The Jedi) (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary

“Lapti Nek” was a song originally featured in the theatrical cut of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi before being replaced with “Jedi Rocks” in the 1997 Special Edition of the film. The song was written by John Willams, and performed by fictional alien pop music group The Max Rebo Band.

The Max Rebo Band debuted in Return of the Jedi during the scenes set in Jabba’s palace on Tatooine. In the original version, the trio performs a Huttese-language pop song titled “Lapti Nek” (Huttese for “Work It Out”); the English lyrics (by composer John Williams’s son Joseph Williams) are about dancing; Hardware Wars creator Ernie Fosselius helped arrange the song. the song includes vocals by English singer Michele Gruska. RSO Records released a unique 12″ single for the song, including remixes by Grammy-winning remixer/producer Steve Thompson.

SIDE A:
Lapti Nek (Jabba’s Palace Band) (Club Mix) 5:34

SIDE B:
Lapti Nek (Jabba’s Palace Band) (Dub Mix) 7:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RSO – 813 774-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Arranged By – Ernie Fosellius, Joseph Williams
Engineer – Armin Steiner
Lyrics By [Huttese] – Annie M. Arbogast
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – John Williams (4)
Remix – Steve Thompson
Vocals [Sy Snootles] – Michelle Gruska

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Wars / Return Of The Jedi – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Collectors Edition

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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RESTORATION NOTES:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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