Tag: Promo

December 13, 2021

The Parachute Club – Rise Up US 12″ Promo)

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“Rise Up” is a pop song recorded by the Canadian group Parachute Club on their self-titled 1983 album. It was produced and engineered by Daniel Lanois, and written by Parachute Club members Billy Bryans, Lauri Conger, Lorraine Segato and Steve Webster, with additional lyrics contributed by filmmaker Lynne Fernie.

An upbeat call for peace, celebration, and “freedom / to love who we please,” the song was a national hit in Canada, and was hailed as a unique achievement in Canadian pop music:

Rarely does one experience a piece of music in white North America where the barrier between participant and observer breaks down. Rise Up rises right up and breaks down the wall.

According to Segato, the song was not written with any one individual group in mind, but as a universal anthem of freedom and equality; Fernie described the song’s lyrics as having been inspired in part by West Coast First Nations rituals in which young girls would “rise up” at dawn to adopt their adult names as a rite of passage.

It remains the band’s most famous song, and has been adopted as an activist anthem for causes as diverse as gay rights, feminism, anti-racism and the New Democratic Party. As well, the song’s reggae and soca-influenced rhythms made it the first significant commercial breakthrough for Caribbean music in Canada.

The song’s first ever live public performance took place at the 1983 Toronto Pride parade.

SIDE A:
Rise Up (Extended Dance Version) 6:45
Remix – Daniel Lanois

SIDE B:
Rise Up (Jellybean Mix) 5:58
Engineer [Remix] – John “Tokes” Potoker*
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Rise Up	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#26

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – JD-13655
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Daniel Lanois

NOTES:
From the LP “The Parachute Club”

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November 19, 2021

KISS – I Was Made For Lovin’ You (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 23, 2012

“I Was Made for Lovin’ You” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album.

The single reached #11 on the US Billboard singles chart. The song also became a hit in Australia reaching #1 on the ARIA charts in 1979. The song also charted in Western Europe, it became a top 20 hit in Sweden, a top 10 hit in Norway, made it to the number 2 position in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. In the Netherlands it was a #1. In the UK it stalled at number 50.

This special single sided US 12″ promo features the “Disco rock Mix” mixed by Jim Burgess.

SIDE A:
I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Disco Rock Mix) 7:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	I Was Made For Lovin’ You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#11
1979	I Was Made For Lovin’ You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Disco	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 20169 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, 56 – Pitman Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Credits: Mixed By – Jim Burgess
Producer – Vini Poncia
Written-By – D. Child, P. Stanley, V. Poncia*

NOTES:
“A Jim Burgess Mix”
Promotional copy, not for sale. From the Casablanca LP “Dynasty”

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November 16, 2021

Elton John & Millie Jackson – Act Of War (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 23, 2011

“Act Of War” is a duet from Elton John and soul singer Millie Jackson, written by Elton with lyricist Bernie Taupin, and released as a single in July 1985. Originally “Act Of War” was released only as a one-off single, but later it was added to Elton’s “Ice on Fire” CD, having been recorded the same year. The song also features guitar by Nik Kershaw. “Act Of War” was a top 40 hit in the UK reaching #32 but failed to chart in the US. The song’s music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy.

SIDE A:
Act Of War (Part 3) (Extended Version) 8:33

SIDE B:
Act Of War (Part 4) (Instrumental) 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20347
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Bass – Deon Estus
Drums – Mel Gaynor
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Guitar – Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Nik Kershaw
Piano – Elton John
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Bernie Taupin, Elton John

NOTES:
Sleeve states “Extended Remix”

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November 3, 2021

Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain – More Than You Can Handle (US 12″ Promo)

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“More Than You Can Handle” is the debut single by Prince protégé Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain taken from her only LP of the same name released on Motown Records in 1985.

The song peaked at #53 on the US R&B chart in October 1985.

The act released one more single “The One You Love” before disappearing into 80s obscurity.

SIDE A:
More Than You Can Handle (Slam Version) 5:58
More Than You Can Handle (Instrumental Version) 5:34

SIDE B:
More Than You Can Handle (You Got Dub Version) 7:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	More Than You Can Handle	U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#52

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – PR 172, Conceited Records – PR 172, Motown – PR-172
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Louis Williams, Ron Perry (2)
Lacquer Cut By [Runouts] – SM*
Producer – Leon F. Sylvers III*
Written-By – G. Barbee, I. Gamboa, L. Sylvers III*

NOTES:
For Promotional Use Only / Not For Sale

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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