Tag: Richie Jones

Alphaville – Romeos (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Romeos” is the first single from Alphaville’s 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album.

A short film was made for the song, it was included in the 1989 compilation Songlines, the “Romeos” segment was directed by Australian film director Ian Pringle and starred by English actor Noah Taylor.

“Romeos” reached #45 on Germany’s pop charts when it was released in 1989.

SIDE A:
Romeos (Tribal Mix) 6:24
Romeos (Radio Edit) 3:59

SIDE B:
Romeos (Balcony Mix) 5:56
Headlines 4:13

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86428
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mix, Overdub] –  Mario “Rude” Rodriguez*
Keyboards [Additional], Programmed By –  Eric Kupper, Rob Caprio*
Other [Production Co-ordinator] – Kim Langbecker
Producer –Alphaville, Klaus Schulze
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Richie Jones
Written-By –Alphaville

NOTES:
Additional production & remix for Wake/Make It Rock Productions.
Overdub & mix at Cove City Sound Studios, L.I.N.Y. and Shakedown Sound, NY.

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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
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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

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Taylor Dayne – With Every Beat Of My Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“With Every Beat of My Heart” is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album Can’t Fight Fate (1989). Written by Tommy Faragher, Lotti Golden and Arthur Baker, and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on October 10, 1989, by Arista Records as the lead single from Can’t Fight Fate.

“With Every Beat of My Heart” became Dayne’s fifth consecutive top-ten single in the United States, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1989. It also peaked at number five in Canada and number 53 in the United Kingdom.

“With Every Beat of My Heart” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 61. It reached the top-five in its ninth week on the Billboard issue dated December 16, 1989. It remained at its peak position for four weeks and spent 18 weeks on the chart. It also reached the top-ten on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. On the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990, the single ranked at number 48.

SIDE A:
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Make It Rock Remix) 7:04
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Mental Dub) 9:36

SIDE B:
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Palpitashun Remix) 7:10
With Every Beat Of My Heart (Extended Radio Remix) 6:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 With Every Beat Of My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1989 With Every Beat Of My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #22
1989 With Every Beat Of My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9896, Arista ‎– ADI-9896
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Backing Vocals], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Billy T. Scott
Arranged By [Trumpets], Trumpet – Jerry Hey
Arranged By, Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Arranged By, Producer, Producer [Additional] – Ric Wake
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Gloria Weems, Jamillah Muhammad*, Ricky Nelson*
Design – Susan Mendola
Drums – Joe Franco
Engineer [Recording And Mix] – Bob Cadway
Engineer [Remix] – Mario “Not Rude” Rodriguez*
Lacquer Cut By – gc*
Management – Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc.
Photography By – Wayne Maser
Producer [Additional], Remix – Richie Jones
Saxophone [Sax Solo] – Joel Peskin
Trumpet – Bill Reichenbach (2), Gary Grant
Written-By – A. Baker*, L. Golden*, T. Faragher*

NOTES:
Taken From The Forthcoming Album “Can’t Fight Fate”.
Printed in U.S.A.

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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:
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Prove Your Love” is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her debut studio album Tell It to My Heart (1988). Written by Seth Swirsky and Arnie Roman, and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released in 1988 as the album’s second single, by Arista Records.

“Prove Your Love” was Dayne’s second top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number seven. The single spent eleven weeks in the Top 40. It also appeared on the Dance Club Songs chart, where it became Dayne’s first number-one hit on that chart on April 23, 1988. Furthermore, the single was a hit overseas, going to number-one in Switzerland, number four in Germany, and number eight on the UK Singles chart.

SIDE A:
Prove Your Love (Extended Remix) 7:25
Prove Your Love (Hot Single Mix) 3:22

SIDE B:
Prove Your Love (Edited Remix) 5:10
Prove Your Love (Prove Your Dub/Beats) 8:34

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1988 Prove Your Love U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ADI-9677
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 27 Jul 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Freestyle

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Guitar, Engineer – Bob Cadway
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Other [Hair/make-up] – Timmothy Montgomery
Other [Styling] – Susan Tobman
Photography By – Gilles Larrain
Producer – Ric Wake
Remix – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Written-By – Arnie Roman, Seth Swirsky

NOTES:
Produced for Bleux Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Published by November Night Music, Chappell Music, Inc./Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Recorded and Mixed at:
Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY
Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Shakedown Studios, NYC
From her red-hot debut album. Featuring the hit title track, “Tell It To My Heart.”
Manufactured by Arista Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A

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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: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: 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

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Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Tell It to My Heart” is a song performed by American singer Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her first album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne’s first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.

The song was written by Chappell Music staff songwriter Seth Swirsky and Ernie Gold. Swirsky almost didn’t deliver the song to his publisher after he and his girlfriend decided it was not good enough.

“Tell It To My Heart” reached Taylor Dayne when Dayne contacted Chappell Music and asked to be sent some demos which had been overlooked, although the song had been recorded in early 1987 by Louisa Florio for a self-titled Canadian album release. Dayne recalled feeling an immediate affinity with the song: “I thought there was something about the hook – it’s a happy hook.” The track was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, Long Island. The track took off so unexpectedly in the fall of 1987 that Taylor was forced to complete her debut album at Cove City Sound in six weeks. Swirsky would also write, along with Arnie Roman, Dayne’s follow-up single “Prove Your Love”. For almost two months, only the 12-inch record of “Tell It to My Heart” with four mixes was available for purchase. That 12-inch sold 900,000 copies alone.

Dayne was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal, Female for her performance on “Tell It to My Heart” in 1988. Producer Ric Wake said in a 1994 interview with Vibe magazine that Tell It To My Heart “really blew people away”. Commenting on Taylor Dayne’s voice he said “They thought she was, like, black or some kind of ethnic…”.

“Tell It to My Heart” appeared in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 14 November 1987, rising to #39 from #43. Ten weeks later, during the week of January 23, 1988, the single peaked in the number seven spot. The song was on the Hot 100 for 26 weeks. The song was also a top five dance hit in the U.S. reaching #4.

In the UK, “Tell It To My Heart” reached #3. It was ranked as the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK.

In 1995, “Tell It to My Heart'” was remixed and re-released to promote Dayne’s Greatest Hits package. This version climbed to #23 on the UK Singles Chart.

SIDE A:
Tell It To My Heart (Club Mix) 6:48
Tell It To My Heart (Percappella Mix) 3:23

SIDE B:
Tell It To My Heart (Single Mix) 3:42
Tell It To My Heart (Dub Mix) 5:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #7
1987 Tell It To My Heart U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– AD1-9611
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Engineer – Bob Cadway, Ric Wake
Keyboards – Rich Tancredi
Mastered By – ¢*
Mixed By – Ric Wake, Richie Jones
Other [Hair-Makeup] – Timmothy Montgomery
Other [Styling] – Susan Tobman
Photography By [Photo] – Gilles Larrain
Producer – Ric Wake
Written-By – Ernie Gold, Seth Swirsky

NOTES:
Produced for Bleux Productions
Recorded and Mixed at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ on 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: 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: 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