Tag: Shep Pettibone

September 28, 2018

Information Society – Walking Away (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Walking Away” is a 1988 song by American synth-pop group Information Society. Released as a single in late 1988, the song peaked at No. 9 in the United States in February 1989 and No. 5 in the Hot Dance Club Play chart. “Walking Away” is the second single from the band’s eponymous album. “Walking Away” reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 15 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video was directed by Mark Pellington.

The song contains samples of William Shatner as James T. Kirk saying “It is useless to resist us” from the Star Trek episode, “Mirror, Mirror”, and James Doohan as Scotty saying “Let’s Go See!” from the Star Trek episode, “Wolf in the Fold”.

** The clicks and pops on “Make It Funkier (Boot It Up Vocal)” are intentinal and are supposed to be there.

SIDE A:
Walking Away (Space Age Mix) 6:38
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone

Walking Away (Dub) 8:00
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone

Make It Funkier (Boot It Up Vocal) 2:56
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Huott
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – INSOC*

SIDE B:
Walking Away (S.M.D. Mix) 7:10
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone

Walking Away (House Dub) 6:09
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone

Walking Away (Radio Version) 4:00
Edited By – Gail “Sky” King
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Rosa
Producer [Additional Production], Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988-89	Walking Away	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1988-89	Walking Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5
1988-89	Walking Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play Maxi-Singles Sales	#1
1988-89	Walking Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#64
1988-89	Walking Away	U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy – TB 919
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Producer, Programmed By – Fred Maher
Arranged By, Programmed By – Paul Robb
Art Direction – The Grey Organsation*
Design – Maura P. McLaughlin
Executive-Producer – Kevin Laffey
Layout – Steven Miglio
Photography By [Silhouette Photography] – Isabel Snyder
Written-By – P. Robb*

Find the 12″ at 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: 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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

September 4, 2018

Bee Gees – You Win Again (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“You Win Again” is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees. Released as a single in late 1987, it marked the start of the group’s comeback, becoming a No. 1 hit in many European countries, including the UK—their first to do so in over eight years, and made them the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

As songwriters, the Gibb brothers received the 1987 British Academy’s Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 1988, the band received a Brit Award nomination for Best British Group. In a UK television special on ITV in December 2011, it was voted second (behind “How Deep Is Your Love”) in “The Nation’s Favourite Bee Gees Song”.

“You Win Again” was a No. 1 single in Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Norway, as well as making the top 10 in Italy, the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden. It also topped the Eurochart for four weeks. When the song reached No. 1 on 17 October 1987 in the UK, it made the Bee Gees the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. “You Win Again” entered the UK Singles Chart in September at No. 87, eventually staying at No. 1 for four weeks keeping off George Michael’s single “Faith”.

It was less successful in the US, however, only reaching No. 75 in the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
You Win Again (Extended Remix) 5:15
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer [Mix] – Doc Dougherty
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Backtafunk (LP Version) 4:22

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	You Win Again	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#75

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20760
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Brian Tench
Design, Art Direction – T&CP Associates
Photography By – Andy Earl
Producer – Arif Mardin, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb
Written-By – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb

NOTES:
Special version from the LP “E.S.P.”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 1, 2018

Pretty Poison – Nightime (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Nightime” is a single by American dance-pop group Pretty Poison. The song was originally released in 1984 reaching #14 on the U.S. Dance chart. After signing with Virgin Records and the success of their biggest hit “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” (U.S. Dance #1) (U.S. Hot 100 #8), “Nightime” was re-released as a remix this version reached #13 on the Billboard Dance chart on March 19, 1988 after spending three weeks on the survey. The 12″ included new remixes by Shep Pettibone, Kae Williams Jr., and Whey Cooler.

During this period the group also released their official debut album “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”.

SIDE A:
Nightime (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 6:40
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Nightime (Poisonous Mix) 5:48
Remix – Kae Williams Jr.

SIDE B:
Nightime (Dub) 7:25
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Nightime (Cold House Mix) 5:43
Remix – Whey Cooler

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Nightime (Remix)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 0-96710
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle, House

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Engineer – Joe Nicolo*, Joe Alexander
Producer, Mixed By – Kae Williams Jr.
Written-By – Jade Starling, Whey Cooler

NOTES:
Also available the LP “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”

Find the 12″ at 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 12AX7 TubeGold 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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 6, 2018

Pet Shop Boys – Love Comes Quickly (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

Originally posted February 13, 2012

“Love Comes Quickly” is a song by UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the third single from their 1986 debut album Please, and the last of its singles to be released before the album itself. Although a Top 20 hit in the UK and cited as one the band’s own favorite songs, its chart performance was disappointing given that it followed the worldwide number one “West End Girls”. It peaked at number 19 in the UK in March 1986.

The song is about the inevitability of falling in love, even for those who deliberately shun the idea.

Producer Stephen Hague receives a co-writing credit for writing the first two chords of the middle section of the song. Andy Mackay of Roxy Music plays the saxophone parts towards the end of the song.

As with “Opportunities”, the 12″ version of the single contains remixes by 1980s producer Shep Pettibone. The remixes of “Love Comes Quickly” and “That’s My Impression” reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in October 1986. Later, in 2003, new remixes by Blank & Jones were produced for the promotion of the singles collection PopArt.

The cover, featuring Chris Lowe in a baseball cap emblazoned with “BOY” in block letters, has become an iconic Pet Shop Boys image. Neil Tennant of the duo later recollected that he had expected the image of the cap to be the group’s coming out moment, calling it “incredibly gay”.

Directed by Andy Morahan and Eric Watson, the video to the song is very simple, utilizing facial shots of Tennant singing, interposed with blurry montages of the faces of various other people; at points, shots of Lowe, lying on top of a construction of a square grid, are superimposed over these shots. Watson would later call it a “complete disaster”.

SIDE A:
Love Comes Quickly (Pettibone Mastermix) 7:36
Producer – Stephen Hague
Remix – Shep Pettibone

Love Comes Quickly (Dub Version) 6:56
Producer – Stephen Hague
Remix – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
Love Comes Quickly (Dance Mix) 6:49
Producer, Remix – Stephen Hague

That’s My Impression (Disco Mix) 5:17
Producer – Pet Shop Boys

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Love Comes Quickly	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#62
1986	Love Comes Quickly	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#10
1986	Love Comes Quickly	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-19218
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 24 Feb 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Written-By – N. Tennant-C. Lowe*

NOTES:
Love Comes Quickly album version can be heard on the lp, “PLEASE”
That’s My Impression not available on the lp, “PLEASE”
Tracks are listed incorrectly on sleeve.
Printed in the U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at 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 12AX7 TubeGold 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

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi