Tag: Shep Pettibone

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)”

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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.

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February 5, 2018

Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin (Remix) (Ltd. Edition UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“It’s a Sin” is a song recorded by English synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987, and was their third top ten in the US when it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the U.K. a limited edition 12″ was released which included a remix by Ian Levine.

The b-side “You Know Where You Went Wrong (Rough Mix)” is a track the boys worked on with Shep Pettibone. The inspiration came from Chris Lowe: “He’d been walking through Covent Garden and there were two tramps in this doorway and one of them turned round to the other one and said, ‘well, you know where you went wrong’. For the ‘It’s A Sin’ limited 12” release, a ‘rough mix’ was released that features a speaking part by Helena Springs, who also sings backup vocal. This version has not appeared on any official CD.

SIDE A:
It’s A Sin (Remix) 8:15
Producer [Additional Production] – Stephen Hague
Producer, Engineer – Julian Mendelsohn
Programmed By [Fairlight] – Andy Richards
Remix – Ian Levine

SIDE B:
You Know Where You Went Wrong (Rough Mix) 6:38
Engineer – Dave Meegan
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Adrien Cook
Producer – Pet Shop Boys, Shep Pettibone
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Helena Springs

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	It’s A Sin	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#9
1987	It’s A Sin	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	#3

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Parlophone ‎– 12RX 6158, Parlophone ‎– 12RX6158
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 06 Jul 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Designed By] – Mark Farrow, Pet Shop Boys
Written-By –Tennant / Lowe

NOTES:
Helena Springs, courtesy of Arista Records.
Sleeve designed at ③
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited

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September 12, 2017

Level 42 – Lessons In Love/Something About You (UK 12″ EP LTD. Edition)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Lessons In Love/Something About You” is a Limited Edition 12″ single released as a double A side in Europe by British band Level 42, the single includes remixes of the band’s two biggest UK and US hits “Lessons In Love” (UK #3 US#12) amd “Something About You (UK#6 US#7). The single also includes a live version of “Hot Water”.

As far as I know “Lessons In Love (Extended Version” mixed by Julian Mendelsohn has not appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
Lessons In Love (Extended Version) 7:00
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn
Producer – Level 42, Wally Badarou
Recorded By – Nick Froome*
Written-By – R. Gould*, M. King*, W. Badarou*

Hot Water (Live) 6:13
Mixed By – Gregg Jackman, Level 42
Written-By – M. King*, M. Lindup*, P. Gould*, W. Badarou*

SIDE AA:
Something About You (U.S. Remix) 8:03
Edited By [Edits] – Shep Pettibone, The Latin Rascals
Engineer – Andy Wallace
Mixed By – Shep Pettibone
Producer – Level 42, Wally Badarou
Written-By – R. Gould*, M. King*, M. Lindup*, P. Gould*, W. Badarou*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPA 790
Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Red Ranch
Management – Outlaw Management
Photography By – Nick Night

NOTES:
Track A2 featured on the Polydor album “A Physical Presence” POLH 23
Track AA original version on the Polydor album “World Machine” POLH 25
Track AA mixed for Mastermix Productions.
Made in England

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