Tag: Steve Peck

September 16, 2022

Madonna – Causing A Commotion (US 12″)

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Originally posted July 29, 2014

“Causing a Commotion” is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the second single from the soundtrack album Who’s That Girl on August 25, 1987, by Sire Records. Written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray, the song was inspired by Madonna’s relationship with then husband Sean Penn, and his abusive and violent nature. Containing a dance-oriented, up-tempo groove, the song begins with the chorus and is accompanied by a four-note descending bassline and staccato chords in the verse.

Since its release, the song has received mixed reviews by critics. It became a top-ten hit in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and topped the Billboard U.S. dance chart. Madonna performed the song on the Who’s That Girl World Tour – which was transmitted via satellite to the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards – and the Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990. The performances were included in the home video release of the tours.

Of note the song was not included on the 2022 Madonna compilation “Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones”.

SIDE A:
Causing A Commotion (Silver Screen Mix) 6:40
Causing A Commotion (Dub) 7:09

SIDE B:
Causing A Commotion (Movie House Mix) 9:45
Jimmy, Jimmy (LP Version) 3:57

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Causing A Commotion	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1987	Causing A Commotion	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	#37
1987	Causing A Commotion	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20762, Sire ‎– 9 20762-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer [Produced By] – Madonna, Stephen Bray
Written-By – Madonna, S. Bray*
Edited By – Junior Vasquez, Shep Pettibone
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Steve Peck
Producer [Additional Production By], Mixed By [Mix By] – Shep Pettibone

NOTES:
From the Warner Bros. Motion Picture “WHO’S THAT GIRL”
“JIMMY, JIMMY” from the Sire LP: “TRUE BLUE”
Made in USA

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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May 24, 2022

Various Artists – The Jetsons Main Title / Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! (Canada 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

After the success of the compilation album, “Tee Vee Toons presents Television’s Greatest Hits,” Ivan Ivan and Dave Erlanger teamed up with studio engineer Steve Peck and remixer Jay Burnett to produce this 1986 samplepalooza of old TV theme songs woven into a funky little novelty dance track. Called “Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing!: The Tee Vee Toons Mastermix” it consisted of the music below:

“The Jetsons”
“The Flintstones”
“Howdy Doody”
“Yogi Bear”
“Magilla Gorilla”
“Top Cat”
“I Dream Of Jeannie”
“The many lives of Dobie Gillis”
“My Three Sons”
“The Dick Van Dyke Show”
“I Love Lucy”
“Mr. Ed”
“The Addams Family”
“Gilligan’s Island”
“Petticoat Junction”
“Dennis The Menace”
“Green Acres”
“The Andy Griffith Show”
“The Beverly Hillbillies”
“F-Troop”
“Bonanza”
“The Lone Ranger”
“Star Trek”
“The Twilight Zone”
“Flipper”
“Batman”
“Dragnet”
“Adam 12”
“Secret Agent”
“Mission: Impossible”
“The Tonight Show”

Also included, it has versions of “The Jetsons Main Title” theme by Hoyt Curtain, William Hanna & Joseph Barbera.

SIDE A:
The Jetsons Main Title (Original Version) 1:36
Written-By – Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

The Jetsons Main Title (Longplay Version) 2:12

Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Prime Time Radio Mix) 3:38
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

SIDE B:
Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Late Night Dance Mix) 6:48
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

Jane, Get Me Off This Crazy Thing! : The Tee Vee Toons Master Mix (Dubs) 3:36
Mixed By – Jay Burnett

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AM 23038
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: Canada
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

CREDITS:
Engineer – Steve Peck
Executive-Producer –Steven Gottlieb*
Producer – Dave Erlanger, Ivan Ivan

NOTES:
Manufactured & Distributed by A&M Records Of Canada Limited

Mixed from the album : Television’s Greatest Hits – 65 TV themes from 50’s & 60’s (Records #: TVT 1100)

Tee Vee Toons Presents : Television’s Greatest Hits

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VINYL TRANSFER * RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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November 4, 2021

Stacey Q – Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (US 12″)

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“Don’t Make a Fool of Yourself” is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James, and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson, and others. It was released as the album’s first single on March 25, 1988, by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Billboard Dance charts.

SIDE A:
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:07

SIDE B:
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (Try It Out Lover Mix) 7:48
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (Pumpin Mix) 4:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#66
1988	Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#4
1988	Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86616
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synthpop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Edited By, Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone
Engineer – Steve Peck
Producer – Jon St. James

NOTES:
Produced and Mixed at Formula 1 Music, La Habra, CA
Additional Production and Mix for Mastermix Productions.
Long Version of Atlantic LP – “HARD MACHINE”

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September 28, 2021

Book Of Love – Boy (US 12″)

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Originally posted November 19, 2015

“Boy” is the title of the 1985 debut single by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was included on the band’s eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986.

Although the song failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did make the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at no. 7 in April 1985.

“Boy” was written by band member Theodore (“Ted”) Ottaviano and features a prominent tubular bells melody. The band secured a recording contract when the demo of the song was given to DJ/producer Ivan Ivan, who then passed it along to Seymour Stein of Sire Records.

The song is said to describe the frustrations of a woman with an affection for “a boy who likes boys”, with songwriter Ted Ottaviano adding in a 2016 Village Voice interview that the song was “written about Boy Bar, which was a very exclusive gay club in the East Village.”

SIDE A:
Boy (Extended Mix) 4:28
Boy (Dub) 5:01

SIDE B:
Boy (7″) 3:03
Book Of Love 4:33

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Boy	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#7

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 9 20299-0 A, Sire – 0-20299, I Square Records – 9 20299-0 A, I Square Records – 0-20299
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Studio Zed, Zoë Brotman
Bells – Ted Ottaviano
Cover [Cover Concept] – Book Of Love, Zoë Brotman
Drums – Jade Lee
Engineer – Steve Peck
Keyboards – Lauren Roselli, Ted Ottaviano
Lacquer Cut By – HERbIE JR 🙂*
Lead Vocals – Susan Ottaviano
Mastered By – Herbie Jr.*
Producer – Ivan Ivan
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano*

NOTES:
Recorded and mixed at Unique Recording, NYC
Mastered at Frankford Wayne, NYC.

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