Tag: Stock Aitken & Waterman

December 29, 2015

Mel & Kim – Respectable (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Respectable” is a Mel and Kim song written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman that became a UK number one single for one week in March 1987. It was the second UK number one single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman, following Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” in 1985, and the first UK number one single that Stock/Aitken/Waterman had written themselves. The single also topped the charts in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Australia and New Zealan in 1987. The single was also a #1 dance hit in the United States.

SIDE A:
Respectable (Vocal / Club Mix)

SIDE B:
Respectable (The Tabloid Mix)
Remix – Mix Master Phil Harding*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Respectable	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86703, Supreme Records (3) ‎– 0-86703
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Euro House, Garage House

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Stock Aitken Waterman*

NOTES:
From the LP “F.L.M.”

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
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: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

March 26, 2015

Debbie Harry – In Love With Love (US 12″ #2)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

The UK single version of “In Love With Love,” was remixed and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, who at the time were producing many popular singles in both the UK and the US by artists such as Bananarama, Dead or Alive, Rick Astley, (and later Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan). As a result, Geffen Records issued a second 12″ of the song in the US including these UK mixes, labelling them “London Mixes”.

“In Love With Love” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on July 4, 1987 spending seven weeks on the survey peaking at #70. In the UK the single peaked at #45 in May 1987.

SIDE A:
In Love With Love (London Extended Mix) 7:16
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer [Additional] – Stock Aitken Waterman*

In Love With Love (London Mix Edit) 3:20
Mixed By – Pete Hammond
Producer [Additional] – Stock Aitken Waterman*

SIDE B:
In Love With Love (Heart Of Fire Mix) 7:15
Edited By – Chep Nunez*
Keyboards [Additional] – Eric Kupper
Producer [Additional] – Justin Strauss, Murray Elias
Remix – Andy Wallace, Justin Strauss, Murray Elias

Secret Life (LP Version) 3:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#70
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Dance Club Play	#1
1987	In Love With Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#9

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20687
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography – Francesco Scavullo
Producer, Arranged By – Seth Justman
Written-By – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry*

NOTES:
Special versions from the LP “ROCKBIRD”

Made in USA.
Specially-Priced Maxi-Single

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: 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

July 30, 2014

Michael Davidson – Turn It Up (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Turn It Up” was the debut single by America singer/songwriter Michael Davidson and the fourth single taken from the platinum Madonna soundtrack “Who’s That Girl”. Produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and Phil Harding for Sire Records. “Turn It Up” became a massive club hit in the United States, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart on October 24, 1987 spending seven weeks on the survey peaking at #15. “Turn It Up” would be Michael Davidson’s only charting single.

SIDE A:
Turn It Up (In Full Cry Mix) 7:20
Turn It Up (Instrumental) 5:05

SIDE B:
Turn It Up (Miami Dub Mix) 5:12
Turn It Up (7″ Remix) 3:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	Turn It Up	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#15

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20671, Sire ‎– 9 20671-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Mark McGuire
Mixed By – Mixmaster Phil Harding*
Photography By [Front And Back Photos By] – Andrew Eccles
Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman*
Written-By – F. Mercier*, M. Davidson*

NOTES:
Taken from the motion picture soundtrack “WHO’S THAT GIRL”
Produced for PWL

Find the 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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

June 20, 2013

Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep (‘Off Yer Mong’ Mix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on May 28, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“In Too Deep” is the third single released from Dead or Alive’s 1985 studio album Youthquake. It reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart, #11 in Germany and #31 In Australia.

The video features Pete Burns in an underwater scene, sitting in a clam shell and also on a swing.

This linited edition 12″ contains a large full color poster.

SIDE A:
In Too Deep (‘Off Yer Mong’ Mix) 6:20
Engineer, Engineer [Mix] – Phil Harding
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman

SIDE B:
In Too Deep (Instrumental) 4:12
Engineer, Engineer [Mix] – Phil Harding
Producer – Stock, Aitken & Waterman

I’d Do Anything (12″ Version) 5:23
Engineer – Tim Palmer
Producer – Zeus B. Held

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – QTA 6360
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Artwork By [Sleeve] – Satori
Photography – Paul Cox
Written-By – Dead Or Alive

NOTES:
Also available from Dead Or Alive:
“YOUTHQUAKE”
“SOPHISTICATED BOOM BOOM”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi