Tag: The Latin Rascals

TKA – X-Ray Vision (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“X-Ray Vision” is a song written by Pete Sinfield and Terry Taylor and first recorded by Moon Martin from his album Mystery Ticket. It was later covered by the freestyle music group TKA, released as a single from the album Scars of Love in 1988. Their cover of the song reached No. 26 on the Billboard dance/club play chart. A music video was also produced for the song.

SIDE A:
X-Ray Vision (Club Vocal) 6:00

SIDE B:
X-Ray Vision (Dub) 6:00
X-Ray Vision (Acappella) 2:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 X-Ray Vision U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #26
1988 X-Ray Vision U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-Singles Sales #30

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy ‎– TB 913
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Design – Steven Miglio
Edited By [Edits] – Chep Nunez*
Engineer – Jerry Gottus
Engineer [Mix], Engineer – Hugo Dwyer
Keyboards – Mac Quail*
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
Mixed By [Mix Engineer] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer, Mixed By – Joey Gardner, The Latin Rascals

NOTES:
From the TKA album “Scars Of Love”
Produced and mixed for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc. through the courtesy of Tin Pan Apple Records, Inc.

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

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

Face To Face – Under The Gun (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Under The Gun” is a single by new wave quintet from Boston, Massachusetts Face to Face, produced by Highly influential American producer/DJ/remixer/musician Arthur Baker. The track was taken from the band’s self-titled debut album. “Under The Gun” peaked at #14 on the U.S. Dance Chart.

SIDE A:
Under The Gun (Dance Mix) 7:02

SIDE B:
Run From The Shot (Dub Mix) 8:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Under The Gun U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #14

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49-05033
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New wave, Electro

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Chris Lione
Edited By [The Latin Rascals] – Albert Cabrera, Tony Moran
Executive-Producer – Dick Wingate
Management [Direction] – Hart & Hinkle Management
Mixed By – Arthur Baker, Chris Lord-Alge
Performer [Face To Face Is] – Angelo*, William Beard*, John Ryder (2), Laurie Sargent, Stuart Kimball
Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Carrie Branovan
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Image Bank*, Lawrence Fried (2)
Producer –Arthur Baker
Written-By – A. Baker*, Face To Face (3)

NOTES:
Special version from the Epic LP “Face To Face”

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

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

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

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

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Bizarre Love Triangle” is a song by the English band New Order, released as a single in 1986 from their fourth studio album, Brotherhood (1986), which reached the top five on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, and No. 5 on the Australian ARIA Charts (No. 1 on the Victoria state chart) in March 1987.

It failed to make the top 40 in either the United Kingdom (only reaching No. 56) or the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United States, the song also reached the eighth position on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 during its original 1986 release. However, a new mix included on the The Best of New Order was released in 1994 and finally made a brief appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the number 98 position in 1995.

In 2004 the song was ranked number 201 in Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

“I Don’t Care” is also known as “Bizarre Dub Triangle”.

SIDE A:
Bizarre Love Triangle 6:43
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Edited By – Shep Pettibone

I Don’t Care 7:01
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Edited By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
State Of The Nation 6:33
Engineer – Michael Johnson

Bizarre Love Triangle 3:45
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Bizarre Love Triangle U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play100 #4
1986 Bizarre Love Triangle U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-20546, Qwest Records ‎– 9 20546-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, ARC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, metalworks at Sheffield Lab Matrix, pressed by ARC.

“I Don’t Care” is also known as “Bizarre Dub Triangle”.

Find the 12″ on DISCOGS

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: 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