Tag: The Latin Rascals

April 11, 2016

Debbie Gibson – Out Of The Blue (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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“Out of the Blue” is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released as a single in January 1988, “Out of the Blue” gave Gibson her highest chart placing at the time by reaching number three in the U.S. In the UK, it did slightly less well than her two previous singles, stalling at number nineteen.

SIDE A:
Out Of The Blue (Club Mix) 5:50
Out Of The Blue (Bonus Beats) 4:20

SIDE B:
Out Of The Blue (Drumappella) 4:05
Out Of The Blue (Dub Version) 3:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#3
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	#16
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44
1988	Out Of The Blue	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86621
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Dance-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Hugo Dwyer
Executive-Producer – Doug Breitbart*
Keyboards [Additional] – Bobby Khozouri
Keyboards [Emulator Solo] – Andy Marvel
Producer – Gibson*, Zarr*
Remix – “Little” Louie Vega*
Written-By – D. Gibson*

NOTES:
Executive Producer: Broadbeard Productions, Inc.
Remixed for Small Wonders Productions, Inc.
Remixed at Sound Track Studios/NYC
Edited for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc.

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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

October 7, 2015

Animotion – Let Him Go (Canada 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Let Him Go” was the second single released by American new wave band Animotion from their self titled debut album. Released as the follow-up single to the bands top ten hit “Obsession”, “Let Him Go” failed to have the same chart success only peaking at #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the UK the song reached #78.

SIDE A:
Let Him Go (The Freedom Mix) 6:02
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

SIDE B:
Holding You 4:42

Let Him Go (Dub Mix) 7:38
Engineer [Remix] – Jay Burnett, The Latin Rascals
Remix – John Ryan, Mark Kamins

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Let Him Go	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#39

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury ‎– MSX 76236
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: Canada
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Ryan
Written-By – B. Wadhams*

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

June 22, 2015

Sharpe & Niles – Famous People (UK 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

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“Famous People” was the second single and title track from British musician Bill Sharpe’s debut solo album. The track featured lead vocals by English singer Tessa Niles. Niles is best known for singing backing vocals for a variety of contemporary artists such as Duran Duran and Pet Shop Boys. The single failed to attract any attention and failed to chart.

The “Dub Version” is exclusive to this release.

SIDE A:
Famous People (U.S. Remix) 7:15
Performed By – Sharpe & Niles
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – W. Sharpe*, R. Odell*

SIDE B:
Famous People (Dub Version) 6:05
Performed By – Sharpe & Niles
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Michael Brauer*
Written-By – W. Sharpe*, R. Odell*

Peace 4:08
Performed By – Bill Sharpe
Producer [Associate], Engineer – Nick Smith (4)
Producer, Vocals [Uncredited] – Bill Sharpe
Written-By – W. Sharpe*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Polydor ‎– POSPX 735-DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Photography By – Steve Cartwright

NOTES:
From the LP “FAMOUS PEOPLE”
Photography taken at Julie’s, Holland Park

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

March 20, 2015

Peter Wolf – Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!” was the third single taken from Peter Wolf’s 1984 debut album “Lights Out”. The single debuted on the Us Billboard Hot 100 on April, 27, 1984 peaking at #61 spending five weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Relentless Hellified Extended Vocal-Dance Mix) 5:39
Co-producer, Remix – Arthur Baker
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Remix] – Ed Stasium

SIDE B:
Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Dub Version) 6:43
Co-producer, Remix – Arthur Baker
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The

Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop! (Edited Version) 3:12
Remix – Ed Stasium, Peter Wolf

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#61

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– V-7849
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Arranged By – Michael Jonzun, Peter Wolf

NOTES:
Album version can be heard on the LP “LIGHTS OUT”

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