Tag: The Latin Rascals

October 29, 2014

Oingo Boingo – Weird Science (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on October 18, 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!

“Weird Science” is a song that was written and performed by American New Wave band Oingo Boingo. It is the theme song to the Weird Science film and television series. It was released on the film’s soundtrack, as well as Oingo Boingo’s 1985 album, Dead Man’s Party in a different version.

The version on the soundtrack, the recording released as a single, runs 3:45 long. The version on Dead Man’s Party is a much different arrangement, running 6:00. The song was also released in a dance mix on a 12-inch single.

Despite its moderate mainstream popularity, it is believed that the song is one of Oingo Boingo’s least favorite tracks, with the band having felt that it was a rushed effort. It was rarely, if at all, performed live during the years following the song’s release. According to various sources, the record company and movie producers were pushing for a final track of the song. The band had worked on various compilations of the song, but was not yet ready to submit the official recording yet. Nevertheless, one night after the band had worked on the song for some time, the record company executives found what they believed was the final or finished recording. And that “unfinished” piece became the released recording of the song.

“Weird Science” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 31, 1985 peaking at #45. The single did much better on the US dance chart climbing to #21.

The remixes on the A-side of this U.S. 12″ promo are exclusive to this release and are vinyl only.

SIDE A:
Weird Science (Weird Dub Bonus Beats) 5:56
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Remix] – David Leonard
Remix – Mark Kamins

Weird Science (Boingo Dance Version) 5:37
Edited By – Judy Clapp

SIDE B:
Weird Science (Extended Dance Version) 6:31
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Remix – Jay Burnett , Mark Kamins

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Mint (Generic)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Weird Science	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#45
1985	Weird Science	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#21

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – L33-17048
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Danny Elfman , Steve Bartek
Written-By – D. Elfman*

NOTES:
US promo-only 12″ with two exclusive mixes.
Taken from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Album, “WEIRD SCIENCE.”

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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

October 1, 2014

Goon Squad – Eight Arms To Hold You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on October 31, 2011. 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 using the Ortofon Super OM 30 stylus!

“Eight Arms to Hold You”‘ was a song recorded for the soundtrack to the film The Goonies. The song was recorded by a studio group called Goon Squad that was put together by producer Arthur Baker. It was utilized in a scene in the film where the character Data puts a loud tape recorder (blaring the song) into the mouth of an octopus to fend it off. The scene was deleted from the film and the song did not appear in the theatrical release. (The song is still heard, although barely audible, during the scene when Chunk first enters the Walsh residence). The “octopus scene” was replaced for broadcast on the Disney Channel, in order to make up for time removed due to objectionable content. It was also included in a deleted scenes featurette in the 2001 DVD release.The soundtrack producers had anticipated the track would be a big hit and so even though it wasn’t actually in the film, a single was released on both 12″ and 7″ vinyl.

“Eight Arms” debuted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on July 27, 1985 and spent twelve weeks on the survey reaching the #1 spot on September 14, 1985. The single also reached #80 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart.

SIDE A:
Eight Arms To Hold You (Vocal) 6:45
Eight Arms To Hold You (Bonus Beat) 3:00

SIDE B:
Eight Arms To Hold You (Dub) 6:50

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Eight Arms To Hold You	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop singles	#80
1985	Eight Arms To Hold You	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 49 05247
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Computer [Emulator] – Gary Rottiger*
Drums, Percussion – Jimmy Bralower
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer – Andy Wallace, Chris Lord-Alge
Keyboards – Robbie Kilgore
Producer – Arthur Baker
Sequenced By – Arthur Baker
Vocals – B.J. Nelson, Lotti Golden, Tina B.*, W. Downing*

NOTES:
Special version from the Epic Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “THE GOONIES”
Recorded at Shakedown Sound
Mixed at Unique Sound

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

February 3, 2014

Danny Elfman – Gratitude (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on May 31, 2011. 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!

“Gratitude” is a Danny Elfman song recorded with his band Oingo Boingo and taken from the album So-Lo. The band chose to record the song as a “backup band” for their longtime frontman primarily to circumvent a dispute with their label. It has also been stated that this was an opportunity for the band to record songs that had been deemed unsuitable for a proper Oingo Boingo album. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop.

In the United States “Gratitude” debuted on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart on January 26, 1985. After spending nine weeks on the survey “Gratitude” peaked at #17.

SIDE A:
Gratitude (Extended Dance Version) 6:44

SIDE B:
Gratitude (Tornado Version) 7:02
Gratitude (Short Version) 4:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Near Mint

U.S. ChART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	Gratitude	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play	#17

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23532
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Danny Elfman, Paul Ratajczak, Steve Bartek
Remix – Jay Burnett, Mark Kamins
Written-By – Danny Elfman

NOTES:
From the LP” “SO-LO”

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

October 2, 2013

The Rolling Stones – Too Much Blood (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

“Too Much Blood” is a single released only in the United States by The Rolling Stones taken from their 1983 album Undercover.

Credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, “Too Much Blood” is largely a Jagger composition. The song is a reflection of the many influences the Stones would have during their career in the mid-1980s. Jagger said at the time of its release, “I had made out a very honest burden of mind before everyone had arrived one night. It was just Charlie [Watts] and Bill [Wyman]. And one of our roadies called Jim Barber, he was playing guitar on it too. And I just started playing this riff I had, with this middle part, I didn’t have any words to it and then I just suddenly started rapping out these words which are the ones you hear.” (“Mick asked me if I could do an ‘Andy Summers’ on the track” – Jim Barber).

The song itself deals with the growing depictions of violence in the media at the time and the case of Issei Sagawa, with Jagger saying, “Well there was this scandalous, murderous story in France – it was a true story – about this Japanese guy who murdered this girl and it sort of captured the imagination of the French public, and the Japanese. The Russians wanted to make a movie out of it. So that was the first bit and then I started becoming more light-hearted about it, movies and all. …it came out as a sort of anti-gratuitous cinema of violence. And it’s a kind of anti-violent thing.”

“Did you ever see “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”? Horrible, wasn’t it. You know, people ask me “is it really true where you live in Texas, is that really true what they do around there, people?” I say, “yea, every time I drive through the crossroads I get scared, there’s a bloke running round with a fucking chain saw. Oh! Oh! oh No, he’s gonna cut off, Oh no. Don’t saw off me leg, don’t saw off me arm.”

Jagger uses a half-hearted rap delivery for some lines, saying at the time, “I’m not a great rapper… It’s just made up on the spot as well. It’s completely extemporized, as well, most of it. A couple words I cleaned up. I don’t mean clean up, just made better sounds. That was just rap off the top of my head. I didn’t write it down, even.”

Recording took place at Paris’ Pathé Marconi Studios and New York City’s Hit Factory between October and November 1982. With Jagger on lead vocals, he also performs electric guitars with Barber and Richards. Horns are provided by Chops and percussion by Sly Dunbar.

A dance version of “Too Much Blood,” remixed by Arthur Baker, was released as a twelve-inch single in December 1984. A music video, directed by Julien Temple, was produced in support showing the band performing the song as well as Richards and guitarist Ron Wood chasing Jagger with chainsaws. The trio also appear, without chainsaws but still in character, on the record sleeve for the single. The video opens with an excerpt from the first movement of the String Quartet Number 3 by Béla Bartók. “Too Much Blood” has never been performed live by the Stones and appears on no compilation albums.

In the US the singles peaked at #44 on the Billboard Dance Chart and #38 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

SIDE A:
Too Much Blood (Dance Version) 12:46
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Remix Assistant] – Tom Lord-Alge
Engineer [Remix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Glimmer Twins, The
Remix – Arthur Baker

SIDE B:
Too Much Blood (Dub Version) 8:00
Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Engineer [Remix Assistant] – Tom Lord-Alge
Engineer [Remix] – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Glimmer Twins, The
Remix – Arthur Baker

Too Much Blood (Album Version) 6:13
Mixed By – Chris Kimsey
Producer – Chris Kimsey, Glimmer Twins, The

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Too Much Blood	U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	#38
1984	Too Much Blood	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#44

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rolling Stones Records ‎– 0-96902
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Dub
Credits: Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Recorded By – Chris Kimsey
Written-By – Jagger-Richards

NOTES:
From the album “UNDERCOVER”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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