Tag: The Rock Steady Crew

The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew” is the debut single by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready for Battle. It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album’s lead single. Written by Budd “Blue Soldier” Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the lead vocals were performed by 15-year-old Daisy Castro, aka “Baby Love”.

The song became the most popular hit song of the Rock Steady Crew. The single peaked at number-one on the Belgian and Dutch singles charts, and reached the top ten in many other European countries, including the United Kingdom.

SIDE A:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Extended Version) 5:27

SIDE B:
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Instrumental Version) 3:51

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Charisma – RSC 1-12, Virgin – RSC 1-12
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro, Hip Hop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
A Charisma / KLB production

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!


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