Tag: US 12″

Falco – The Sound Of Musik (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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“The Sound Of Musik” was the first single released from Austrian musician Falco’s fourth studio album Emotional, released in 1986. The single peaked at #19 on the US dance chart and #4 in Austria, Germany and Spain. “The Sound Of MusiK” only managed to make the #61 position in the UK.

SIDE A:
The Sound Of Musik (The Extended Rock ‘N’ Soul Version) 10:00

SIDE B:
The Sound Of Musik (The Extended Rock ‘N’ Soul Edit) 4:35
The Sound Of Musik (The Instru-mental Version) 2:44

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 The Sound Of Musik U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #19

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire – 0-20529
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Rob Bolland & Ferdi Bolland*
Written-By – Falco

NOTES:
Original version on the Lp “Emotional”
Recorded at Bullet Sound Studios, Holland

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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

James Brown – How Do You stop (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

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Written and produced by Dan Hartman the tango-based slow jam, “How Do You Stop” was the second single released from the 1986 James Brown album Gravity. “How Do You Stop”peaked at #10 on the US R&B chart.

SIDE A:
How Do You Stop (Special Extended Remix) 5:51

SIDE B:
Goliath (Message House Mix) 7:42

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 How Do You stop U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #10

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Scotti Bros. Records – 4Z9 05990
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Funk
Credits: Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer – Dan Hartman
Written-By – C. Midnight*, D. Hartman*

NOTES:
Also available: James Brown “Gravity” Lp on Scotti Brothers, cassette and Compact Discs (40380)

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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

Grace Jones – On Your Knees (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

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“On Your Knees” is a 1979 single by a Jamaican singer Grace Jones.

The song was the first and in most parts of the world the only single release from Grace Jones’ third album Muse (1979). In most territories it was credited as a double A-side with “Don’t Mess with the Messer”. The 7″ single featured edited versions of both tracks while the 12″ included a very slightly different mix of “On Your Knees” and an extended remix of “Don’t Mess with the Messer”. None of these mixes and edits have been re-issued on CD. Originally released in the year of the so-called anti-disco backlash. The single was ignored by the record-buying public and left no impact on music charts.

The record cover artwork, designed by Richard Bevistein, was featured in Michael Ochs’ 1996 book 1000 Record Covers.

SIDE A:
On Your Knees (Tom Moulton Mix) 6:30
Arranged By – Thor Bauldursson*
Written-By – D.C. LaRue, J. Corbetta*

SIDE B:
Don’t Mess With The Messer (Tom Moulton Mix) 6:27
Arranged By – John Davis (5)
Written-By – G. Jones*, P. Papadiamandis*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 On Your Knees U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #28

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Island Records – DISD 8869
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez*
Producer, Mixed By – Tom Moulton

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
From the Island Records LP “MUSE”

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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

Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979

“Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick” is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released 23 November 1978 and was first released on the 7″ single BUY 38 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards by Stiff Records. It went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 1979, and is the band’s most successful single ever. It also was named best single of 1979 in the Pazz & Jop poll.

Its lyrics mix various locations across the world and a number of phrases in non-English languages (including French and German). According to its author Ian Dury, the song has an anti-violence message.

On radio Rhythm Stick was a popular song from its release, but the single was initially kept from the number one spot in the charts by The Village People’s smash hit YMCA, which was at number one for five consecutive weeks. However, on the 27th of January 1979, Watt-Roy, Turnbull and Charley Charles (drums) were waiting outside the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London, listening to a car radio when it was announced that Rhythm Stick was the new number one. Ian Dury was on holiday in Cannes, where he was at the beach when the hotel staff brought him a bottle of champagne and told him the news. For their appearance on Top of the Pops the whole band bought Moss Bros suits. Laurie Lewis, a friend of Ian Dury’s from college, shot the promotional video for the single; while it simply showed the band playing on stage, it was an important piece of footage for Ian Dury, who for the first time appeared in public without his pink jacket or another long sleeved shirt hiding his left arm, withered by Poliomyelitis as a child.

SIDE A:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Version) 5:20

SIDE B:
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Pt. 3) 4:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1978 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #79

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic – 48 50799
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul, Rock
Style: Leftfield, Disco

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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