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KISS – I Was Made For Lovin’ You (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 23, 2012

“I Was Made for Lovin’ You” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album.

The single reached #11 on the US Billboard singles chart. The song also became a hit in Australia reaching #1 on the ARIA charts in 1979. The song also charted in Western Europe, it became a top 20 hit in Sweden, a top 10 hit in Norway, made it to the number 2 position in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. In the Netherlands it was a #1. In the UK it stalled at number 50.

This special single sided US 12″ promo features the “Disco rock Mix” mixed by Jim Burgess.

SIDE A:
I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Disco Rock Mix) 7:54

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 I Was Made For Lovin’ You U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #11
1979 I Was Made For Lovin’ You U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Disco #37

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 20169 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, 56 – Pitman Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Credits: Mixed By – Jim Burgess
Producer – Vini Poncia
Written-By – D. Child, P. Stanley, V. Poncia*

NOTES:
“A Jim Burgess Mix”
Promotional copy, not for sale. From the Casablanca LP “Dynasty”

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

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Elton John & Millie Jackson – Act Of War (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted November 23, 2011

“Act Of War” is a duet from Elton John and soul singer Millie Jackson, written by Elton with lyricist Bernie Taupin, and released as a single in July 1985. Originally “Act Of War” was released only as a one-off single, but later it was added to Elton’s “Ice on Fire” CD, having been recorded the same year. The song also features guitar by Nik Kershaw. “Act Of War” was a top 40 hit in the UK reaching #32 but failed to chart in the US. The song’s music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy.

SIDE A:
Act Of War (Part 3) (Extended Version) 8:33

SIDE B:
Act Of War (Part 4) (Instrumental) 5:05

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records – 0-20347
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass – Bass – Deon Estus
Drums – Mel Gaynor
Engineer – Stuart Epps
Guitar – Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Nik Kershaw
Piano – Elton John
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Bernie Taupin, Elton John

NOTES:
Sleeve states “Extended Remix”

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VINYL RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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

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Bryan Adams – Let Me Take You Dancing (US 12″)

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Originally posted December 6, 2011

“Let Me Take You Dancing” is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian artist Bryan Adams. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and was later remixed by John Luongo. It is notable for being Adams’ first solo single and his first ever release as a solo artist when he was 19.

A disco influenced pop song in its original mix, the popular remixed version of the song is even more disco-oriented. It was one of the first songs that Adams and Vallance wrote together and was based on a rag-time piano riff that Vallance had written. The writing took place during February 1978 and the song was recorded at Pinewood Studios by Geoff Turner. The song was originally released as a pop song, but was taken by his record company and remixed.

Although the single had some minor radio success, respected remixer John Luongo was recruited to make it sound like a proper disco track ready for release in the United States. The song went to number 22 on the disco chart.

Luongo chose to increase the tempo of the song, but there was no time-compression technology at that time so this increased the pitch of Adams’ vocals. Adams was disappointed with the speeded-up sound.[1] Adams has only performed it live on a handful of occasions.

Co-writer Jim Vallance stated that “I don’t doubt the single’s success contributed to Bryan eventually being signed directly to the label [A&M Records]”.

SIDE A:
Let Me Take You Dancing (Disco Version) 5:33
Remix – John Luongo

SIDE B:
Let Me Take You Dancing (Instrumental Version) 3:01

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1979 Let Me Take You Dancing U.S’ Billboard Hot Dance/Disco #22

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Disco – SP-12014
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance

NOTES:
Printed in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


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Stacey Q – Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“Don’t Make a Fool of Yourself” is a song by American recording artist Stacey Q. It was taken from her second studio album, Hard Machine (1988). The song was written by Stacey Swain, Jon St. James, and Skip Hahn and was produced by Jon St. James. The song was mixed by musician Shep Pettibone, who collaborated with artists like Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson, and others. It was released as the album’s first single on March 25, 1988, by Atlantic Records. The song peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Billboard Dance charts.

SIDE A:
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:07

SIDE B:
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (Try It Out Lover Mix) 7:48
Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself (Pumpin Mix) 4:26

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #66
1988 Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4
1988 Don’t Make A Fool Of Yourself U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86616
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synthpop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Tuta Aquino
Edited By, Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Shep Pettibone
Engineer – Steve Peck
Producer – Jon St. James

NOTES:
Produced and Mixed at Formula 1 Music, La Habra, CA
Additional Production and Mix for Mastermix Productions.
Long Version of Atlantic LP – “HARD MACHINE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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


Password: burningtheground

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