Tag: US

October 19, 2020

Various Artists – DjPaulT’s Maniacal Halloween Party (Deluxe Edition)

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I put this frightful compilation together in October 2010 however for the last ten tears it has been in a dusty coffin awaiting its resurrection. Ten years later I decided to resurrect it with three additional bonus tracks that were not on the original release.

The eighties have arrived for your Halloween pleasure whether you get a trick or a treat this compilation is sure to thrill. All of the monster tracks have been taken from the original CD source. I hope that this compilation will make it’s way to your Halloween scare-fest. Most of the tracks included in this package are out of print and difficult to find. I wanted to put together a blend of popular and obscure tracks.

So turn out the lights and lock the doors then turn it up loud. Happy Halloween!

RELEASE INFORMATION
Label: Not On Label
Catalog #: HALLO2010
Released: October 2010, 2020
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Compiled, Edited By DjPaulT
Producer: DjPaulT
Design: DjPaulT
Photography: Russell Mulcahy

TRACKS:
01 – Opening
02 – Kim Carnes – Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)
03 – Olivia Newton-John – Electric
04 – Michael Jackson – Thriller (Remix Edit)
05 – Grace Jones – Demolition Man
06 – Diana Ross – Eaten Alive (Extended Remix)
07 – Goon Squad – Eight Arms To Hold You
08 – Oingo Boingo – Flesh ‘n Blood
09 – Pet Shop Boys – In The Night (Arthur Baker Extended Mix)
10 – Boys Next Door – Stop Watch Killer (12” DJ Version)
11 – Kon Kan – Harry Houdini (Remix)
12 – Flash & The Pan – Midnight Man (Extended Version)
13 – Elton John – Love is a Cannibal
14 – Sheena Easton – I Like The Fright
15 – David Essex – Moonlight Dancing
16 – Thompson Twins – Savage Moon
17 – Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
18 – Duran Duran – New Moon On Monday
19 – Then Jerico – The Hitcher
20 – Samantha Fox – Now I Lay Me Down
21 – SSQ (Stacey Q) – Tonight (We’ll Make Love Until We Die)
22 – Queen – The Invisible Man (7” Version)
23 – Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Hot Remix)
24 – Dead Or Alive – The Stranger
25 – Janet Jackson – Black Cat (‘3 Snaps Up’ 7”)
26 – Maniacal End

2020 EDITION BONUS TRACKS:
27 – Dead Or Alive – Misty Circles (Part 1) (Previously Unreleased)
28 – Duran Duran – Night Boat
29 – Psuedo Echo – His Eyes

NOTES:
Special thanks to the original producers and remixers.
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SOFTWARE USED:
SOFTWARE USED:
Exact Audio Copy (EAC)
Audacity 2.4 (Editing)
Adobe Photoshop CC
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Digitally Mastered

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October 16, 2020

Julie Brown – I Like ‘Em Big And Stupid (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“I Like ‘Em Big and Stupid” was the debut single by comedian and singer Julie Brown. It was self-released by Brown in 1983 in 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl formats. The song is a 1980s-style pop song with comedic lyrics about the protagonist’s desire for a handsome, hunky muscle-stud who is not very bright (or as she sings, “Superman with a lobotomy”). The 12-inch version contained an extended dance mix and the B-side on all releases, “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun”, was played on The Dr. Demento Show, and received airplay on Top 40 and Modern Rock stations around the US in 1984. Both songs appeared that year on Brown’s next release, Goddess in Progress.

Brown re-recorded the song for her 1987 album Trapped in the Body of a White Girl, and it was filmed for inclusion in Earth Girls Are Easy, but this sequence was ultimately removed from the movie (the scene is included in the DVD extras) though it is heard playing in the background during a scene in the film. Additionally, Brown performed the song in the stage version of Earth Girls.

The cover of the single is a pastiche of the back cover of Madonna’s Like a Virgin record. Brown would go on to be known for making fun of Madonna, particularly in her scathing mockumentary Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful.

**The b-side shows just how much life has changed since the song was recorded. In today’s gun violence culture “Homecoming Queen’s Got A Gun” would have never been recorded or even played on mainstream radio.

SIDE A:
I Like ‘Em Big And Stupid 2:37
Drum Machine [Linn Drum] – Steve Thoma

Homecoming Queen’s Got A Gun 4:40
Backing Vocals – Charlie Coffey
Voice [Cop] – Terrence McNally

SIDE B:
I Like ‘Em Big And Stupid (Extended Dance Mix) 5:00
Drum Machine [Linn Drum] – Steve Thoma

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Bulletz Records ‎– BR-767D
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals –Leslie Livrano, Nancy Buché*
Bass – Jeff Steele
Drums – Chuck Berkinshaw
Executive-Producer – Terrence McNally
Guitar – Dan Grenier*
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Steve Thoma
Lead Vocals – Julie Brown
Lyrics By – Charlie Coffey, Julie Brown, Terrence McNally
Mixed By [R-Mix Engineer – Alpha Studios] – Gary Brandt, Steve Thoma
Music By – Charlie Coffey, Julie Brown, Ray Colcord, Terrence McNally
Photography By – Wayne Williams (7)
Producer – Steve Thoma
Recorded By [Recording Engineer – Kitchen Sync] – Mike Hamilton (3), Steve Thoma
Saxophone – Chris Mostert

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: 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 USED:
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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October 15, 2020

Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“I Wanna Be Sedated” is a song by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It is one of the band’s best known songs. It was originally released on their fourth album, Road to Ruin, in September 1978 and was the B-side of the UK single “She’s the One” released on September 21, 1978. The song was later released as a single in the Netherlands in 1979, then in the U.S. in 1980 by RSO Records from the Times Square soundtrack album.

In 1988 the song was remixed and released as a single in the U.S. to promote the band’s compilation album Ramones Mania (The Best Of 1976-1988). A music video was also filmed in September 1988 and received heavy rotation on MTV.

The A-Side of this 12″ is exclusive to this release.

SIDE A:
I Wanna Be Sedated (The Updated Sedated Radio Mix) 2:29
Producer – Ed Stasium, Tom Erdelyi
Remix – Ed Stasium

SIDE B:
I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones-On-45 Mega-Mix!) 5:11
Concept By – Kevin Laffey
Edited By – Paul Brown (3)
Producer – Ed Stasium, Tom Erdelyi
Remix – Ed Stasium, Paul Robb

Indian Giver (LP Version) 2:44
Producer – Glen Kolotkin, Ritchie Cordell

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– PRO-A-3193
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk

CREDITS:
Artwork [Art Alterations] – Tom Klar
Design – Maura P. McLaughlin

NOTES:
Housed in a Promo-only picture sleeve.
From the Sire album “Ramones Mania”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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October 13, 2020

Bobby Brown – On Our Own (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“On Our Own” is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for one week and at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Outside the US, it reached number one in New Zealand for three weeks and became a top-five hit in Canada, Ireland the United Kingdom, while in Australia, it went to number 22.

SIDE A:
On Our Own (Extended Club Version) 6:23

SIDE B:
On Our Own (Radio Edit) 4:51
On Our Own (Instrumental) 4:32

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	On Our Own	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#2
1989	On Our Own	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#15
1989	On Our Own	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#2
1989	On Our Own	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-23957
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: New Jack Swing

CREDITS:
Backing Vocals – After 7, Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons
Bass [Minimoog] – Kayo (4)
Drums, Percussion – L.A*
Engineer – Dave Rideau, Donnell Sullivan
Executive-Producer – Louil Silas Jr.
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar – Babyface
Mixed By, Recorded By – Jon Gass
Producer – L.A. & Babyface
Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Donald Parks
Written-By – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid – Babyface*

NOTES:
Original version appears on the “Ghostbusters II Soundtrack Album,”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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