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Toni Basil – Over My Head (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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Meticulously Remastered!

Originally posted November 14, 2011

“Over My Head” is a song by American singer Toni Basil. It was featured on her self-titled 1983 album and reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the US Dance chart.

A music video for the song was released, directed by Basil and Michelle Simmons.

The video was nominated for “Best Choreography” at the first MTV Music Video Awards, in 1984. The video lost, however, to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

SIDE A:
Over My Head (Special Extended Remix) 5:02

SIDE B:
Over My Head (Instrumental) 3:40

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #81
1983 Over My Head U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #4

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42754
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Cover [Concept] – Gerald V. Casale
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Photography By – Allen Ballard*
Producer – Richie Zito
Written-By – Franne Golde, Sue Shifrin

NOTES:
Recorded at Oasis Studios
Mastered at Allen Zentz
From the album “Toni Basil”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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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Password: burningtheground

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Nitzer Ebb – Join In The Chant (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Join In The Chant” is a 1987 single by British EBM group Nitzer Ebb, released as the third single from the band’s debut LP “That Total Age”.

“Join In The Chant” was the group’s first U.S. charting single debuting on the Billboard Dance Chart on October 31, 1987, peaking at #9 after spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Join In The Chant (Mix 1) 5:23
Remix – Phil Harding

SIDE A:
Join In The Chant (Mix 2) 5:30
Remix – Daniel Miller, Flood

Join In The Chant (Mix 3 – Instrumental) 5:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Join In The Chant U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20786, Geffen Records ‎– 9 20786-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: EBM

CREDITS:
Producer – Phil Harding
Written-By – Nitzerebbprodukt*

NOTES:
Recorded at Greenhouse Studios London.
The original version appears on the Nitzer Ebb album “That Total Age”.

Track titles are listed on the sleeve as:
A: mix 1 join in the chant (burn!) phil harding
B1: mix 2 join in the chant (gold!) miller/flood
B2: mix 3 join in the chant (lies!) instrumental

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Hubert Kah – So Many People (Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“So Many People” was the second single taken from the fourth studio album by the German synthpop band Hubert Kah, and their second English language album Sound Of My Heart, released in 1989.

“So Many People” peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on October 13, 1989, after, spending ten weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
So Many People (Extended Dance Mix) 6:24
So Many People (Dub Mix) 3:55

SIDE B:
So Many People (Remix Single Version) 4:37
Sound Of My Heart 4:12

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 So Many People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #7
1989 So Many People U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #23

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Curb Records ‎– CRB-10306
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Arrangements], Executive Producer – Hubert Kah
Cover – Mike Schmidt (2)
Lyrics By – Kemmler* (tracks: A1 to B1), Hirschburger*, Muller* (tracks: B2)
Music By – Kemmler*, Löhr*, Cretu* (tracks: A1 to B1)
Other [Make Up] – Dagmar Schwartz
Other [Styling] – Ingrid Zerbaum
Photography By – Stefan Langner*
Producer – Michael Cretu
Remix – Armand Volker

NOTES:
From the LP “SOUND OF MY HEART”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

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Kraftwerk – The Telephone Call (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“The Telephone Call” (German: “Der Telefon-Anruf”) is a song by the German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released in 1987 as the second and final single from their ninth studio album, Electric Café (1986). The single was their second number-one on U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and stayed two weeks at the number-one spot. It is the only Kraftwerk song to feature Karl Bartos on vocals.

The version from the single was remixed by François Kevorkian.

SIDE A:
The Telephone Call (Remix) 8:12

SIDE B:
House Phone 4:59
Der Telefon Anruf (German Version) 3:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 The Telephone Call U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 0-20627, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 9 20627-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Allied Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Assistant] – Moira Marquis
Programmed By [Synclavier] – John Mahoney
Remix – Francois Kevorkian* (tracks: A1), Kraftwerk (tracks: A1), Ron St. Germain (tracks: A1)
Technician [Music Data Transfer] – Fred Maher
Written-By – Schneider*, Bartos*, Hutter*

NOTES:
Klingklang Produkt 1986
Made in U.S.A.

Original version available on the Kraftwerk – Electric Cafe album

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.