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Kon Kan – Puss N’ Boots/These Boots (Are Made For Walkin’) (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Puss N’ Boots/These Boots (Are Made for Walkin’)” is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the third single from their 1989 album Move to Move. The song peaked at #61 in their native Canada, and at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In October 1989, the song peaked at #11 in New Zealand.

The song includes samples of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” and Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'”. The scratch sample that can be heard throughout the song is sampled from Fab Five Freddy’s “Change the Beat”.

“Puss N’ Boots (Bonus Beats)” is exclusive to this U.S. 12″ promo.

SIDE A:
Puss N’ Boots / These Boots (Are Made For Walkin’) (Club Remix) 5:20
Puss N’ Boots (Bonus Beats) 3:31

SIDE B:
Puss N’ Boots / These Boots (Are Made For Walkin’) (Extended LP Version) 4:43
Puss N’ Boots / These Boots (Are Made For Walkin’) (7″ Remix) 3:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Puss N’ Boots / These Boots (Are Made For Walkin’) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #58

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– DMD 1387
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Breaks, Pop Rap, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Concept By [Musical Concept], Producer, Remix – Barry Harris
Design – Lynn Kowalewski
Engineer – Alan Meyerson
Engineer [Remix] – Joe Primeau
Lyrics By [Puss N’ Boots] – Barry Harris, Kevin Wynne
Music By [Puss N’ Boots] – Barry Harris
Music By [These Boots Are Made For Walkin’], Lyrics By [These Boots Are Made For Walkin’] – Lee Hazelwood*
Photography By – Chris Buck (4)
Producer – Mark Goldenberg
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Scott Humphrey
Rap [Uncredited] – BX Style Bob*
Scratches [Uncredited] – Afrika Islam
Written-By [Immigrant Song] – J. Page*, R. Plant*

NOTES:
Contains licensed samples from Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” and incorporates elements of Led Zepplin’s “Immigrant Song.”
Afrika Islam & BX Style Bob are uncredited

From the LP “MOVE TO MOVE”

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VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Kon Kan – Harry Houdini (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

“Harry Houdini” (also titled as “Arts in ‘D’ Minor/Harry Houdini”) is a song by Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan, released as the second single from their 1989 debut album Move to Move. The song did not match the success of their previous single “I Beg Your Pardon”, managing to just scrape into the top forty in their native Canada at #39. In the UK, the song reached #88. In New Zealand, the song peaked at #14 in September 1989. In the U.S. the single failed to chart.

The song contains a sample of “White Lines” by Grandmaster Melle Mel and an interpolation of Blondie’s “The Tide Is High”.

**As a bonus I have included three tracks taken from the U.S. Promo 12″ that did not appear on the standard 12″ single release.

SIDE A:
Harry Houdini (The Justin Strauss Remix) 6:51
Harry Houdini (7″ Edit) 3:52

SIDE B:
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Mix) 7:09

**BONUS PROMO MIXES:
Harry Houdini (Just Right Dub) 5:13
Harry Houdini (Bass Mix aka Miami Mix) 5:44
Harry Houdini (Deep Underground Dub) 4:56

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86416
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Edited By – Todd Culver
Engineer [Remix] – Daniel Abraham
Producer – Barry Harris, Jon Lind
Programmed By [Additional Keyboard Programming] – Eric Kupper
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Justin Strauss
Written-By – Barry Harris

NOTES:
From the KON KAN LP “MOVE TO MOVE”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

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VINYL RESTORATION BT:
-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 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

TKA – X-Ray Vision (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“X-Ray Vision” is a song written by Pete Sinfield and Terry Taylor and first recorded by Moon Martin from his album Mystery Ticket. It was later covered by the freestyle music group TKA, released as a single from the album Scars of Love in 1988. Their cover of the song reached No. 26 on the Billboard dance/club play chart. A music video was also produced for the song.

SIDE A:
X-Ray Vision (Club Vocal) 6:00

SIDE B:
X-Ray Vision (Dub) 6:00
X-Ray Vision (Acappella) 2:47

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 X-Ray Vision U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #26
1988 X-Ray Vision U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/ Maxi-Singles Sales #30

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tommy Boy ‎– TB 913
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Design – Steven Miglio
Edited By [Edits] – Chep Nunez*
Engineer – Jerry Gottus
Engineer [Mix], Engineer – Hugo Dwyer
Keyboards – Mac Quail*
Mastered By – Herb Powers Jr.
Mixed By [Mix Engineer] – Hugo Dwyer
Producer, Mixed By – Joey Gardner, The Latin Rascals

NOTES:
From the TKA album “Scars Of Love”
Produced and mixed for Latin Rascals Productions, Inc. through the courtesy of Tin Pan Apple Records, Inc.

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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 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Julie Brown – Girl Fight Tonight (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Girl Fight Tonight” was the third single released by American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director Julie Brown. The single was taken from Brown’s debut full-length album “Trapped In The Body Of A White Girl” released in 1987.

SIDE A:
Girl Fight Tonight! (Extended Brawl Mix) 6:10
Producer – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Remix – Boris Granich, Chris Modig*

SIDE B:
Every Boy’s Got One (Lp Version) 3:27
Producer – Richard Gottehrer

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20865, Sire ‎– 9 20865-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Jeri Heiden
Photography By – Alberto Tolot

NOTES:
Original versions available on the Sire album “Trapped in the Body of a White Girl”

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
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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 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7 TubeGold Pins
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
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: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi