Tag: US

November 2, 2016

Teena Marie – Lovergirl (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Originally posted December 16, 2010

“Lovergirl” is the first single from Teena Marie’s 1984 album, Starchild. The song became Marie’s biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. She wrote and produced the song.

SIDE A:
Lovergirl (Special 12″ Dance Mix) 5:53

SIDE B:
Lovergirl (Instrumental) 6:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	“Lovergirl”	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
1984	“Lovergirl”	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	9
1984	“Lovergirl”	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Epic ‎– 49-05100
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Funk, Soul

CREDITS:
Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Teena Marie

NOTES:
Taken from the Epic LP “Starchild”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: 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)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 31, 2016

Book Of Love – Witchcraft (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1989

Happy Halloween

“Witchcraft” is the seventh single released by the American synthpop band Book of Love. The song was the third, and final single from the band’s second album Lullaby, and was released on July 15, 1989.

“Witchcraft” was the only single from the album Lullaby that failed to make the Billboard charts. The track samples the classic 60’s TV series Bewitched, and also chants the names of the witches/characters from the show…”Enchantra, Endora, Tabitha, Esmerelda, Clara, Hagatha”. The song features quirky deadpan rap-style vocals from Susan Ottaviano, Jade Lee, and Lauren Roselli, with a Shakespeare-inspired incanting of ingredients for brewing a love potion.

The B-side “Enchantra” is a completely different composition, aside from the fact that it uses the chant of Bewitched character names from “Witchcraft”.

The cover art of the 12″ was done by band members Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee. It consists of a picture of a Play-Doh “queen” (done by Lauren Roselli), with refrigerator magnet lettering of the band’s name and song title. Female names included as part of the back cover artwork (Enchantra, Hagatha, Clara, Endora, and Esmeralda) come from the song’s chorus. The witches named in the song’s chorus are all named as a part of the back cover art except Tabitha. The cover sleeve was featured in the 2011 book Put The Needle On The Record by Matthew Chojnacki, which celebrated the vinyl sleeves of records from the 1980s.

During the band’s Lullaby Tour in 1989, when performing “Witchcraft”, the band donned witches’ hats, making it a fan favorite of the band’s live shows.

“Enchantra” has been used as the intro track while the band takes to the stage during Book of Love’s 2013 shows.

SIDE A:
Witchcraft (Extended Mix) 5:16
Witchcraft (7″ Mix) 3:04
Enchantra 2:45
Written-By – J. Lee*, T. Ottaviano*

SIDE B:
Witchcraft (Enchantra Chanting) 6:24
Witchcraft (Dub) 5:22
Witch’s Honor 0:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-21251
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 13 Jul 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – Jade Lee
Cover [Playdoh Queen] – Lauren Roselli
Edited By – Roger Pauletta
Engineer – Doc Dougherty
Producer – Flood, Ted Ottaviano
Producer [Additional], Remix – Book Of Love
Written-By – Theodore Ottaviano* (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)

NOTES:
Original version on the sire album ‘Lullaby’, available on lp, cassette and cd.
MCMLXXXIX.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 13, 2016

Supertramp – I’m Beggin’ You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

Originally posted November 19, 2010

“I’m Beggin’ You” is a 1987 single by British band Supertramp and one of two entries into the dance charts by Supertramp. “I’m Beggin’ You” reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play for one week, early in 1988. Unlike previous entries the single did not enter the Billboard Hot 100.

SIDE A:
I’m Beggin’ You (Straight Pass) 5:04

SIDE B:
I’m Beggin’ You (Mad House Mix) 8:28
I’m Beggin’ You (Dub) 5:49

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	I’m Beggin’ You	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-12254
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Mastered By – Gl*
Mixed By – Phil Harding
Mixed By [Mix Post Production] – Phil Harding And Ian Curnow*
Music By, Lyrics By – Rick Davies
Producer – Rick Davies, Supertramp
Programmed By [Mix Programming] – Ian Curnow

NOTES:
Original version appears on the A&M album “Free As A Bird”
“Mixed by Mix Master and Phil Harding For PWL”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

October 11, 2016

Was (Not Was) – Spy In The House Of Love (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

“Spy in the House of Love” is a song by American eclectic pop group Was (Not Was). Taken from the album What Up Dog?, it became a large hit for the group in the U.S. and the UK in 1988. In the UK the single reached #21 while in the U.S. it became a #1 dance single and a top twent Hot 100 entry.

SIDE A:
Spy In The House Of Love (Jeffrey B. Young & Dangerous Mix) 6:33
Remix – Jeffrey B. Young*

Spy In The House Of Love (Streetsahead Mix) 5:30
Remix – Streetsahead*

SIDE B:
Spy In The House Of Love (Derek B. Mix) 4:54
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Derek B

Spy In The House Of Love (Single Mix) 4:16

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#16
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#1
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales	#4
1988	Spy In The House Of Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	#77

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43262
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Funk

CREDITS:
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Written-By – David Was, Don Was

NOTES:
From the LP “What Up Dog?”
Printed in U.S.A.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi