Tag: US

June 3, 2016

Company B – Full Circle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“Full Circle” was the second single released by American freestyle trio Company B formed in 1986 by Cuban American producer Ish “Angel” Ledesma. The single debuted on the US Billboard dance chart on August 8, 1986 peaking at #5 after eleven weeks on the survey. The single was taken from the trio’s self titled debut album.

SIDE A:
Full Circle (Vocal / Club Version) 7:48

SIDE B:
Full Dub-El (Dub Version) 6:48
Full Circle (Vocal / Radio Edit) 4:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Full Circle	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#5

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic ‎– 0-86674
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

CREDITS:
Arranged By, Performer [All Instruments], Producer, Written-By – Ish*
Engineer – Ish*, Ron Albert
Management – Bob Gordon (6), John Kaye (2)
Mixed By – Ciro Llerena, Ish*

NOTES:
Special remix of Atlantic LP “Company B”

Mixed at Audio Vision, Miami, Fla.

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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

June 2, 2016

Ish – I Could Love You (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“I Could Love You” is a single by Ish professionally known as Ish Ledesma a Miami based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Ledesma has fronted, written for, or produced hits for the bands Foxy, Oxo, and Company B. Both Oxo and Company B were one-hit wonders in the US, with respective hits “Whirly Girl” and “Fascinated”; Foxy released several albums and singles, including the number one R&B hit “Get Off”.

In 1986 Ish released his second solo album “On This Corner” produced by Keyboardist and Arthur Baker’s right-hand man John Robie. “I Could Love You” was the second single taken from the album but failed to have any chart impact dwespite getting heavy club play.

SIDE A:
I Could Love You (Club Mix) 6:02
Don’t Stop Now (Dub) 3:53

SIDE B:
I Could Love You (Rhythm Version) 5:03
Scream For Daddy (Dub) 3:35
Toot Toot Too Doot (Dub) 2:59

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Geffen Records ‎– 0-20493
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – John Robie
Remix – Dan Joseph (2), Ish Ledesma

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

June 1, 2016

Phil Fearon – Ain’t Nothing But a House Party (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” is a 1986 single by English record producer Phil Fearon. He was the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the 1980s band Galaxy. “Ain’t Nothing But a House Party” was mixed by Pete Hammond and produced by Stock / Aitken / Waterman. In the Uk the single peaked at #60, in the US it reached #41 on the Billboard dance chart and #92 R&B.

SIDE A:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (Raise The Roof Mix) 7:20

SIDE B:
Ain’t Nothing But A House Party (7″ Edit) 3:23

Burning All My Bridges 3:30
Engineer – Mark McGuire

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#41
1986	Ain’t Nothing But A House Party	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	#92

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Cooltempo ‎– 4V9 43096, Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43096
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

CREDITS:
Mixed By – Mix Master Pete Hammond
Photography By – Mike Prior (2)
Producer – Stock / Aitken / Waterman*

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

May 27, 2016

Spider – Better Be Good To Me (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

“Better Be Good to Me” is a hit rock song, written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight. The song was originally recorded in 1981 by American rock band Spider with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. Holly Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for various artists and later formed Device. “Better Be Good To Me” later became a hit for Tina Turner in 1984.

Spider’s version was taken from their second album Between the Lines and features Amanda Blue on lead vocals.

SIDE A:
Better Be Good To Me (Long Version) 7:24
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn

SIDE B:
I Love 3:11
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – A. Fig*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (generic)

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Dreamland Records ‎– DLSPX 11
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
From the LP “BETWEEN LINES”

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