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May 4, 2023

URTH – Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary

“Lapti Nek Overture” is a 1983 one-off single released by studio group Urth. The song is another iteration of “Lapti Nek” from the film STAR WARS: Return Of The Jedi, the song features music by John Williams with English vocals by his son Joseph Williams. This remix also incorporates other themes from the original STAR WARS Trilogy.

SIDE A:
Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Vocal) 5:27
Lyrics By [Ewokese] – Ben Burtt
Lyrics By [Huttese] – Annie M. Arbogast
Vocals, Lyrics By [English] – Joseph Williams

SIDE B:
Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Instrumental) 5:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 0-20126, Warner Bros. Records – 9 20216-0 AFormat: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

Design [Front Cover] – Glenn Parsons
Music By – John Williams (4)
Producer, Arranged By – Jay Gruska

NOTES:
Taken from the film, RETURN OF THE JEDI.

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: 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:
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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May 3, 2023

John Williams – Lapti Nek (From The Original Soundtrack Recording Of Star Wars, Return Of The Jedi) (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary

“Lapti Nek” was a song originally featured in the theatrical cut of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi before being replaced with “Jedi Rocks” in the 1997 Special Edition of the film. The song was written by John Willams, and performed by fictional alien pop music group The Max Rebo Band.

The Max Rebo Band debuted in Return of the Jedi during the scenes set in Jabba’s palace on Tatooine. In the original version, the trio performs a Huttese-language pop song titled “Lapti Nek” (Huttese for “Work It Out”); the English lyrics (by composer John Williams’s son Joseph Williams) are about dancing; Hardware Wars creator Ernie Fosselius helped arrange the song. the song includes vocals by English singer Michele Gruska. RSO Records released a unique 12″ single for the song, including remixes by Grammy-winning remixer/producer Steve Thompson.

SIDE A:
Lapti Nek (Jabba’s Palace Band) (Club Mix) 5:34

SIDE B:
Lapti Nek (Jabba’s Palace Band) (Dub Mix) 7:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RSO – 813 774-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Arranged By – Ernie Fosellius, Joseph Williams
Engineer – Armin Steiner
Lyrics By [Huttese] – Annie M. Arbogast
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – John Williams (4)
Remix – Steve Thompson
Vocals [Sy Snootles] – Michelle Gruska

NOTES:
From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Wars / Return Of The Jedi – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Collectors Edition

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April 19, 2023

Sam Harris – Sugar Don’t Bite (US 12″)

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TOTALLY OBSCURE 80s!

“Sugar Don’t Bite”, was the debut single by Tulsa, Oklahoma native Sam Harris. The song debuted at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1984 then peaked at #36 on November 10 after spending fourteen weeks on the survey. “Sugar Don’t Bite” also became a top forty Dance hit peaking at #24 on the Billboard Dance Chart.

Harris got his start as the grand champion singer of Star Search in its premiere season in 1983. He gained acclaim and became best known for his winning rendition of the song “Over the Rainbow” on the show. “Over the Rainbow” has since become his signature song. His appearance on Star Search led to him landing a contract with Motown Records. “Sugar Don’t Bite” was taken from his self-titled debut LP.

The EXTRA SUGAR tracks were taken from the U.S. 12″ Promo.

SIDE A:
Sugar Don’t Bite (New Dance Mix) 5:49

SIDE B:
Sugar Don’t Bite (New Dance Mix – Instrumental) 2:35

EXTRA SUGAR:
Sugar Don’t Bite (Dance Mix) 5:20
Mixed By –Ralph Sutton, Sam Harris (2)

Sugar Don’t Bite (Single Version) 3:50
Mixed By – Ralph Sutton, Sam Harris (2)

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Sugar Don’t Bite	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#36
1984	Sugar Don’t Bite	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	#24

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Motown – 4523MG
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-op

CREDITS:

Arranged By [Rhythm] – Bobby Sandstrom
Engineer – Tony Peluso
Producer – Steve Barri, Tony Peluso
Producer, Remix – Paul Sabu, Rusty Garner
Written-By – B. Roberts*, D. Weiss*

NOTES:
Single Version in the album “Sam Harris”

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April 18, 2023

Vanessa Williams – The Right Stuff (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1988

“The Right Stuff” is a song by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released as the first single from her 1988 debut studio album of the same name. The crossover single was very successful and became a top-five hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as making the Billboard Hot 100. “The Right Stuff” also went to number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for one week. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at number 62 with a remixed version. At the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to Anita Baker’s “Giving You The Best That I Got”.

The accompanying video for “The Right Stuff” was filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

SIDE A:
The Right Stuff (Radio Version) 4:28
The Right Stuff (Extended Version) 5:40

SIDE B:
The Right Stuff (Edited Version) 4:12
The Right Stuff (Dub-A-Delic) 5:46

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#44
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs	#1
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales	#1
1988	The Right Stuff	U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Wing Records – 887 386-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing

CREDITS:

Arranged By – Chuckii Booker
Executive-Producer – Ed Eckstine
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rex Salas
Remix – Bill Stephney, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Rod Hui
Written-By – Kipper Jones

NOTES:
Additional Production, Beats, Samples & Edits by
Hank Shocklee,
Eric VIETNAM Sadler, and
Bill Stephney.

Mastered by Lacquer Cutting Legend
Herbie “The Right Pump” Powers” at
Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs in NYC.

From the LP “THE RIGHT STUFF”

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