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”
Find the 12″ on DISCOGS
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
Paul, is it me, or is this re-rip sound distorted on the bass/drum hits?
Or is that just the way it was recorded? I don’t remember hearing it before. Maybe its these new Hi-Res headphones I am using…
Thank you for the re-rip Paul.
A boombox is another word for a ghetto-blaster but is sorta generic for anything portable and Loud.
As for that DOA ‘boxset, i’m sure it will be ‘online’ before too long.
I love this song Paul, Thanks!!!
PS I got Boom Box today & its awesome!!!
Alert to some: Some of the discs are faulty, check into it if you want replacement discs.
Still waiting on mune to arrive. Hope it get’s here soon 🙂
Very nice rip!
What is Boom Box?
Dead or Alive:Sophisticated Boom Box. A career spanning CD/DVD collection.
I ordered from the UK to California
Just to chime in with the discussion concerning the Dead Or Alive “Sophisticated Boom Box” 19 disc retrospective, I haven’t received mine yet either. Maybe around November 14th, or so it says concerning Amazon UK. I am really excited about this release, however, it makes me ache because of the errors that run all the way through it. I so wish our DjPaulT was involved with the project, just to be on quality control. But, I am looking at the brighter side of things in that the label promises to make good on the faulty discs. Anything to celebrate Pete’s… Read more »
Now this is fabulous Paul!! I love when you bring your classic rips back to our ears with a new re-rip using your awesome audio equipment. I’m really excited because of the instrumental. I see that’s it’s longer, so maybe there’s interesting things in it. Always been a Teena Marie fan and this is such a fantastic song. Many thanks!!
Jeff
The instrumental has a alternate intro which is pretty cool. Enjoy Jeff!