Burning The Ground Exclusive 1987
“Witch Queen” is the 1987 debut single by Australian group The Chantoozies the song peaked at #4 in Australia in April 1987. Recorded in November 1986, from the 1988 album ‘Chantoozies’. A cover version of Redbone’s ‘The Witch Queen of New Orleans’, done in a similar vein to Bananarama’s ‘Venus’.
The group featured Ally Fowler (who appeared in the soap operas Neighbours (as Zoe Davis) and Sons & Daughters (as Angela Hamilton/Keegan)), Tottie Goldsmith (Niece to Olivia Newton-John), Eve von Bibra, Angelica La Bozetta, and David Reyne.
SIDE A:
Witch Queen 6:38
SIDE B:
Witch Queen (7″ Mix) 4:10
The Chantoozie Shuffle 3:01
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – PT41280
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Ian MacKenzie
Performer [The Chantoozies Are] – Ally Fowler, Angie LaBozzetta, Brett Goldsmith, David Reyne, Evie Vonbibra, Frank McCoy, Scott Griffiths, Tot Goldsmith
Producer – David Courtney (tracks: A, B1), The Chantoozies (tracks: B2)
Written-By – L. Vegas (tracks: A, B1), P. Vegas (tracks: A, B1), The Chantoozies (tracks: B2)
NOTES:
Printed in W. Germany
David Reyne appears courtesy of Freestyle Records.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
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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Ah, the Chantoozies, from my native Australia. Still don’t know what that name means. Yes, of my favorites. Wanna be up, don’t wanna be down. You might think that he’s real cool, I know, he’s a real big dude. (Do?) Oh those rare songs. Do like Witch Queen, but think my favorite cover is Step on you. I really liked how they played that one. 🙂
Good to see you back.Hope you recovered well.
Thank you 🙂
Good return Paul, I hope you have recovered very well, here your loyal followers greet you, very good contribution to the collection, thanks
Thank you 🙂
Also worth checking out is Witch Queen by a group named Witch Queen. They had a minor hit with a cover of T.Rex’s Bang A Gong, known as Get It On everywhere except the US.
I think I have the Witch Queen single somewhere will have to check.
The song title reminds me that you also host Book of Love’s “Witchcraft”, containing the phrase, “I am a witch, and a queen.” That phrase, in turn, was lifted from a Serena line in the Bewitched episode “Double Double Toil and Trouble”. 🤓
Thanks for the trivia 🙂
I am so glad you are back Paul. You know how I worry. I also know how much you love Halloween, so getting sick must have caused you additional stress because, well, you love spooky season.
I love this record. Perfect for an All-Hallows’ Eve playlist. Many. many kudos for adding this to your site!!
Jeff
Thank you, Jeff
I am glad to be back and thankful that my case was pretty mild. I do adore spooky season so I am happy to get to add a few more frights to the site. 🙂
Nice to see you back Paul, hope everyone is feeling better and that you don’t have to deal with long-term COVID symptoms. Take care!!
Thank you Cory we are all doing better no signs of long term affects 🙂
For all you youngsters, the awesome original was the second chart hit for Redbone in 1971, peaking at #21 on the Hot 100. The original was titled “The Witch Queen Of New Orleans”, written by Native Americans from Coalinga, CA Pat & Lolly Vegas. It was a bigger hit in Europe (BEL #1, UK #2, NDL #5, IRL #7). They later hit the US top 5 in 1973 with the gold single “Come And Get Your Love” that interestingly, wasn’t big around the world, until reissued in 2019 and went BPI platinum, and #1 in France, #2 in Belgium. Go… Read more »
Thank you for all of the info 🙂
Paul Thank you, Glad Your back & Recover Well”, Best Wishes” My Friend”
Thank you, Danny 🙂