BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1988

Originally posted August 2, 2011

“L.O.V.E.” is the second single by American singer Tyka Nelson. Nelson’s main claim to fame thus far has been that she is the sister of Prince. According to Tyka, Prince offered her use of his Paisley Park studios and money to fund an album, but she wanted to get a contract on her own. It took her quite a few years, after going to college and having two kids, but she finally signed a deal with Chrysalis/Cooltempo Records in 1988.

“L.O.V.E.” was produced in part by Prince collaborator David Z and went mostly unnoticed prompting the label to drop Tyka soon after.

SIDE A:
L.O.V.E. (Dance Mix) 8:34

SIDE B:
L.O.V.E. (Dub Version) 6:23
L.O.V.E. (LP Version) 5:18

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFO:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 43293
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Co-producer – Ricky P.
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Producer – David Z.
Remix, Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A to B1)
Written-By – A. Brumfield*, R. Burns*, Tyka* v

NOTES:
From the LP “ROYAL BLUE”

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