BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
DISCO FRIDAY!
In 1983 Victor Willis original lead singer of The Village People released his one and only solo single an disco funk cover of Olivia Newton-John’s mega hit “Physical”. Originally released in 1981 Newton-John’s version spent an incredible ten weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The Victor Willis version did not chart and was only released as a 12″ single in the United States on Sutra records.
SIDE A:
Physical 5:05
SIDE B:
Physical (Instrumental) 4:40
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sutra Records – SUD 019
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco, Funk
CREDITS:
Engineer – Mike Theodore
Executive Producer – Hank Talbert
Producer – Jon Grossbard, Mike Theodore
Written-By – Stephen A. Kipner*, Terry J. Shaddick*
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
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
I liked it,but my friend and partner in all things didn’t…..thought it was best done by Olivia Newton-John. Also,Victor is about to release a solo album very soon.
This was great surprise!
Never heard it before, but I like it 🙂
Thanks!
Wow. This is certainly one of the best things I think you have ever found. Obscure does not even “cover” it. Good job sir. Thank you.
Thank you Maxxwell 🙂
Wow, great, totally new to me!
Enjoy Novoline 🙂
Thanks for this interesting post Paul!
You’re welcome Thurston 🙂
Never heard this one before … thanks Paul!
You’re welcome Cory!
Never heard this cover before – thanks! 🙂
Enjoy and you’re welcome Woz!
This one is new to me. Let’s find out if Friday can turn into a disco.
Happy weekend everyone.
Happy weekend Stefano 🙂
Sutra is the same label that released Tammy Faye Bakker’s “The Ballad Of Jim & Tammy”…