BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979
“Ready for the 80’s” is a song recorded by American disco group the Village People. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from the group’s fifth album Live and Sleazy. It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.
The song featured the debut of Ray Simpson as lead singer of the group, replacing Victor Willis (who appears on earlier tracks on the album).
SIDE A:
Ready For The 80’s (Disco Mix With Special Christmas Message) 6:53
SIDE B:
Ready For The 80’s (Disco Mix Without Message) 6:53
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ready For The 80’s | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #52 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – 9198 505/DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
CREDITS:
Executive Producer – Henri Belolo
Lead Vocals – Ray Simpson
Producer – Jacques Morali
NOTES:
Promotional Only Not For Sale
From the LP “LIVE AND SLEAZY”
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
tanks
Thanks for all the good memories from the music you have posted throughout the year. Much appreciated.
Now there’s a pop group with some interesting backstage stories, and for a broad demograph, too 😉
Great Song, wonderful memories! Thank you Paul for sharing all these amazing stuff with us!
Have a merry christmas and a great new year!
Cheers Ray
Merry Christmas Ray 🙂
Thank you Paul and keep the Christmas spirit coming. Would you happen to have the 12″ of Sex Over The Phone? Cheers Jason.
I’ll see what I can do Jason. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🙂
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all of the followers of this site.
Thanks Paul. 🙂
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS & A GREAT 2016.
Merry Christmas Kent 🙂
And how you touch us Paul with the music you share! I love this song so very much. I remember hearing it before the 1980’s even began, but it was a wonderful anthem. I didn’t hear it much, but the few times I did, it stayed with me. And look, here you have it presented to us with a Christmas message tacked on. Very cool. I love how you celebrate the season and occasions in this life with records that have a relevance to them. You’re the perfect music director in all things. You are superb DjPaulT and I am… Read more »
Thank you Jeff you too 🙂
Great promo! I love the look of that Mercury label.
Nice to get in the Christmas spirit with these Christmas posts!
Thank you Stefano 🙂