Tag: 12″

September 20, 2024

Peter Brown – Crank It Up (Funk Town) (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1979

“Crank It Up (Funk Town)” is a disco hit from 1979 by American singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Brown. The song was the first single from his second studio album, “Stargazer.” It reached #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1979, spending six weeks on the chart. “Crank It Up (Funk Town)” performed better on the Billboard Disco chart, reaching #4.

SIDE A:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Special Radio Disco Mix – Short Version) 8:00

SIDE B:
Crank It Up (Funk Town) (Long Version) 10:35

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	Crank It Up (Funk Town)	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#86
1979	Crank It Up (Funk Town)	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Disco	#4

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: T.K. Disco – 151
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

CREDITS:

Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Bert Dovo
Engineer [Assistant] – Matt Murray
Engineer [Recording & Mixing] – Gary Vandy
Horns – Bonaroo Horns*
Mixed By, Producer – Cory Wade, Peter Brown (2)
Written-By – P. Brown*, R. Rans*

NOTES:
Recorded at Studio Center Sound, Miami, Florida
From the LP “Crank It Up” (Drive 108)

Distributed by T.K. Productions
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Pressed at Presswell Records Mfg. Co., Ancora, NJ

B.P.M.-135

A:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 1:28

B:
Drum break intro 1:28
Second drum break 2:07

To make it easier for the DJ, the tracks have spirals which indicate drum breaks.
Labels state: Spirals indicate drum breaks

Real BPM is 131

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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
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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September 19, 2024

Divinyls – Sleeping Beauty (Australia 12″)

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“Sleeping Beauty” is a song by the Australian rock band Divinyls. It was released in December 1985 as the fourth single from their second studio album, What a Life!. The song achieved minor success in Australia, peaking at number fifty. “Sleeping Beauty” was written by Mark McEntee and lead singer Christina Amphlett. The song was produced by Mike Chapman, who also produced the final recording stages of What a Life! and Divinyls’ next album, Temperamental.

SIDE A:
Sleeping Beauty (Extended Mix) 5:03
Producer, Remix – Mike Chapman

SIDE B:
Motion 3:38
Producer – Mark Opitz

Sleeping Beauty (Instrumental) 3:40
Producer, Remix – Mike Chapman

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – X 14259
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition
Country: Australia & New Zealand
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:

Written-By – C. Amphlett*, M. McEntee*

NOTES:
The original version appears on the album “What A Life”

12″ Giant 45

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September 18, 2024

The Suburbs – Love Is The Law (US 12″ Promo)

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“Love Is The Law” was the fourth single released by an American New Wave band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that was popular in the late 1970s and 1980s. The band frequently headlined at Minneapolis’s most influential music clubs, including Jay’s Longhorn Bar and First Avenue.

“Love Is The Law” the title track of the band’s third studio LP of the same name was only released in the US as a promotional 12″ single by Mercury Records. The single was produced by Steven Greenberg of Funkytown and Lipps Inc. fame.

A music video was released for the song which received airplay on MTV.

Side A plays at 33 1/3 RPM, and Side B at 45 RPM.

RADIO SIDE (33 1/3):
Love Is The Law 4:40
Monster Man 3:14

CLUB SIDE (45 RPM):
Love Is The Law (Dance Version) 6:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – PRO 231-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

CREDITS:

Producer – Paul Stark, Steven Greenberg
Written-By – The Suburbs

NOTES:
Solid white cover with info printed over one side.

Original Versions From The Album “Love Is The Law”

Promotional Copy – Not For Sale

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September 17, 2024

The Danse Society – Heaven Is Waiting (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1984

“Heaven Is Waiting” was released in 1984 as the second single from the second studio LP of the same name recorded by English gothic rock band, The Danse Society (formerly known as Y? or Danse Crazy) formed in Barnsley in 1980.

“Heaven Is Waiting” reached #60 on the UK singles chart.

In the United States “Heaven Is Waiting/2000 Light Years From Home” peaked at #38 on the Billboard Dance/Club Songs chart on August 4, 1984 spending eight weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
Heaven Is Waiting (Extended Version) 5:25
Producer – Nigel Gray
Remix – The Danse Society, Will Gosling

SIDE B:
Heaven Is Waiting (LP Version) 3:42
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Producer – Kingbird

2000 Light Years From Home 3:56
Engineer – Phil Thornalley
Producer – Kingbird
Written-By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Heaven Is Waiting/2000 Light Years From Home	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance / Club Songs	#38

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADP-9205
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Goth Rock

CREDITS:

Bass – Tim Wright (3)
Drums – Paul Gilmartin
Guitar – Paul Nash
Keyboards – Lyndon Scarfe
Vocals – Steve Rawlings
Written-By – The Danse Society (tracks: A, B1)

NOTES:
From the LP “Heaven Is Waiting”

Specially priced three-cut Maxi-Single.

Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.

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RESTORATION NOTES:
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FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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