Jermaine Jackson – (Closest Thing To) Perfect (US 12″)

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Originally posted August 15, 2011

“(Closest Thing To) Perfect” is the theme song from the 1985 film “Perfect” recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. The film starring John Travolta, and Jamie Lee Curtis however was not Perfect and was neither a commercial nor a critical success. The single was released on Arista Records and peaked on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #67 on August 6, 1985. The song also reached #63 on the Hot Black Singles Chart.

A music video was commissioned and featured Jermaine in a workout scene from the movie performing the song along with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.

SIDE A:
(Closest Thing To) Perfect (Extended Version) 5:51
Remix – Nick Martinelli And David Todd

SIDE B:
(Closest Thing To) Perfect (Single Version) 3:49
(Closest Thing To) Perfect (Instrumental Version)* 4:39

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

*Vinyl Only Track

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 (Closest Thing To) Perfect U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #67
1985 (Closest Thing To) Perfect U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #63

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – AD1-9357, Arista – AD-1-9357
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
On front sleeve:
Special 12″ Single
From the Original Soundtrack Album, “Perfect”.
Picture of: John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis.

On back sleeve:
Incorrect tracklisting, back sleeve list the order B1, B2, A
B1 from the Original Soundtrack Album and Columbia motion picture “Perfect”
A and B2 special bonus tracks not available on LP.

Printed in U.S.A.
Front cover title treatment used under license from Rolling Stone

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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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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Nona Hendryx – I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (US 12″ Promo)

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Originally posted August 29, 2011

*Includes Vinyl Only Remixes!

I Sweat (Going Through The Motions)” is a 1985 single recorded by American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, and author Nona Hendryx. The song was written and produced by Hendryx for the 1985 romance/thriller “Perfect” starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.

The song debuted on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart on March 31, 1984, peaking at #28 on June 2, 1984, after spending fourteen weeks on the survey.

SIDE A:
I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Dance Remix)* 5:43

SIDE B:
I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Instrumental)* 4:41
I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Single Version) 3:53

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

 

Year Single Chart Position
1985 I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #28
1985 I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #40

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista – ADI-9376
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
From the original soundtrack album “PERFECT”

Tracklistings are from the labels; The jacket uses different titles:
A: “I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Extended Version)”
B1: “I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (Instrumental Version)”
B2: “I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) (7″ Version)”

“Loaned For Promotion Only”

Title Treatment used under license from Rolling Stone.”

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

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Shalamar – Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills (US 12″)

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Originally posted May 10, 2011

“Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills” was released by American R&B group Shalamar in 1984 on the MCA Records label. It features a new line-up of Delisa Davis, Micki Free, and Howard Hewett (Davis and Free having replaced Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley who had both left the group after the release of the previous album “The Look”). The song was featured on the Multi-Platinum Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack and Shalamar’s eighth album “Heartbreak”. The song peaked at #79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B chart in June 1985.

SIDE A:
Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills (Special Mix) 7:38

SIDE B:
Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills (Radio Edit) 5:44
Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills (Instrumental) 7:37
Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills (Dub Version) 7:38

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #79

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records – MCA-23556
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: R&B, Funk/Soul

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Remix Engineer – Taavi Mote
From the movie soundtrack ‘Beverly Hills Cop’

Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

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

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.



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Hi, BTG community,

I hope you are all doing fantastic! There are a few things I wanted to talk about first regarding 24-bit files. These files are only available for seven days; after that, they will no longer be available. If you enjoy grabbing this format, I suggest subscribing to BTG so that you can be alerted every time I make a new post. You can also follow BTG on one of our social media platforms, Facebook or Instagram.

These files are available for only seven days because of their larger file size; unlike the 16-bit files, I cannot host 24-bit files for an extended period on my server. I also typically leave the 16-bit files active for about three years, and then at the end of each year, I remove one year’s worth of 16-bit files to make room for another year of uploads. This keeps my hosting service happy since I am on a shared server and not using as much space.

Burning the Ground has been around since about 2008/09, and during that period my vinyl transferring skills and equipment have changed, so periodically I revisit older posts, especially those five years or older, and give them a new transfer. I love looking back at what I have posted in the past giving some of those records, in my opinion, an upgrade.

Many emails ask me to re-upload old files or send download links. I do not send links or files. I spend many hours working on new records, so I rarely have time to send out old files or links to everyone who asks for them.

Emails or private messages on social media are something that I try to answer, but I admit that I don’t always do so because of the number of them that I get each day. I do try to read each email or message. I apologize if I don’t answer yours right away or at all.

Many answers to questions can be found in the site’s FAQ.

I also love hearing your comments, so I always encourage you to leave comments. It is a way to engage with others who share your same interests in 80s and 90s remixes, and it helps build our community. I would love to see some new names in the comments section.

A reminder that the first week of April 2024 we will be having our spring fundraising drive, so just a heads up for that. I hope that you can help support BTG during that time.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. I hope it answers some questions.

-DjPaulT