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Mediafire Donation Drive

Posted on January 27, 2012 by djrichiep

I have been struggling to find the optimal way to provide files to you since the Megaupload shutdown threw the file sharing community into a tizzy. At this point, I feel that I have landed on a reliable, accessible and stable solution. A hat tip goes to Woz for pointing me in the direction of Mediafire. I have determined that the Pro option of Mediafire will well serve Fun With Vinyl in the years ahead. The Pro option offers me and you the following features: up to 4GB size files, unlimited long term storage and no advertisements. Of course, as with any option not branded as “free” this file share plan comes with a cost. So, in addition to the costs that I incur in webhosting fees, records, turntable cartridges, cleaning supplies, etc., I am now paying $65.00 annually for the Mediafire file hosting plan. At this time, I ask that those of you that can, please donate to Fun With Vinyl to help defray the cost that I have incurred. It doesn’t have to be a large donation, a simple $5 donation from each person that visits the blog would ensure that the next 12 months are covered as well as the years to follow. You can be assured that any donations received are put towards the operation of Fun With Vinyl and are very much appreciated. Here’s to a long, uninterrupted run of great records!!!

P.S.: I am working on replacing links on all the posts for January. Then I will go back to December and eventually work my way back to the beginning of the blog. I have to create all new RAR files for everything and then upload them to Mediafire so, it will take a while but, my eventual goal is to have a complete online archive from day one of FWV…

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Ingrid Chavez – Hippy Blood 12″ Promo

Posted on January 27, 2012 by djrichiep

The A Side:
Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Mix) 6:20
Hippy Blood (Happy Hippy Mix) 5:24
Hippy Blood (Commune Mix) 7:36
Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Edit) 4:05

The B Side:
Hippy Blood (Keep Pumpin’ It Mix) 6:35
Hippy Blood (Commune Instrumental) 6:38
Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Dub) 5:38
Hippy Blood (Latin Light Edit) 4:28

The Brief:
“Hippy Blood” is one of three singles released to promote the Ingrid Chavez album ‘May 19, 1992’. None of the singles charted in the US.

The Source:
Label: Paisley Park Records
Catalog#: PRO-A-5155
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991

The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII

The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE

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Posted in Ingrid Chavez | Tagged 12 Inch, 1991, Dub, Edit, Instrumental, Mix, Paisley Park Records, Promo | 1 Comment

Ingrid Chavez – Elephant Box 2 x 12″ Promo

Posted on January 26, 2012 by djrichiep

The A Side:
Elephant Box (Elephant House Mix) 6:36
Elephant Box (The Solo) 6:28

The B Side:
Elephant Box (Hip Hop Mix) 7:04
Elephant Box (Bee Bop Mix) 6:13

The C Side:
Elephant Box (Full Pass Mix) 6:15
Elephant Box (Ivory Dub) 6:33

The D Side:
Elephant Box (Full Pass Instrumental) 6:15
Elephant Box (Dub Box) 6:04

The Brief:
Ingrid Chavez was first known, cryptically, to Prince fans as The Spirit Child on his 1988 ‘Lovesexy’ album. Chavez was encouraged by Prince to write 21 poems and he promised to make them into a poetry album together with her. In late 1987 the two of them went into the studio and, while Prince played a keyboard, Ingrid read through all 21 poems. Naturally, the project was then put on hold. Obviously, record executives had misgivings about the project and wanted some songs with sung vocals vice all spoken word. In the end, ‘May 19, 1992’ was released in 1991 with five spoken word tracks out of the total 11 tracks on the LP. One of those spoken word tracks, “Elephant Box”, was released as a single.

The Source:
Label: Paisley Park Records
Catalog#: PRO-A-4929
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1991

The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE

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Posted in Ingrid Chavez | Tagged 12 Inch, 1991, Dub, House Mix, Instrumental, Mix, Paisley Park Records, Promo | 6 Comments

Apollonia – The Same Dream 12″

Posted on January 25, 2012 by djrichiep

The A Side:
The Same Dream (Dream House Mix) 7:35
The Same Dream (Nightmare House Dub) 5:44
The Same Dream (Dream & Dubappella) 3:20

The B Side:
The Same Dream (Hip Hop Club Mix) 7:05
The Same Dream (Hip Hop Dub Mix) 5:44
Since I Fell For You (Toppled Heart Mix Edit) 4:27

The Brief:
The third and final single in support of the ‘Apollonia‘ solo album was “The Same Dream”. She went on from there to concentrate on her acting career working in films and TV. In 2009, she recorded with The Twilight Singers on a cover of “When Doves Cry” for Spin magazine’s 25th anniversary tribute to the ‘Purple Rain’ album, entitled ‘Purplish Rain’.

The Billboard Charts:

Chart	Debuted	Debut Pos.	Peak Pos.	Wks on Chart
Hot Dance/Disco	8/5/89		31	5

The Source:
Label: Warner Brothers Records
Catalog#: 0-21253
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988

The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE

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Posted in Apollonia | Tagged 12 Inch, 1988, Club Mix, Dub, Edit, House Mix, Mix, Warner Brothers Records | 23 Comments

Apollonia – Apollonia LP

Posted on January 23, 2012 by djrichiep

The A Side:
Since I Fell For You 5:29
Synchronize 4:20
Your Eyes 4:19
The Same Dream 3:54
Am I Growing On U? 3:52

The B Side:
Mismatch 5:10
Beat Of My Heart 4:11
For Your Love 4:03
Help Wanted 4:05
Ay Ya Yai 4:17

The Brief:
The second lead singer of Prince’s “6” girl groups to go solo was Apollonia. After leaving, the Prince camp in 1985, she appeared in the TV series Falcon Crest before releasing her self-titled solo LP in 1988. The album was primarily a high energy dance affair and produced three singles that all charted on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart. The album contained songs produced and written by multiple people. One contributor of note was Michael Jonzun, brother of Maurice Starr, who was well known for his work with Jonzun Crew, New Edition and New Kids On The Block.

The Source:
Label: Warner Brothers Records
Catalog#: 1-25594
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988

The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE

Continue reading →

Posted in Apollonia | Tagged 1988, LP, Warner Brothers Records | 5 Comments

The Megaupload Shutdown and The Way Ahead for FWV

Posted on January 21, 2012 by djrichiep

As most of you probably know, the Megaupload site was shutdown this week. That really hurts what I’m doing here as Megaupload was the only site that consistently retained working links to the files that are posted with each of my blog posts. So, I am trying to determine a good way to continue on with the blog and make sure that you, my readers, can still have access to the files that are available with each post. So, I have a couple of polls for you guys to gauge your interest and capabilities for what I am considering. First question:

I am considering creating a monthly torrent archive of the records posted to FWV and seeding it on Demonoid. Which leads to my second question:

As it stands right now, I’m going to try to continue posting with Multiupload. As most of you know, the other file sites that Multiupload distributes to, don’t have a very good retention period. And, with the shutdown of Megaupload, the other sites will probably become even more vigilant in removing files that have even a hint of copyright. So, I expect it to be tough to share files for my posts for a while. If you are a regular reader, I recommend you stay on top of things and get the files as soon as I post because the availability window is going to be small.

Of course, I am open to suggestions from you guys as well. Do any of you know of other file sites or torrent sites that have a good retention period that could replace Megaupload? Sites that are publicly accessible without a membership needed? Comments are open so, speak up…

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