Run-D.M.C. – Mary, Mary 12″ Promo

August 2nd, 2012 by djrichiep

Run-D.M.C. – Mary, Mary 12″ Promo

The A Side:
Mary, Mary (Oh Mary Please!) (Re-Edit by Gail “Sky” King) 4:20

The B Side:
Mary, Mary (Sky’s The Limit Beats) 2:30
Mary, Mary (Instrumental) 3:12

The Brief:
“Mary, Mary” is a song written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, ‘East-West’. The Monkees, would later record the song themselves and released it on the album ‘More of the Monkees’ in 1967. Run-D.M.C. released “Mary, Mary” as a single from their fourth album, ‘Tougher Than Leather’, in 1988. Their Rick Rubin produced rap/rock version samples Micky Dolenz singing the title from the Monkees’ recording. This promotional only 12” features a special extended re-edit by Gail “Sky” King.

The Billboard Charts:

Chart	Debuted	Debut Pos.	Peak Pos.	Wks on Chart
Hot 100	7/3/88	86	75	6
Hot Black Singles	7/9/88		29	10
Hot Dance/Disco	7/30/88		18	7

The Source:
Label: Profile Records
Catalog#: PRO-7211XA-DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988

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

The Links: