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Santi Paradoa
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Posted: 27 May 2016 at 6:54pm \| IP Logged

Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 16: More 80’s Essentials & Beyond (Eric Records 11535)

1. Listen To Your Heart - Roxette [US Radio Mix CD Debut]
2. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers [45 Version Debut]
3. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol & Gen X
4. I've Been Thinking About You - Londonbeat [Rare 45 Version]
5. One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head [Rare 45 Version]
6. Tom's Diner - D.N.A. Featuring Suzanne Vega
7. Luka - Suzanne Vega
8. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go - Soft Cell [Rare Radio Edit]
9. I Melt With You - Modern English [Stereo 45 CD Debut]
10. I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats [Rare 45 Version]
11. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
12. Major Tom Coming Home - Peter Schilling [Rare 45 Version]
13. Mr. Roboto - Styx [Rare 45 Version]
14. Live Is Life - Opus [Rare On CD]
15. Send Me An Angel '89 - Real Life
16. Hands To Heaven - Breathe
17. Sadeness Part 1 - Enigma
18. Close To You - Maxi Priest
19. Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S
20. Bad Boys (Theme From “Cops”) - Inner Circle [Rare On CD]

Release Date: June 17, 2016
For sound samples and ordering info: www.ericrecords.com

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Posted: 30 May 2016 at 2:05am \| IP Logged

I'll ask what I asked about a track on the other volume and
hope it's the same good news: What about "One Night in
Bangkok"? Was the US single tape for that found as well?

Edited by Brian W. on 30 May 2016 at 2:06am

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Yes, the master for "One Night In Bangkok" was provided by
Universal Sweden. No vinyl here.
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Posted: 31 May 2016 at 1:57am \| IP Logged

Niiice... :)

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Thanks again to Mark for sending me an advance copy.

This volume is also an excellent release. Sound quality is terrific!

So nice to have the quality CD versions of "One Night In Bangkok", "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go", "I Melt With You", "Live Is Life" and "Send Me An Angel '89" all in one collection.

Kudos to everyone involved. Here's hoping we get more of these outstanding 80s and 90s collections!

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Posted: 14 June 2016 at 8:29pm \| IP Logged

For "One Night In Bangkok," weren't there two versions of the 45--an edit of the LP version with the orchestra tuning up, and another version featuring the
music bed underneath Head's "Get Thaied, you're talking to a witness..." verse, followed by the chorus, then by Head's "Bangkok, Oriental city..."?

ETA: So if I'm reading the database correctly, the tuning up was the US promo version running (3:52), while I'm guessing the stock 45 was the other version I
described. Can someone confirm, and if so, which version are we getting on the new 80s disc?

Edited by sriv94 on 14 June 2016 at 8:37pm

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Posted: 14 June 2016 at 10:50pm \| IP Logged

Yes, that's correct. The version with the orchestra at the beginning was
only on a promo 45 in the US. The new CD has the correct stock 45
version.

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Posted: 14 June 2016 at 10:58pm \| IP Logged

Yeah, the stock 45 version has the unique intro, which instrumentally sounds similar to the rest of the song -- and includes the chorus right before the first verse. That's what they used for this CD. (It sounds great, by the way.) I've been looking for a good-sounding 45 version for a long time, as my needle drop was sub par.

I can't speak to the radio promo, but the LP version found on the Chess soundtrack has a somewhat lengthy orchestral intro. The intro ends with a flourish right into the first verse. I must say, I don't recall my radio market playing anything other than the commercial 45 version back in the spring of '85.

EDIT: Heh...Aaron beat me to it, and more concisely too. It's really such a pity to be looking at the board, not looking at the city.

Edited by Plastic Steel on 14 June 2016 at 11:07pm

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I was trying to be concise, so I could quickly go back to my bar, temple, and massage parlor.

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Posted: 15 June 2016 at 9:51am \| IP Logged

From a collector's standpoint, anyone know where the
edits are in the LP version to create the 3:52 promo
edit?

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Posted: 15 June 2016 at 12:52pm \| IP Logged

It cannot be done. The intro of the promo 45 version is mixed differently and has some unique audio not found on the LP version.

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Since Vol. 15 went so well, I thought I'd turn a critical ear on Eric's Hard To Find 45s On CD Vol. 16 More '80s Essentials And Beyond (2016).

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART - Roxette (1989) - sounds close to "Remix Short Version" from track 2 of promo CD single but louder and clips a tiny bit
BAD TO THE BONE - George Thorogood And The Destroyers (1982) - 45 edit; I don't have anywhere else
DANCING WITH MYSELF - Billy Idol (1983) - sounds significantly better than Rhino's Like Omigod; nice levels too
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU - Londonbeat (1991) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Sony Germany's 2-CD Mega Dance Party '92 but a little longer; probably a digital clone of promo CD single; length matches Time-Life's Sounds Of The 90s (2000)
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - Murray Head (1985) - sounds excellent!
TOM'S DINER - DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega (1990) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Tom's Album (1991)
LUKA - Suzanne Vega (1987) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Solitude Standing (1987) with added compression/limiting
TAINTED LOVE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Soft Cell (1982) - sounds close to Aaron's recreation of the medley, somehow
I MELT WITH YOU - Modern English (1983) - Wow! 45 version but in STEREO!
I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - Boomtown Rats (1980) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough Vol. 2 (1994)
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - Buggles (1979) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough Vol. 1 (1994)
MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - Peter Schilling (1983) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Rhino's VH1 More Of The Big 80's (1997)
MR. ROBOTO - Styx (1983) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of Rhino's Like Omigod (2002)
LIVE IS LIFE - Opus (1986) - sounds fine; is this based on Class Reunion 86?
SEND ME AN ANGEL '89 - Real Life (1989) - sounds extremely close to "Edit" on promo CD single, but this version has symmetric waveform (not true on promo CD single)
HANDS TO HEAVEN - Breathe (1988) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of All That Jazz (1987)
SADENESS (PART 1) - Enigma (1991) - likely a clone of Radio Edit from promo CD single
CLOSE TO YOU - Maxi Priest (1990) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of "Edit" on promo CD single
PUMP UP THE VOLUME - M/A/R/R/S (1987) - sounds excellent; not based on mastering for 1987 CD single
BAD BOYS - Inner Circle (1993) - differently-EQ'd digital clone of promo Atlantic's Year In Review 1993

As with Vol. 15, the sound on Vol. 16 is flawless. Great dynamic range (except for the "Major Tom", which was maximized on the Rhino disc), nice EQ, no noise reduction anywhere, and no truncations on the fades. Another outstanding effort from Mark, Aaron, Jim, Ed, and the guys at Eric Records!

"Dancing With Myself" sounds so much better than Like Omigod that it's hard to put into words.

Likewise for "One Night In Bangkok". All the other versions on CD felt like they had the life squeezed out of them. Thanks to this CD, I can confirm that the song has a hi-hat in it!

Great to finally have an official version of the Soft Cell medley on CD. You can edit it down from the 12" version, but it didn't sound as good as what's here.

The Modern English 45 version in STEREO!?! Amazing! And previously unreleased, anywhere.

"Pump Up The Volume" sounds significantly better than the 1987 CD single, which was kinda lifeless in comparison.

And "Live Is Life" really is difficult to track down on CD. I have it on some foreign compilations, but the applause lengths are all different. Some foreign compilations even have a live re-recording of the song. I assume that Mark made sure that this version fades in and out to exactly match the US 45.

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aaronk wrote:

It cannot be done. The intro of the promo 45 version is mixed differently and has some unique audio not found on the LP version.

Aaron is correct. I prefer the 45 version. Though if you want a nice orchestral ramp up in anticipation, this would be your go to version! It's on a 1985 Canadian CD:

https://www.discogs.com/release/4359583-Various-Here-Come-Th e-Hits

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The version of "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle here is the 1990 LP version which was the international hit single in 1990–1993, depending on where you were (1993 for US). This version was on the 1990 album Black Roses and the 1993 album Bad Boys, among others listed in the database already.

The superior version (IMHO) which was actually used on the "Cops" TV show is the version from the 1987 album One Way, and I think was also released on the 1989 album Identified. It starts with the "huuh!" sample.

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mjb50 wrote:

You sent me on a hunt. ;-)

According to Wikipedia: "The band's next album, One Way in 1987, included one of their biggest hits, "Bad Boys", which was re-recorded for their 1989 album Identified and became the theme music for the Fox TV series Cops that year."

So, if (slightly) true, the Identified version is the one that essentially replaced the original, on all comps and digital streaming. But, you're correct that the original version on
One Way is the actual theme song and not on streaming at all.

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As of now, the full One Way album is on YouTube, which has the original mix of "Bad Boys." To me, this doesn't sound like a re-recording, just a different mix. I didn't A/B them closely, though.

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Yep, same vocal.

@RoyalScam, yes, correcting myself from the initial version of this comment, I think Wikipedia may be right.

On Discogs, I had seen that the Identified LP (and import CD) came out in 1989 with one version of "Bad Boys" on it. It was then reissued in 1991 with "Bad Boys (Remix With Rap)" added as a bonus track. I figured whoever added the Wikipedia info was apparently making incorrect inferences from this reissue CD. But having downloaded the reissue CD from someone, it seems both versions are remixed. I'd kinda prefer to confirm what's on the 1989 release though, just to be sure.

Edited by mjb50 on 21 October 2024 at 10:18pm

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aaronk wrote:

As of now, the full One Way album is on YouTube, which has the original mix of "Bad Boys." To me, this doesn't sound like a re-recording, just a different mix. I didn't A/B them closely, though.

It is on YouTube. By "streaming," I meant Spotify, et al. I should've been more specific.

I ended up buying the One Way CD. I so prefer this version, and it is, IMO, the mix that was used on the TV show.

I'm pretty certain what people are calling "newly-recorded" is just a remix. Sounds like the same vocal and same instrumental tracks as the 1987 version, just tweaked with additional EQ and reverb, and with an extended, less-abrupt, cleaner intro.

Don't know about the 1989 CD.

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Bumped up for Rich.

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