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torcan
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The reason there were two promo 45s is that in 1989, Capitol was one of the first labels to start releasing 45s promo-only. Between '89 and '91 there were over 50 and they all started with the 7PRO- no.
Sometimes they'd intend to release one promo-only then change their minds and release it commercially - then you'd get the regular no. which at that time would be 44xxx.
"Iko Iko" did come out commercially, and there's also a Beastle Boys single from the same year where this was the case - but most of the others in the 7PRO series never came out commercially.
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jimct wrote:
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Actually, I never stated which one I thought was issued first, as I did not know; my use of the words "first" and "second" above were for descriptive purposes only...
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| Bottom line: the musical contents of both of my Capitol promo 45s are 100% identical, despite the two different promo 45 inventory numbers existing. So the promo 45 dub I passed along years ago for analysis, earlier in this thread, does still accurately represent the contents of both "iko Iko" Capitol promo 45s.. |
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Hey, no need to get defensive. :-) You NEVER stated in your original posts from 2006-07 above that two different U.S. promo 45s for "Iko Iko" existed, so when I discovered that on Discogs, I felt it was worth pointing out here. Not to mention that I know you're a completist when it comes to promo 45s, so if you were missing/unaware of one of them, you'd surely want to track the other down, and hopefully report its contents here - that was why I picked you to call out at the end of my post. And hasn't obtaining complete promo & commercial 45 info always been a big part of what Pat's db and this forum are all about??? Geez, if it'll make you happy, going forward I'll pass on reporting any U.S. 45 pressing variants that haven't been documented here (commercial or promo), despite my numerous previous contributions in that area over my ten years here (David Naughton, Spanish-language versions, etc.)...
Thanks for the info, though...
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80smusicfreak
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torcan wrote:
The reason there were two promo 45s is that in 1989, Capitol was one of the first labels to start releasing 45s promo-only. Between '89 and '91 there were over 50 and they all started with the 7PRO- no.
Sometimes they'd intend to release one promo-only then change their minds and release it commercially - then you'd get the regular no. which at that time would be 44xxx.
"Iko Iko" did come out commercially, and there's also a Beastle Boys single from the same year where this was the case - but most of the others in the 7PRO series never came out commercially. |
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That was going to be my next question - WHY two different-numbered promo 45s w/ the same version then??? Thanks for the explanation! :-)
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Gregg, thanks for your psycho-analysis of my reply. I wasn't feeling even
one iota of "defensive" while typing it in. More like Jack Webb on
Dragnet - "just the facts", but it must be true, since I just read it on the
Internet - from you! Will you be sending me a bill for your professional
services? I'm WAY too busy these days to be concerned with my "inner
child", or any subconscious motivations that your radar somehow picked
up from my reply.
The way your first/second release statement read to me, you were stating
a sequential fact. Your typical posts do routinely delve deeply into
"current release mega-minutia". I enjoy reading them; you have a knack
for such detail, which I truly appreciate. I never recall you citing "for
descriptive purposes only" before. Interesting. Yet I'M the one who's being
defensive here...
For the umpteenth time, Gregg, I see you're up to your old tricks again -
passive-aggressive confrontation with me, and making things up out of
thin air. As always, I refuse to get tangled up in your spiderweb of
senseless, back-and-forth bickering, and will ignore any reply you make
to me here. You had a question, and "paged" me. I answered it, as quickly
and completely as possible. I've been asked to do the exact same thing
countless times before on this forum. Always my pleasure to help. Why
didn't you just say, "Thanks, Jim", like everyone else does?
Excuse me, kind sir. I have turkey and pie to eat, and loved ones to share
quality time with. Happy Thanksgiving to all! :)
Edited by jimct on 26 November 2015 at 9:35am
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