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eric_a
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I just found the Elektra Spun Gold reissue of this cut (b/w W*O*L*D) and it seems to have an edit that I'd never heard before. The fade-in and -out are lost in the noise, but I estimate that it runs around (5:01).
This edit loses out the, er, upbeat, verse ("I've got something inside me to drive...") and the female solo, cutting to the last verse ("There was not much more for us to talk about"). I have the stock 45 somewhere, and I believe that's the full 6:45-ish version. Where did this come from - was this the promo version?
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Eric, I remember being shocked when I first bought the commercial 45 for it in 1972, and hearing that female solo in the middle when playing it, because I'd NEVER heard that part on my local Top 40 station. I do own a promo 45 for it, but it contains the same, full version as the commercial 45. But I always still wondered if a second promo 45 existed, or if what I'd heard on my local station was simply an "in-house station edit". Eric, could you shoot me out an mp3 of your "Spun Gold" reissue version? Sometimes you will find a less common version of a hit song on reprint 45s. For instance, before I'd found a stock or a promo 45 for "Whole Lotta Love", I'd first found the "short 45 version" on an "Atlantic Oldies Series" reprint. Eric, I will now once again re-double my research efforts, to see if a shorter promo 45 was, in fact, issued for "Taxi", after all.
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That female "high voice" in Taxi is not a female. It's Harry's bass player Big John Wallace. I can remember seeing him do it, I believe, on Soundstage and I was really surprised.
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MPH711 wrote:
| That female "high voice" in Taxi is not a female. It's Harry's bass player Big John Wallace. I can remember seeing him do it, I believe, on Soundstage and I was really surprised. |
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Wow, that wasn't very politically correct of me, was it!
Jim - I'll shoot you the mp3 today...
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If it turns out to be a special promo, please report back Jim. That way I can start searching the record bins for a reissue 45.
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and to boot, I have a promo double LP "Elektra Records January Releases" (Elektra EK-PROMO-8 1/72) that contains the full length "Taxi" (credited to "Harry") with him speaking where the "high voice" is in the released version. I believe this to be an earlier version. It's nice actually! Anyone heard this version?
Edited by davidclark on 28 November 2007 at 5:50pm
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Yes, I have heard it, but don't own it & would love to hear it again!
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There was a mention I think in the liner notes of the Rhino set that an edit was released to radio, so I've been looking for it but never found it. Looks like it's available on some Spun Gold releases. Does the Spun Gold release have the full length time on the label but in reality have the edit, or does it show the shorter time?
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eric_a wrote:
| I just found the Elektra Spun Gold reissue of this cut (b/w W*O*L*D) and it seems to have an edit that I'd never heard before. |
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The Spun Gold 45 seems to be pretty common on eBay, but it looks like the pictures show a printed time of 6:40. Does your reissue 45 have the wrong time listed, too?
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aaronk wrote:
| The Spun Gold 45 seems to be pretty common on eBay, but it looks like the pictures show a printed time of 6:40. Does your reissue 45 have the wrong time listed, too? |
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I'm almost positive that it has the 6:40 time, because I was surprised myself, to see how short the edit was.
I thought it was here at my office, but it's not here anymore...I'll check at home.
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Thanks, Eric! Please keep us posted, as I might have to track down a copy of that 45.
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aaronk wrote:
| Thanks, Eric! Please keep us posted, as I might have to track down a copy of that 45. |
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The Spun Gold 45 is indeed printed "6:40".
By the way, if you go to cut it yourself, it's not a straight cut. The part before the edit fades over a few beats as the final verse ("There was nothing else...") begins.
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Eric when you get a moment can you get us the number etched in the dead wax? There may be some 6:40 issues on Spun Gold too so if I come across one I'd like to know what the matrix is.
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The label cals it E-45066. Dead wax is EM-45066 A-3 SP.
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EM in the etching is probably "Electra Mono". Does the Spun Gold label say mono or stereo on it? Or make no notation at all?
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BillCahill wrote:
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The label says stereo. Jim - did you notice whether the dub was mono or stereo? I'll try to analyze the file when I have a chance; or if someone else wants to check, PM me with your email address.
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Eric, the "Taxi" file you sent me was mono.
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A seller has FINALLY shipped a copy of the Spun Gold "Taxi"/"W O L D", and I should receive it later this week.
If any of you are interested, I will post findings on it this week, along with deadwax info.
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Spun Gold 45 arrived today. Label for "Taxi" says STEREO with a listed time of 6:40. The song is mono, with an actual time of 4:57. Deadwax is: E-45066-B.
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Now armed with the correct "Spun Gold, mono DJ 45 short version deadwax information" (thanks, guys!), I went to my deeply buried, little-used, reprint 45 boxes. Turns out, I had 4 Spun Gold reprint 45 copies for "Taxi/W*O*L*D", but only ONE of my four copies had the mono DJ 45 version on it. My exact deadwax for this copy is "EM-45066-A-3 SP". (And, obviously, John's "EM-45066-B" above-mentioned deadwax info also contains the DJ short, mono v.) Buy with care, however, as you cannot just assume that ALL Spun Gold reprint 45s have the mono short version on it; they don't. As a "heads up", here is the deadwax info for my three Spun Gold reprint 45 copies that contain the FULL, stereo 45 version. This way, anyone else looking for this rare, short version will know to avoid reprint 45s with the following deadwax info: "ES-45066-A", "E-45-066-A", and "EKS-45770", then three letters, C, A and F, all written on top of each other, followed by "-1 SP". Also, ALL mono 45 versions aren't all necessarily the short version, either. The mono side of my 1972 promo 45 contains the full version, and has deadwax of "EKM-45770-('C', crossed out) A PH").
Edited by jimct on 06 December 2007 at 2:19pm
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