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sriv94
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Posted: 27 January 2010 at 9:17am \| IP Logged

EdisonLite wrote:

sriv94 wrote:

In my view nothing all that noteworthy, except perhaps the 45 of Chaka Khan's "Through The Fire" (not sure if that's available elsewhere). YMMV.

Is this just an edit, or an actual mix difference?

I don't know--I don't have either version. Anyone?

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Posted: 27 January 2010 at 2:05pm \| IP Logged

The digital 45 of "Through The Fire" is half a minute shorter than the LP version I have on my iPod. I guess I gotta buy this one then.

Edited by Santi Paradoa on 27 January 2010 at 2:06pm

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Posted: 29 January 2010 at 1:49pm \| IP Logged

Brian W. wrote:

Well, I bought "Foolish Beat" and the mono "Doctor My
Eyes" Digital 45s tonight on iTunes, and found something strange and
interesting: all of Britney Spears's past singles, whether they were
released commercial in the US or not, have been released as two-two
track "Digital 45s." Every one of them, going back to "Baby One More
Time," with the original cover art. They appear to be iTunes exclusives.
Weird, huh?

They didn't get the correct B-sides on most of the handful that were
commercially released in the U.S., though, except for "Baby One More
Time."

Those are the singles from her CD single box set. They sell them as one
whole set too.

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Posted: 22 April 2010 at 9:19am \| IP Logged

I don't know if this series is still a going concern, but at some point the 45 version of Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" was released, which I don't believe has ever been available on anything other than a 45.

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Posted: 22 April 2010 at 9:56am \| IP Logged

Paul C wrote:

Paul, I'd still want to learn about any new Rhino Digital 45s like the one you just mentioned. Thanks for this news (one more I can cross off the list).

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Posted: 22 April 2010 at 10:13am \| IP Logged

Paul C wrote:

Yeah, that just came out yesterday. But I sure wish Rhino would get their FLAC downloads updated on their website, or at least keep up with the current releases. Only the initial batch of Digital 45s is available on their website. (Fortunately, some of the best ones are among those, like Prince's "Love or Money" and the mono "Light My Fire" single.)

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Posted: 22 February 2011 at 7:29pm \| IP Logged

I guess the Rhino Digital 45s series has ceased to continue (or is there just no interest any longer?).

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Posted: 22 February 2011 at 10:45pm \| IP Logged

Santi Paradoa wrote:

I guess the Rhino Digital 45s series has ceased to continue (or is there just no interest any longer?).

Yes, it was ended. I heard a rumor that the person who championed it was let go during the big Rhino layoff last year. I just wish they would make the remainder of the ones they DID release available in lossless format on their website. I sent a query to "Dr. Rhino" about that a few months ago, and he said he honestly didn't know if there were any plans to make the remainder available as lossless downloads or not, but that he would put it in "the suggestion box."

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 10:21am \| IP Logged

And in 2007, Rhino unfortunately discontinued their "Hi-5" series - a digital-only release of 5 songs of an artist. Right before they stopped the project, they were about to release a 5-song "Hi-5" of Laura Branigan, containing 5 songs that have never been released on CD anywhere in the world - her 1st 3 Atlantic singles and their 2 B-sides.

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 12:47pm \| IP Logged

There are many Digital 45's on the Rhino site....some of the tracks are common (excluding the b-sides), other are hard to find gems like "Light My Fire".

Since I am not as knowledgeable as many of you on the board, I was wondering if someone (or a joint effort is great too...lol) could let me know which digital downloads are not available or very hard to get on CD (again, not counting the b-sides).

Thanks so much.

-Jeff

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 2:02pm \| IP Logged

Looking through the database and on the Rhino site, this is the initial list I came up with. Some of these may be avaiable, but if they are on only on a few rare CD's I've included them.....

Light My Fire - The Doors
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Hotel California - The Eagles
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Urgent - Foreigner
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Crysal Blue Persuasian - Tommy James
December 63 - Frankie Vali (LP Mix only seems available on cd)

BTW, unless mentioned in the 6 pages of this thread, I don't see Suite: Judy Blue Eyes on the Rhono site anymore.

Any other great 45 version rarity that is available on Rhino Digital 45 that I missed, please let me know.

Thanks.

-Jeff

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 8:04pm \| IP Logged

If you do a keyword search on iTunes or Rhapsody for Digital 45, many still come up in the results, including:

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
a-ha - Take On Me
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
Duran Duran - Notorious (45 mix)
Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze
Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
Faith No More - Epic (Radio Remix Edit)

Quite a few more...

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 8:32pm \| IP Logged

Thanks eriejwg.....

I understand that there are many digital 45's but what i am trying to find out are those that have 45 versions that are not common and are hard to get on cd.

I guess I am a little confused. 45 versions like "Take On Me", "Summer Breeze", Notorious (45 version), etc are fairly common so the Digital 45 is not offering anything that I can't get elsewhere (unless I was maybe looking for the B-sides).

Is this correct?

A track like "Light My Fire" and those I've mentioned in my previous post are either not available on CD or on very few cd's and are hard to come by.

Basically, I am trying to figure out which of these Digital 45s versions are not commonly found elsewhere?

Thanks

Edited by Fetta on 23 February 2011 at 8:34pm

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Posted: 23 February 2011 at 11:15pm \| IP Logged

True, I thought you were looking for a list of digital 45's in general.

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Posted: 24 February 2011 at 10:23am \| IP Logged

Fetta wrote:

BTW, unless mentioned in the 6 pages of this thread, I don't see Suite: Judy Blue Eyes on the Rhono site anymore.

-Jeff

I don't think it ever was, Fetta. I'm pretty sure they only put the first wave of Digital 45s that was released on the Rhino website, and that was in about the third wave.

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Posted: 24 February 2011 at 10:36am \| IP Logged

The mono 45 version of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is still on Rhapsody and iTunes.

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Posted: 24 February 2011 at 8:51pm \| IP Logged

Does anyone know why many of these are not available on the Rhino site? I know that I-tunes, 7 Digital, etc have them but the highest quality seems to be on the Rhino site.

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Posted: 24 February 2011 at 11:13pm \| IP Logged

Fetta wrote:

Does anyone know why many of these are not available on the Rhino site? I know that I-tunes, 7 Digital, etc have them but the highest quality seems to be on the Rhino site.

Because Rhino has more or less abandoned their download site. I don't think they've loaded any new albums for download on their site in some time.

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Posted: 25 February 2011 at 1:16pm \| IP Logged

Brian W. wrote:

Fetta wrote:

Does anyone know why
many of these are not available on the Rhino site? I
know that I-tunes, 7 Digital, etc have them but the
highest quality seems to be on the Rhino site.

Because Rhino has more or less abandoned their download
site. I don't think they've loaded any new albums for
download on their site in some time.

I haven't seen any new content on there in at least a
year. Such a shame. I got excited when the digital 45s
started to appear in lossless format, only to see that
program stagnate. They also made available a few albums
that were never released on CD (Peter, Paul & Mary's
"Reunion" comes to mind).

It all looked promising, but I guess the business model
wasn't really showing the return they wanted, or maybe it
just got lost in all the corporate reshuffling. In any
event, I wish the labels would seriously consider
something along these lines for rare or out-of-print
material that would be cost prohibitive to reissue on
physical media. While these market segment may never be
huge, the costs would be low and you would think that the
labels would be looking for any revenue stream they can
get.

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Posted: 25 February 2011 at 10:26pm \| IP Logged

Just a note: the 45 version of Foreigner's "Urgent" is on
many CD comps.

I do have a question: what is the difference between the LP
mix and the 45 mix of "Oh What I Night (December 1963)"?
The only difference I detect is a different mastering. To
my ears, the 45 sounds better, with more bass, or weight.

Edited by The Hits Man on 26 February 2011 at 8:51pm

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