jimct
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BWolfe, whenever I own a promo copy, I am always sure of the numbering
- because I take that info directly off of my 45's label and deadwax. Just
wondering why you wouldn't be able to furnish us with those details. Any
additional specifics would be appreciated.
Your statement does makes perfect sense, however. Because the "I've
Done Everything For You" RCA 45 stock #, 12166, is sequentially earlier
than the RCA 12201 stock # for "Jessie's Girl", even though "Jessie's...."
peaked earlier, in 8/81, while "I've Done Everything...." peaked later, in
11/81. To me, the latter has "re-release" written all over it. Further proof:
other RCA stock #'s around #12166 indicate an approximately initial
release date of April-ish of 1981.
More often than not, labels would opt to retain the old stock #, when
trying to re-work a recent non-hit release for a second time, after a
subsequent 45 release by an artist became a hit. Even if the label decided
to edit and/or re-mix it, like they did for "I've Done Everything...". Another
example of a label retaining an old, non-hit stock # was for Gary Wright's
1976 hit, "Love Is Alive" (WB 8143). This was the lead single from his
"Dream Weaver" LP, but stiffed out. But when the 2nd single, the title track
(WB 8167) became a big hit, WB then successfully re-worked "Love Is
Alive" to radio, again as WB 8143. (But, unlike RCA, WB chose to re-
release the exact same "Love Is Alive" version that appeared on its initial
45 release.)
Edited by jimct on 31 December 2013 at 10:54am
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