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VWestlife MusicFan
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Posted: 22 November 2020 at 10:46am | IP Logged
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I've come across a 2:37 radio edit of "Magic Man" that is not just an early fade; instead it cuts out approx. 2:26.2 - 5:16.7 from the album version, leaving the cold ending. I like it better than the early fade version.
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Hykker MusicFan
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Posted: 23 November 2020 at 7:32am | IP Logged
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VWestlife wrote:
I've come across a 2:37 radio edit of
"Magic Man" that is not just an early fade; instead it
cuts out approx. 2:26.2 - 5:16.7 from the album version,
leaving the cold ending. I like it better than the early
fade version. |
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Is this an actual record or just a file? Could have
been someone's house edit.
I agree, they could have done better than just an early
fade.
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VWestlife MusicFan
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Posted: 23 November 2020 at 9:22pm | IP Logged
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It was probably either an in-house or TM Century edit.
Wikipedia's article for "Magic Man" lists a 3:29 "single edit" and says "The album version of 'Magic Man' features an over-two-minute instrumental break which consists of a guitar solo and usage of a Minimoog synthesizer, while the single version of the song edits out most of this break, cutting it down from 5:28 to 3:29."
But I can't find any proof of this 3:29 version existing. Another custom radio edit?
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garye MusicFan
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Posted: 26 November 2020 at 4:49pm | IP Logged
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Have never seen a 3:29 edit on any collector sites, so
has to be in house.
WLS did a in house edit of "Magic Man" that runs 3:57.
Nice job with edit.
Here it is recreated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UwQfAZYzSg
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davidclark MusicFan
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Posted: 28 November 2020 at 6:26pm | IP Logged
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VWestlife wrote:
It was probably either an in-house or TM Century edit.
Wikipedia's article for "Magic Man" lists a 3:29 "single edit" and says "The
album version of 'Magic Man' features an over-two-minute instrumental
break which consists of a guitar solo and usage of a Minimoog synthesizer,
while the single version of the song edits out most of this break, cutting it
down from 5:28 to 3:29."
But I can't find any proof of this 3:29 version existing. Another custom radio
edit?
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Although Wikipedia is a wonderful resource for information - I use it all the
time - when it comes to more specific facts about things such as our hobby,
it is sometimes in error. It is written by people, some of those not-too-well
informed.
I had actually updated the entry for KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down
Tonight to include info about the 45. Someone removed it, because I could
not cite a source "publication". I told him about this website, and our
collective/expert knowledge, etc., but he said it was not acceptable. I am no
longer updating wikipedia...
Edited by davidclark on 28 November 2020 at 6:28pm
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garye MusicFan
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Posted: 01 December 2020 at 10:15am | IP Logged
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Dave, sometimes Wikipedia thrives on false info and the
arrogance is hand in hand with their attitude.
They do not like correction, no matter what their goals
say they are!
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KentT MusicFan
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There's two edits of "Magic Man" which Mushroom Records
serviced to radio on the promo 45. one is marked AM Play,
(2:45 on label), and is mono. The other side is FM Play,
is (5:35 on label) Catalog number is M-7011-DJ.
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