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The Little River Band's 1982 "Greatest Hits" album was
reissued on CD around 2000 adding six more tracks to the
12 on the original vinyl/cassette versions. For this
single, a different vocal take was used on the reissued
CD. Does anyone know why and whether later pressings of
the CD corrected this?
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I have the corrected version of the disc. I also bought
the original remaster with the incorrect vocal take, but
later got rid of it because I was PO'd about the mistake.
I now regret getting rid of that CD now that I know how
rare it is. I think there was also something different
with another song on the remaster, possibly "The Night
Owls". I think it was slightly remixed or something like
that. If I recall, Amazon had (maybe still has) MP3's of
the incorrect versions.
Now exactly why they used the incorrect versions in the
first place, I have no idea.
Edited by thecdguy on 23 August 2020 at 4:42pm
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I never got the remastered hits compilation but the
alternate takes on the rare initial pressings are "Man
On Your Mind," "The Night Owls" and "Take It Easy On
Me." Probably not intentional since they corrected it on
later pressings (but we may never know exactly why the
alternates were used). Not sure if both the corrected
and initial pressings both are "loud" but several
previous Little River Band threads do mention it "is
mastered pretty harshly with lots of
compression/limiting."
Edited by Santi Paradoa on 23 August 2020 at 5:08pm
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The corrected disc that I have is definitely on the loud
side.
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It's not something that happens often with major labels
but once in a while, when new digital transfers are being
compiled, whomever is in charge of going through the
vault (usually the label's compilation producer/project
head) will pull the wrong version of a song. Sometimes
this happens because a tape box was mislabled or simply
by human error. Usually they catch their mistake before
its off to the presses but sometimes it slips through the
cracks only for the error to be discovered after the
fact.
Edited by LunarLaugh on 23 August 2020 at 5:49pm
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I'd heard that whoever was producing the GH disc intentionally used the three alternate mixes from the Time Exposure sessions, knowing that they'd never been released before and that they'd be appealing to fans. I'd also heard that LRB had a clause in their contract that stated that LRB compilations couldn't use previously unreleased material, so that the disc was quickly rereleased with the hit mixes.
True? Don't know, but it makes for a good story.
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crapfromthepast wrote:
I'd heard that whoever was
producing the GH disc intentionally used the three
alternate mixes from the Time Exposure sessions,
knowing that they'd never been released before and that
they'd be appealing to fans. I'd also heard that LRB
had a clause in their contract that stated that LRB
compilations couldn't use previously unreleased
material, so that the disc was quickly rereleased with
the hit mixes.
True? Don't know, but it makes for a good story.
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Plausible, though LRB intended to release an entire
compilation of rarities as a bonus mail-in offer with
their Rhino "Twentieth Anniversary" compilation in
1994. Granted, this CD was not to be available in
stores but it was to sport a few previously unreleased
things and it was (presumably) sanctioned by the band.
I still have the offer inside my copy of the Rhino 2 CD
set. You had to mail in a postcard to get details on
the disc.
Edited by LunarLaugh on 24 August 2020 at 12:24am
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crapfromthepast wrote:
I'd heard that whoever was
producing the GH disc intentionally used the three
alternate mixes from the Time Exposure
sessions, knowing that they'd never been released
before and that they'd be appealing to fans. I'd also
heard that LRB had a clause in their contract that
stated that LRB compilations couldn't use previously
unreleased material, so that the disc was quickly
rereleased with the hit mixes.
True? Don't know, but it makes for a good story.
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I hope not! I think it was just carelessness. Hits
albums are intended for casual fans that want the
versions they know. I personally can't stand when
record companies do this. Sometimes, it is barely
noticeable. (I swear the recording of "Sam" on Olivia
Newton-John's "Back To Basics" album is not the vocal
take from the hit version.) But, different recordings
altogether are frustrating. On Juice Newton's
"Anthology," they included the original 1975
recording of "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)."
They should have included the 1981 recording either
from the "Juice" album or the remixed single that was
the hit that everyone knows.
Does the "Twentieth" compilation include the album
and/or single versions of their hits?
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Rhino's 2-CD Reminiscing The Twentieth Anniversary Collection (1994) includes mostly LP versions of the hits.
This set is outstanding in every way, and I highly recommend it if you're a serious LRB fan.
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crapfromthepast wrote:
Rhino's 2-CD Reminiscing The
Twentieth Anniversary Collection (1994) includes
mostly LP versions of the hits.
This set is outstanding in every way, and I highly
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Another thumbs up for the Reminiscing set. Ron
brought this one to my attention years ago and the sound
quality and track selection are stellar. It was nice to
also delve a little deeper into their catalog. Highly
recommended.
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Thanks for the recommendations! I wish they had
included more singles than so many album and live
tracks. Among the missing are later singles like
"Listen To Your Heart," "If I Get Lucky" and "Every Time
I Turn Around."
Is "It's Not A Wonder" the live single version?
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No, it's the Album Version. The live single version has never been on CD as far as I know.
How many single versions do they have? I know there's 45 edits of "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Lonesome Loser" and of course the Live "It's Not A Wonder", but how many others do they have? The first three of those are on CD but the last two are rare as I understand it.
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According to my notes, I have different 45 and LP versions for:
It's A Long Way There
I'll Always Call Your Name
Happy Anniversary
Reminiscing
Lady
Lonesome Loser
Cool Change
The Night Owls
Man On Your Mind
The Other Guy (the 45 including an opening note that's not on the LP)
You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind
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That's what the Little River Band needs - a
complete compilation of all their singles in
their 45/radio versions. Like so many acts, there have
been umpteen compilations released for them that are
incomplete, mix album and single version or commit the
ultimate compilation sin - re-recordings!
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It would be nice if they released all 45 versions on cd
but not brickwalled.
I know that TM Century had done some of their hits if
not all of them.
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thecdguy wrote:
How many single versions do they have? I know there's 45 edits of "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Lonesome Loser" and of course the Live "It's Not A
Wonder", but how many others do they have? The first three of those are on CD but the last two are rare as I understand it. |
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"Lady" isn't on CD. "Lonesome Loser" is indeed very rare (one V/A CD comp).
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While we're on the subject of LRB,
does anyone know what is edited out of
the promo 45 of "Help Is On Its Way"?
Andy
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sriv94 wrote:
| "Lady" isn't on CD. "Lonesome Loser" is indeed very rare (one V/A CD comp). |
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The single version of "Lady" is on this Australian compilation (assuming the listed running time is correct).
The Classic Collection
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I'm pretty sure it's not the 45 version I was told that
the time was wrong on that song. TM Century is the only
place to get this 45 version of Lady.
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If you want the 45 version of The Night Owls it's on a
Time Life made in the UK Singers and Songwriters 1980
1983 2 cd set but the song seems brickwalled to me.
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