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Posted: 11 May 2009 at 11:44pm | IP Logged Quote jimct
I only currently own a promo 45 for this song. Both its mono and stereo sides have listed times of (2:56). However, the stereo side actually runs (3:02), while the mono side actually runs (3:00). The two current database CDs that include this song feature slightly longer run times, at (3:07) and (3:08). Could anyone who may happen to own a stock 45 for this one possibly supply timing info for it?

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Posted: 12 May 2009 at 6:15am | IP Logged Quote abagon
Hi, Jim.
The actual running time of the commercial stereo 45 is (3:02), the listed time is "2:56" (20th Century TC-2070).
Also I have the CD "Bubblegum Classics volume one" (Varese Sarabande VSD-5535).
"Abra-ca-dabra" on this CD has the fade-in intro. (about 9 seconds)
The commercial 45's intro doesn't fade in.(about 3.5 seconds)

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Posted: 13 May 2009 at 4:25am | IP Logged Quote jimct
Thanks for the kind help, my friend. I had no idea your collection of original U.S. 45's went all the way back to 1974 - impressive!
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Posted: 17 May 2009 at 7:30am | IP Logged Quote eriejwg
After reading Abagon's post, I ordered a commercial 45. The intro is definitely different and, my opinion, the 45 has elements not in the CD version.
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Posted: 17 May 2009 at 8:46pm | IP Logged Quote eriejwg
Jim: The commercial 45 I ordered also runs 3:02.
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has anyone done a vinyl clean-up on this song yet?

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eriejwg, what/where are the elements on the 45 that are not on the LP
version? I am aware of only the intro, where the 45 has a whistle sound not
present on the LP version (in addition to it being shorter).

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Posted: 11 January 2014 at 10:47am | IP Logged Quote eriejwg
Unfortunately, David, I don't have access to my 45s at this
moment as we are prepping to move into a new house. Wish I
could be more help. I honestly don't remember how I came to
the conclusion I did. I could have been in error with that
statement.
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Did we ever solve this? John had sent me a file a few years ago, but the "whistle" sound David hears on the intro of the 45 seems to also be there on the
LP version, just a few seconds later, though.

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The 45 version intro has a whistle sound effect, the LP has no such sound. There is also a 6 second difference in the intro, the LP having a longer ramp up and the 45 having a short one.

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