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Todd Ireland
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Posted: 14 August 2013 at 8:08pm \| IP Logged

Regarding Janet Jackson's "Black Cat", I believe the "45 version" comment listed next to the Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 CD (A&M 314540399) in the database is incorrect. If I'm not mistaken, this CD actually contains the "video mix/long solo" DJ edit.

Does anyone know if the "video mix/long solo" edit and one the "featuring Vernon Reid" edit are identical tracks, or are these two distinctly different versions?

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Posted: 14 August 2013 at 9:37pm \| IP Logged

Here are details of the US promo CD single:

75021 7972 2
1. Video Mix/Short Solo (listed & actual 4:31)
2. Video Mix/Long Solo (listed & actual 4:48)
3. LP Version (listed & actual 4:29)
4. Featuring Vernon Reid (listed & actual 4:48)
5. 3 Snaps Up 7" (listed & actual 4:24)
6. Funky 7" (listed & actual 4:41)
7. 3 Snaps Up 12" (listed & actual 7:31)
8. Funky 12" (listed & actual 5:44)
9. 3 Snaps Up Dub (listed & actual 6:12)

Mixes 2 & 4 are very different mixes. The guitar and drums are completely different on the "Featuring Vernon Reid" version. The backing track might actually be completely re-recorded.

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Posted: 15 August 2013 at 4:24pm \| IP Logged

Another promo single, 75021 2343 2 has six cuts:

1. Funky 12" 5:44 listed; 5:43 actual
2. Funky 7" 4:41 listed; 4:40 actual
3. Video Mix/Short Solo 4:31 listed; 4:30 actual
4. "3 Snaps Up 12" 7:31 listed; 7:30 actual
5. "3 Snaps Up 7" 4:24 listed; 4:23 actual
6. "3 Snaps Up" Dub 6:12 listed; 6:11 actual

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Todd Ireland
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Posted: 15 August 2013 at 5:35pm \| IP Logged

aaronk wrote:

Thanks very much for the confirming this, Aaron.

I've now discovered there's another thread already dedicated to Black Cat - Janet Jackson. For some reason, nothing turned up about this song when I tried using the message board search engine last night. At any rate, my apologies for the duplicate thread.

Edited by Todd Ireland on 15 August 2013 at 5:38pm

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Posted: 15 August 2013 at 8:12pm \| IP Logged

Even though the 45 version on CD is readily available, my
curiosity wonders something. Since the "Video Mix/Short
Solo" and the LP version differ by only a couple seconds,
they are two different mixes, correct? As Eric A. stated in
2007, the LP version ..."starts with the snarling cat, and
ends with a fade" and the video mix starts with drums,
correct?

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The LP version on the promo CD single starts with the drums, but it is
definitely a different mix from the Video Mix.

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