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Todd Ireland
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Posted: 26 June 2006 at 10:40pm | IP Logged Quote Todd Ireland
All CD entries in the database for Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" contain the comment ("Marks & Sparks" version). I guess I wasn't aware there was another version. Could someone please explain how the "Marks & Sparks" version compares to other versions of the song?
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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 5:31am | IP Logged Quote Paul Haney
"Marks & Sparks" refers to the British Marks & Spencer department stores. Because of the BBC policy of banning songs with commerical references, the group had to replace "stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks" with "stealing clothes from unlocked cars".
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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 6:41am | IP Logged Quote sriv94
Which lyrics were used for the U.S. single version?

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Posted: 27 June 2006 at 12:32pm | IP Logged Quote Paul Haney
Both versions were released in 1972 on Columbia 45673. The "unlocked cars" version has dead wax ZSS156999-1(letter-my copy has a "C"). The "Marks & Sparks" version has dead wax ZSS156999-2(letter). The version on the album is "Marks & Sparks".

BTW, after listening to it again I can't tell if he says "unlocked" cars or "unmarked" cars, although "unlocked" makes more sense to me.

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Posted: 29 June 2006 at 7:36pm | IP Logged Quote BillCahill
Did any stock copied have the umarked (or unlocked)version or was it just on the promo 45? I have two promos on this, one unlocked, one Marks and Sparks. I've seen lyrics lately refering the line by Bowie as Unlocked.
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Posted: 30 June 2006 at 12:09pm | IP Logged Quote Paul Haney
BillCahill wrote:
Did any stock copied have the umarked (or unlocked)version or was it just on the promo 45? I have two promos on this, one unlocked, one Marks and Sparks. I've seen lyrics lately refering the line by Bowie as Unlocked.


It's my understanding that both were released as stock copies, although I only have the "unlocked" version.
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Posted: 16 May 2007 at 8:10pm | IP Logged Quote jimct
My commercial 45, which is stereo, is the "Marks & Sparks" version, has deadwax as Paul Haney correctly describes above, and has a listed time of (3:33), but an actual time of (3:30).

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Posted: 30 October 2010 at 10:50am | IP Logged Quote EdisonLite
Has the "unlocked cars" version ever appeared on CD (in England or anywhere else)?
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at what point, time wise, in the song is the "marks &
sparks" reference?

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Posted: 11 November 2011 at 7:54pm | IP Logged Quote sriv94
edtop40 wrote:
at what point, time wise, in the song is the "marks &
sparks" reference?


About (:26).

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