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chendagam
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Posted: 28 August 2006 at 8:53pm \| IP Logged

Is there a promo CD for "Laid" where the word "c&%s" is replaced with "sings"

The only way I was able to get this version was to rip it from VH1-Classic.

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Posted: 28 August 2006 at 11:31pm \| IP Logged

I do have a 1-track promo on Fontana/Mercury 1010. It's a cardboard sleeve promo, and I'm 99.9% sure it has the word "comes." I can't seem to locate it, which probably means it's packed away at my parents' house. I don't ever recall hearing a version with the clean lyric, which also makes me think that the promo I have is not the version you're looking for.

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Posted: 29 August 2006 at 1:31am \| IP Logged

Yes, the radio version has the word "sings".

Although I don't own the original promo CD, my 'Promo Only' DJ subscription version has the "sings" replacement of "comes".

Andy

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Posted: 29 August 2006 at 11:11am \| IP Logged

Good info, Andy. I'm going to have to have my parents dig it out to see if my copy is censored or not.

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Posted: 29 August 2006 at 12:40pm \| IP Logged

Good to know about it being on Promo Only! I have been looking for a promo copy of that for years (12 to be exact) and can't find it anywhere. Every commercial single has the word "comes" and my local radio station always plays the "sings" version. Do you guys trade mp3's at all or are we on our own? Some of this stuff is impossible to find on CD or it just takes too long.

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Posted: 29 August 2006 at 12:48pm \| IP Logged

Is this the promo only disc you have:

Artist James
Title Laid
Track/Chapter 4
Issue February 1994
Series Mainstream Radio
Mix
Label Mercury Records
BPM 116
Time 02:35
Run Time 00:00:00
Intro :00
Ending Cold
Publishing
Style
Section/Release
Content Warning

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Posted: 29 August 2006 at 3:22pm \| IP Logged

Yep, that's the one.

PM me if you want.

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Posted: 30 August 2006 at 9:35am \| IP Logged

I have a copy of the clean version also on an RPM hitdisc (also known as Top Hits USA) It was sent to us as a demo by the company to sell the service.

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Posted: 30 August 2006 at 10:24am \| IP Logged

I have the elusive promo CD single for this, CDP 1010. It contains one track, and Aaron's recollection is correct - the "comes" lyric is indeed present on this issued version.

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Posted: 30 August 2006 at 12:48pm \| IP Logged

Thank you, Jim! I appreciate the help. I won't have my parents try to locate this one.

chendagam
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Posted: 30 August 2006 at 1:20pm \| IP Logged

So, was the "sings" lyric ever released on a CD promo???

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Posted: 23 June 2007 at 9:49pm \| IP Logged

The "sings" version is on the UK CD Now 26. Just so you know.

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Posted: 11 April 2014 at 6:06pm \| IP Logged

I have two copies of CDP 1010 in front of me. Neither one has any mention of a specific version. One of them has the lyrics "she only comes when she's on top" and the other one has the lyrics "she only sings when she's on top."

The matrix numbers are almost impossible to read on each one, but here's what I can see.

CDP1010 appears on both copies, and so does DISC MFG INC.

"Comes" version has W O 77408-1M
"Sings" version has W O 77632-2V

Finally, all these years later, I was able to answer your question :)

Edited by aaronk on 11 April 2014 at 6:07pm

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Posted: 12 April 2014 at 6:05am \| IP Logged

Could you please pass along the running time information (stated and actual) on both dj cd single versions?

Edited by Pat Downey on 12 April 2014 at 6:05am

chendagam
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Posted: 12 April 2014 at 8:17am \| IP Logged

Interesting...wonder if the label sent out specific version to specific stations. I remember the alternative station back then used the album version. The "pop" station used the "sings" version. Thank you so much for ending this mystery!

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Posted: 12 April 2014 at 11:25am \| IP Logged

Listed 2:36 & actual 2:38 for the "sings" version.
Listed 2:36 & actual 2:37 for the "comes" version.

Edited by aaronk on 13 April 2014 at 12:06am

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chendagam
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Posted: 12 April 2014 at 5:23pm \| IP Logged

So what's with the 11 second difference?

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Posted: 13 April 2014 at 12:08am \| IP Logged

chendagam wrote:

So what's with the 11 second difference?

Sorry. That was a typo. The actual time is 2:37, not 2:27. I have corrected my mistake above.

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Posted: 18 September 2017 at 7:36pm \| IP Logged

I was ripping this to my digital library tonight, and I noticed something I
hadn't before. While the printed catalog number of the "sings" version
says CDP1010, in microscopic backwards print in the inner ring it says
CDP1108. There's one more clue for anyone looking for this particular
disc.

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