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Posted: 29 March 2015 at 11:25pm | IP Logged Quote davidclark

What's the difference between the LP version and the not-on-CD 45
version of this one? Can't find anything in the chat on it....

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Posted: 30 March 2015 at 3:39pm | IP Logged Quote Kerry Jackson

I believe one of the main differences between the LP version and the not-on-CD 45 is the fact that the 45 is mono and the LP version is a stereo version. I have several LP copies and apart from a slight speed difference on some of the LPs, the main difference that I notice is the mono/stereo difference.
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Posted: 03 April 2015 at 10:35am | IP Logged Quote Pat Downey

There are some pretty significant mix differences between the 45 and LP. I can change the description from "version" to "mix" if you would like.
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Posted: 04 April 2015 at 4:57am | IP Logged Quote davidclark

Yes, Pat, perhaps that would be better if you change it to a mix
difference. We tend to use the word "version" to describe significant
differences in the versions other than only the mix, for example,
overdubs in one not in the other, an edit or early fade of the LP
version to create the 45, different recordings, different instrumentation
and/or vocals, etc.

Our board does not generally specify a mono 45 vs. a stereo LP mix
as different unless the mix gives it a significantly different "feel", such
as via added reverb or punchiness, which in that case we
generally use the term "mix". This seems to be the approach we use
since there are literally thousands of 45s issued in the late 50s, 60s
and early 70s in mono where the 45 received a stereo mix for release
on a stereo LP. In general, we have no label beside these entries.

Edited by davidclark on 04 April 2015 at 4:58am


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Posted: 04 April 2015 at 7:52am | IP Logged Quote aaronk

David, if I'm not mistaken there are many instances where a difference in reverb qualifies for a "version" difference and not a "mix" difference. If it were up to me, I'd get rid of "mix" altogether. Is there a clear definition of when "mix" is used instead of "version," and is it consistent across all database entries?

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Posted: 04 April 2015 at 10:00am | IP Logged Quote davidclark

You are probably correct Aaron - perhaps for reverb, "version" is more
used, I do not know - perhaps I should not have included that in my
"mix" category. But when we do use version, there is often a chat where
someone (like me) has asked, and the board members have replied
documenting why it's a version, e.g., indicate that reverb is different
between the two. I do not know how consistent the database is in using
version or mix for reverb. I have yet to hear the 45 of this particular
song, to hear the mix differences Pat mentions.

Edited by davidclark on 04 April 2015 at 10:08am


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Posted: 01 October 2015 at 11:30am | IP Logged Quote aaronk

After doing an A/B between the mono 45 and a fold-down of the stereo LP, I'm not really hearing any noteworthy mix differences. The mono 45 is certainly a dedicated mix, as the vocals are louder on the fold-down, and instruments are at slightly different levels (nothing drastic). Overall, though, all of the instrumentation, vocals, reverb, etc., appear to be the same between both the stereo and the mono.

There are several other similar examples in the database where the mono mix is only slightly different from a stereo fold-down, yet Pat has not made any "LP/45 mix" notations for those songs. I'm not sure why this one is deserving of an "LP mix" notation, but I thought I'd point out that, in my opinion, the differences are not as significant as Pat feels they are.

Edited by aaronk on 01 October 2015 at 11:31am


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Posted: 01 October 2015 at 5:13pm | IP Logged Quote Hykker

This song had one of the coolest B sides "Once Was A Time I
Thought". It ran :58, and came in handy when you were back-
timing and were off by a minute. Apparently I wasn't the
first one to think of this...at the first station I worked
at, this song was VERY cueburnt.
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