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Posted: 21 April 2024 at 2:03pm | IP Logged Quote sriv94

Is it me, or is there noticeable tape drag in the last 45 seconds of the song? I don't recall the 45
having it, but I could very well be wrong.

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Posted: 21 April 2024 at 4:12pm | IP Logged Quote crapfromthepast

Good ears, Doug!

Rhino's Stephen Bishop best-of Best Of Bish (1988) does indeed have tape drag from about 3:28 onward. The same analog transfer is also used on TM Century track no. 0006211. These are the only sources I found that have the tape drag.

MCA's Stephen Bishop best-of On And On (1994) has no such tape drag. (If you'd like to compare for yourselves, slow down Best Of Bish by exactly 0.33%, and line them up. They start to fall out of sync around 3:28.) The same analog transfer is used on:
  • Heartland Music/Warner Special Products' 2-CD Magic Moments (1992, both original release and RE-1 reissue)
  • Starland Music/Warner Special Products' 2-CD Reflections Of Love (1996)
  • Time-Life's 2-CD Body Talk Vol. 14 Love And Tenderness (1997)
  • Time-Life's 2-CD Singers And Songwriters Vol. 13 1979-1989 (2001)
  • Time-Life's 2-CD Classic Soft Rock Vol. 2 Ride Like The Wind (2006)


Edited by crapfromthepast on 21 April 2024 at 4:12pm


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Posted: 23 April 2024 at 9:58am | IP Logged Quote kaqueno

After many years, I realize the tape drag of this song,
good ears Doug!
Thanks for the information Ron.
Question: Does any member have the version without tape
drag and can send it to me privately? thank you

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what is the running time of the versions with the tape
drag?....it must be a lot longer than the 4:12 single
version?

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Quote:
what is the running time of the versions with the
tape
drag?....it must be a lot longer than the 4:12 single
version?


On "The Best Of Bish" it runs about 4:18.

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Posted: 24 April 2024 at 9:18pm | IP Logged Quote crapfromthepast

The tape drag doesn't really affect the overall length of the track much; it accounts for about a half of a second.

What matters more is how the mastering engineer decided to fade the track.

Best Of Bish runs about 4:16, with a nice, long fade. The long fade is why I initially chose this as my preferred version, not realizing it had tape drag at the end.

On And On shortens the tail of the fade significantly, so that it runs 4:13.

The Tootsie soundtrack runs 4:15, and has a fade comparable to Best Of Bish. It sounds nice, if you can find it.

Edited by crapfromthepast on 24 April 2024 at 9:19pm


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