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the cassingle is the "heartical mix" and runs 4:09 but i don't know if it is identical to the original cd version or the remix version since i have it on a cdr copy and i don't know where i got the original....
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I have the Columbia "PLATINUM HITS" reissue CD single - which appears to be identical to the original single - with the "Heartical Mix" as track 1. It's listed at 3:51 and runs about 4:09.
As for the album/original mixes, I remember when this was new in '94, it was on the PRET-A-PORTER soundtrack, and at the same time, Columbia rush-released a compilation of old Ini Kamose songs, including the hit "Hotstepper". I remember spinning that album at the time, on vinyl, and that album included the Heartical Mix on vinyl, so I would assume it was on the Kamose CD as well.
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I have the 12" single, and the last track on side 1 is the "original mix," but it sounds nothing like the hit version (other than the vocal track). I'm guessing that this mix was done before the soundtrack and full-length LP was released, and they used the "Heartical Mix" for those albums.
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I just pulled out my promo CD single for "Hotstepper," and here are the details:
CSK 6735
1. Let Go Mix (3:51 listed; actual 4:11) (This is actually the "Heartical Mix.")
2. Heartical Mix (4:08 listed; actual 3:52) (This is actually the "Let Go Mix.")
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For most intents and purposes, the song originally tanked, until it got remixed.
The primary sample, which is most of the instrumental backing of the "hit" version of Ini Kamoze's sole hit was taken from a song called "Heartbeat" by Taana Garnder, hence the name "Heartical" mix. Much later in the run of this single, a second remix surfaced (the Let Go Mix), with a completely track, in this case "Before I Let Go" by Maze. I have the "Let Go" mix somewhere on vinyl. Never knew they made a cd promo with it.
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For completeness, I pulled out my other promo CD single which contains the following:
CSK 6180
1. Heartical Mix (3:51 listed; 4:10 actual)
2. Allaam Mix (4:34 listed & actual)
Also, to reiterate what happened with CSK 6735 above, they accidentally swapped the audio for tracks 1 & 2 and put the Heartical Mix on track 1. So, both CSK 6180 and 6735 have the Heartical Mix as the lead track.
All that said, I still would like some clarification on a couple things...
Steve says above that the song tanked until it was remixed, but I don't think that's quite accurate. CSK 6180 says "Special versions from the Columbia release Stir It Up." To date, I've only ever been able to locate two US promo CDs, with this one having the lower catalog number. Even stock 12" and cassette singles all have the "Heartical Mix" as the lead track, which seems to indicate that the remix was issued from the very beginning.
What I'm not quite sure about is if any copies of the Stir It Up compilation have the original non-remixed version. The so-called "LP Version" from the 12" single and import CD single is a very different mix from the "Heartical Mix." According to the database, the 4:09 version on Stir It Up is simply the "Heartical Mix."
Lastly, does the so-called "LP Version" actually exist on any LP? My import CD single says "special versions taken from the forthcoming pret-a-porter soundtrack," and promo CD CSK 6735 also advertises the movie on both the front and back inserts without a single mention of Stir It Up.
What I'm gathering from Steve's post is that the song tanked when it first was released from the compilation and only became a hit after being part of the movie soundtrack. From what I gather, though, the same "Heartical Mix" was released both times.
Edited by aaronk on 07 March 2016 at 7:36pm
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Aaron, you may want to check your CSK-6130 CD. I have promo CD exactly as you describe, however, the stock number is CSK-6180 both on the cover and CD itself.
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Good catch, Smokin' TomGary! I must've had the lights too dim when I was reading the catalog number. I've updated my post above.
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aaronk wrote:
For completeness, I pulled out my other promo CD single which contains the following:
Steve says above that the song tanked until it was remixed, but I don't think that's quite accurate. CSK 6180 says "Special versions from the Columbia release
Stir It Up." To date, I've only ever been able to locate two US promo CDs, with this one having the lower catalog number. Even stock 12" and cassette
singles all have the "Heartical Mix" as the lead track, which seems to indicate that the remix was issued from the very beginning.
What I'm gathering from Steve's post is that the song tanked when it first was released from the compilation and only became a hit after being part of the movie
soundtrack. From what I gather, though, the same "Heartical Mix" was released both times. |
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You are correct on all accounts. The LP Version is in the original pressing of the Stir It Up compilation. Months later, when Columbia Records decided to release
a first single, the song was remixed for its single release. And this was months and months before the release of Prêt-à-Porter. As the song began to sell and
climb up the Top 10, Columbia Records decided to give it a boost by including it on a soundtrack / movie.
LOS ANGELES- Major labels are swarming in on dancehall reggae artist Ini Kamoze, who is climbing the Hot 100 thanks to a new surge of interest in the 3-year-old
sleeper hit "Here Comes The Hotstepper." The single is No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Hot R &B Singles chart this week [week ending November 12, 1994].
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Kamoze has yet to benefit from exposure on a soundtrack, but will soon receive that added boost. "Here Comes The Hotstepper" will be featured in the upcoming
Robert Altman film "Prêt-à-Porter." The film's soundtrack is due Dec. 6 on Columbia.
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"Here Comes The Hotstepper" was originally recorded in early 1992, and was passed over by several major labels before landing on the Columbia reggae dancehall
compilation "Stir It Up," released last March. "We did the song well over two years ago," says Salaam Remi, who also produced the four-track demo cassette now
circulating through several A &R offices. "It just kind of sat around collecting dust before that compilation." Columbia licensed the rights to "Here Comes The
Hotstepper" in the summer of 1993 with the specific intent of placing the bouncy street anthem on the "Stir It Up" compilation. However, the album wasn't released
until nearly a year later. The delayed release of "Stir It Up" allowed time to tick away on the licensing contract, which contained a stipulation giving Columbia
the right to match any offer made to sign Kamoze.
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The artist, whose name means "mountain of the true God," is also a writer and playwright. Kamoze penned a book about the history of Port Hovale, Jamaica, as well
as the Jamaican play "Hunnings." When "Stir It Up" was originally issued, it was not initially supported by a single release. In early summer, Columbia decided to
remix the track "Here Comes The Hotstepper" and issue it as the first single. The new version, mixed by Remi, added a sample from Taana Gardner's 1981 R&B hit
"Heartbeat." The resulting single has sold 142,000 units, according to SoundScan. "I wanted to put in something familiar, so I added that sample," says Remi. "It
just fit right into the existing groove, and made the whole song more marketable." In early August, Columbia issued the remix as a vinyl-only promo to college and
commercial urban stations, as well as clubs. according to Jerry Mc Kenna, Columbia's director of crossover promotion. In October, Columbia added the radio remix
of "Here Comes The Hotstepper" to new pressings of the "Stir It Up'" album.
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This most recent post implies that there were two different pressings of the "Stir It Up" compilation so does anyone have the original pressing of the "Stir It Up" cd? If so can you please pass along the matrix number information?
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