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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 12:19am | IP Logged
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The only version on domestic CD is the LP version; however, the only difference on the 45 is that the first 15 seconds have been edited off. The 45 starts with the snare hits after the string plucking sound.
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Todd Ireland MusicFan
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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 6:08am | IP Logged
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Funny you bring up this song, Aaron, because I was just reviewing it last night. I believe there is at least a :03 difference between the printed and actual commercial 45 run time. I'm at work right now so I don't have actual 45 run time info in front of me at the moment (I can provide it later), but does anyone have info regarding the printed time?
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crapfromthepast MusicFan
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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 4:14pm | IP Logged
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Aaron - You're correct in that the 45 lops off the intro, and it indeed starts where you say it does. (So no need to post editing instructions like I usually do...)
Todd - I have the 45, and it has a printed time of 4:12 on the label. The fade on the 45 is about 2 or 3 seconds shorter than the LP fade - both versions seem to have their fades start at the same point in the song.
I have the 45 version on Hitmakers Vol. 14 December 9, 1988, and it runs 4:15. It runs a teeny bit faster than my LP version (honestly can't remember which CD I took this from, but I think it was one of the late '80s CBS Special Products/K-Tel 10-track compilations), which shortens it by about 1.6 seconds over the length of the song. Not too significant.
I haven't played the actual 45 for timing, though.
And, might I add, one of the very best pop records of 1989. The guys in Calloway must have been inspired by Luther, because 1990's "I Wanna Be Rich" owes quite a bit to this song.
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Todd Ireland MusicFan
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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 10:59pm | IP Logged
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Ron:
Thanks for confirming the 4:12 printed 45 label time. I've timed my 45 dub and come up with an actual time of 4:15, so my suspicion was correct that there is a :03 difference between the two.
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Todd Ireland MusicFan
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Posted: 08 January 2009 at 8:13am | IP Logged
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Pat:
Just a reminder that Luther Vandross' "She Won't Talk to Me" has an actual commercial 45 run time of 4:15, not 4:12 as stated on the record label. This info should probably be noted in the database.
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