https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:30:38 +0000 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:53:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2446 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11388&title=u2-desire#11388 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 9:53am

I don't have the Rattle And Hum CD, but I have no reason to suspect that it would be any different from the 45.

My comment above was just to point out that "Desire" on the particular compilation Gold & Platinum Vol. 5 runs unusually slow, and I used the 45 for reference. It's odd to find such large pitch/tempo variations on a late '80s track, so I thought it was noteworthy.

Edited by crapfromthepast]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:53:48 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11388&title=u2-desire#11388 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11386&title=u2-desire#11386 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 9:05am

crapfromthepast:

On the parent U2 Rattle and Hum CD, "Desire" runs 2:57 just like the 45 run time you report. So are you saying the 45 runs faster than the CD/LP, even though both basically share the same run time? If so, then am I correct to conclude that the 45 takes slightly longer to fade out than the CD/LP?]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:05:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11386&title=u2-desire#11386 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11385&title=u2-desire#11385 Author: 995wlol
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 8:56am

I never heard the 12" remix on top 40 either, although I do remember hearing it on the radio a year or two later when I began listening to the local rock and modern rock stations.]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:56:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11385&title=u2-desire#11385 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11384&title=u2-desire#11384 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 5:23am

aaronk wrote: It ranks as one of my favorite '80s remixes (sorry CFTP), and there was even a separate video that got airplay on MTV.

Well, I stand corrected! I didn't even know there was a 12" for the song! Plus I never had MTV, so I missed all the videos, too. I had just assumed this was an after-the-fact remix from the '90s, not an at-the-time remix from 1988.

I'll have to listen to it again with fresh ears...]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:23:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11384&title=u2-desire#11384 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11383&title=u2-desire#11383 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:13am

Johann is correct about the mix being called the "Hollywood Remix." It ranks as one of my favorite '80s remixes (sorry CFTP), and there was even a separate video that got airplay on MTV. I don't recall hearing it on my top 40 station, though.]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:13:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11383&title=u2-desire#11383 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11381&title=u2-desire#11381 Author: elcoleccionista
Subject: 2446
Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:56am

crapfromthepast wrote: Strangely enough, my radio promo-only collection The A-List has a horrendous 5:23 remix on it, which never got any airplay in 1988. It opens with sirens and other sound effects, and it's pretty terrible. Does anyone know where this came from?

That is the "Hollywood Remix" which was released in 1988. It was remixed by Louil Silas Jr. and Taavi Mote, in case you wish to sue them ; )

It appeared on the various "Desire" 12" vinyl and CD single configurations around the world.
]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:56:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11381&title=u2-desire#11381 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11379&title=u2-desire#11379 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 2446
Posted: 04 September 2007 at 8:43pm

I found that the true 45 plays faster than the common CD version I'd been using for years.

The true US 45 plays at about 108.6 BPM, with an actual time of about 2:57.

The version on the compilation Gold & Platinum Volume Five (Realm 1CD 7898, 1989) plays about 1.2% slower than the true 45 - about 107.3 BPM, with an actual time of about 2:59.

A compilation that plays the true 45 version at the correct speed is Now 1988 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK 8 27074 2, released 1993), which plays at about 108.6 BPM, with an actual time of about 2:57.

I seem to remember a 3" CD single being released for "Desire", but I'm not 100% certain.

Strangely enough, my radio promo-only collection The A-List has a horrendous 5:23 remix on it, which never got any airplay in 1988. It opens with sirens and other sound effects, and it's pretty terrible. Does anyone know where this came from?]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:43:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2446&PID=11379&title=u2-desire#11379