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Topic: Would you like to join our forum?
Posted By: aaronk
Subject: Would you like to join our forum?
Date Posted: 14 August 2019 at 8:29am
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If you're a music collector and would like to join in the discussion, we'd love to have you here on the Top 40 Music On CD forum. Now that the forum software has been updated to the latest version, you should be able to register by using the link in the menu above. (In the past, the old version didn't have a way to combat spam bots, and registration had to remain closed.) As always, if you have any issues, please feel free to contact me directly at aaron@top40musiconcd.com, and I'd be happy to help. Thanks! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
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Posted By: Plastic Steel
Date Posted: 15 August 2019 at 6:44am
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So you're just assuming those spam bots aren't music collectors who want to discuss Top 40 songs on CD, eh?
Maybe they've got a secret, secret. Maybe they have parts made in Japan. Maybe they've got a secret they've been hiding under their skin. Maybe their hearts are human, their blood is boiling. MAYBE THEIR BRAIN IS IBM! By any chance were any of their user names "Kilroy?" Asking for a friend. Domo arigato. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 15 August 2019 at 6:46am
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LOL! Well played. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 15 August 2019 at 8:58am
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto? :) |
Plastic Steel wrote:Posted By: Steve Carras
Date Posted: 18 August 2019 at 3:24am
So, it's not Maroon 5? :-) ------------- You know you're really older when you think that younger singer Jesse McCartney's related in anyway to former Beatle Paul McCartney. |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 25 August 2019 at 9:20pm
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Hey y'all:
I'm Autumn and just joined the forum after viewing it for a couple of years. I really like that this board has devoted threads regarding song and artist instead of just open ended questions like "What's your favorite song today?" which makes any valuable factual information hard to reference in a search. Many of today's Lp only buyers only focus on album versions of songs. Many weren't around when the songs were current. Furthermore, I can't believe the regression back to records as a preferred format. That ship already sailed for me. Chat forums are a dying breed where videos have not quite filled the gap. I'm into soul and found the 1989-92 period very difficult when collecting. Styles changed quickly as often later singles cut from a year old album would get a remix. As the 90's progressed, cd singles especially weren't readily available like 45's. The 'hit version' would get lost in the shuffle or worse yet replaced on the second pressing of the album. |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 27 August 2019 at 11:42am
| Welcome, Autumn! |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 28 August 2019 at 9:25pm
Let me say welcome. I like to think of this board as old school. You can actually find out a lot about what isn't on cd vs what is (no offense to Pat's incredible database, which is worth the money all by itself). I'm glad for all my years reading the threads on this board that no one asks what your favorite song is. I can say that many of the posters here have invaluable resources and collections and often post their knowledge or offer edit points for songs where they can. If we can answer any questions, do not hesitate to ask. Again welcome. |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 08 September 2019 at 11:47am
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Hope it's okay to ask in this thread
(since I'm still new, I'm trying to get the hang of things here). How do you quote comments (for instance, a few lines from a post) without having to quote the entire post? I've quoted some posts before with the "Quote" button that's in the upper right hand corner of each post, but that always quotes the entire thing instead of the few lines that I might actually want to quote. Any help with this is appreciated, so thank you in advance! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 08 September 2019 at 4:52pm
I'm not sure if this is what everyone else does, but I use the quote button in the upper corner and then delete the part of the quote I don't want to appear. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 08 September 2019 at 5:25pm
Okay great! Got it now. Thanks Aaron! |
Posted By: EternalStatic
Date Posted: 29 September 2019 at 9:35am
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Hi Aaron & all:
Thanks for adding me. Lifelong music fan, esp. of '80s-era pop. Fairly astute researcher and home edit recreator. Looking forward to contributing where I can! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 29 September 2019 at 11:57am
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Welcome aboard! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 29 September 2019 at 2:08pm
| Welcome, Eric! |
Posted By: EternalStatic
Date Posted: 30 September 2019 at 5:03am
| Thanks Brian! |
Posted By: chicagojoe
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 7:42pm
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Hello everyone,
Thanks to Aaron for getting me set up with membership here. I've been visiting for years and thought I'd register to contribute some information. Growing up with music in the 60's this is the place to find those original 45 versions on CD. Great job done by everyone involved and a nice friendly atmosphere! |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 11 December 2019 at 8:32pm
| Welcome chicagojoe. I was a lurker for a long time too. If we can help, don't hesitate to ask! |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 11 December 2019 at 8:41pm
I used to make the joke Autumn that at least before the 90's you knew what the definition of the hit version was. For every LP version in the 90's there was a remix that was more popular often and got the airplay- think EBTG "Missing" or Los Del Rio- Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix). Even cool R & B hip hop artists like Mclyte, LL Cool J etc had specific airplay remixes that make the LP pale in comparison (Loungin-Who Do U Luv, Cool Rock A Party Bad Boy Remix). It was like the wild wild west of music. |
Posted By: Archives Guy
Date Posted: 28 December 2020 at 2:10pm
| Aaron, thanks for the FAST setup of my account!! |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 28 December 2020 at 6:31pm
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My pleasure, and welcome aboard!! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: MikeM
Date Posted: 18 August 2021 at 10:03am
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Hi Everyone. I'm new to this forum. I am a collector of
music and have been collecting for almost 40 years. The past several years I have been collecting radio edits, single edits, etc. I have been having trouble finding a few. I look forward to interacting in this forum. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 18 August 2021 at 11:03am
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Welcome aboard, Mike! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: TimmyWA
Date Posted: 05 December 2021 at 3:28pm
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Looks like as of 12/3, this website's security SSL
Certificate has expired. ------------- https://americascountry.us - America's Country https://totallyradradio.com - Totally RAD Radio |
Posted By: topten
Date Posted: 07 November 2022 at 6:20am
| Hi everyone! After reading for a few years I decided to registed. Avid music collector from Spain and very into 90s music. Thanks Aaron for getting me set up here. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 07 November 2022 at 8:36am
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Welcome to the forum, topten! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: topten
Date Posted: 07 November 2022 at 9:59am
I thank you, you have no idea how useful this board has been in my search of radio edits, even recreating them at home with your instructions, some of them are impossible to find. I can't thank you all enough. |
Posted By: NathanR
Date Posted: 11 March 2024 at 12:08pm
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Hello everyone. I'm a music collector and many posts here have been helpful. Thank you to everyone here.
I also worked in the jukebox business for years and maybe i can give back to the forum here. If anyone wants to ask anything please do. |
Posted By: AaronsAmazing
Date Posted: 29 April 2024 at 2:56pm
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Hi everyone. I have been reading this forum for years and it's been a useful
resource for me. Only now have I decided to join this forum. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 29 April 2024 at 8:29pm
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Welcome to the forum! ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 01 May 2024 at 5:09pm
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Welcome! ------------- Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA |
Posted By: kaqueno
Date Posted: 02 May 2024 at 4:53pm
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welcome NathanR & AaronsAmazing!!! ------------- Marcelo - Argentina https://www.mixcloud.com/marcelo-guzman4/ - https://www.discogs.com/user/kaqueno/collection |
Posted By: Blue_Parade
Date Posted: 02 January 2025 at 2:59pm
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Thank you for the add, Aaron. I have been following this site for years & it's
been an invaluable resource to me. Thought I'd finally join. :) |
Posted By: The_Bops
Date Posted: 09 January 2025 at 1:50pm
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Hi all,
My first post and a little about me and my situation... I've been a lurker for a few years now and last year became a paid member of the DB. Incredible site by the way. I first saw the Record Research flagship book in 1986 (my friend's dad had a copy). Started regularly following the Billboard charts in maybe 1988 or so (the Hot 100 and the Country singles charts). I DJ'ed for weddings, events, bars from around 1990-1998. Got out of that but continued to be interested in recorded music and the charts. In 2007, got iTunes and decided to try and obtain every top 10 Hot 100 and Country song from the mid-50s to present. Eighteen years later and I'm still collecting. I've learned a lot of over the years and developed some criteria for my personal digitized library. The single version of a song is preferred above all else but if I already had a copy of the album version then that may be acceptable: - First rule of course, no re-recordings. I was aware of these from the very beginning. - A while later, I realized that album versions are not necessarily the same as the single versions. For my purposes, if the single version is a straight edit of the album version, then the album version is acceptable. Same for mono vs stereo, I don't really have a problem although I try and match the single if I'm obtaining a new song but I don't get hung up on channels, remasters, etc. - As I gained knowledge, found that sometimes additional instruments and/or background singing would be in one version but not another. Not acceptable in this case to have the album version if additional instruments or vocals exist between the album and single versions. - Just in the past couple of years and as a direct result from reading old forum posts, I learned that the pitch of some songs differ between the single and album version. My rule of thumb here is a difference of one second per minute or less is OK but anything more usually is not. So if I have the album version of a song at 3:00 and the single is 2:57 then that is on the fringe of being OK. Differences of like 7 seconds (Neil Diamond , Holly Holy) are too much. - YouTube videos of 45rpm recordings are the best source I've found for understanding what the original single actually sounded like. However, then I found that sometimes the poster will have the pitch turned up or down so then you are questioning whether it is really 45rpm's or not. Maddening. That is where this DB and old chat posts really help out by specifying the actual single length. - Finally, the really rare case where two pressings of a 45rpm record are different, same label and number... Tommy James & The Shondells "Sweet Cherry Wine" is one example. I'm at around 7400-7500 overall songs. Not sure if I will ever complete the full library. Much more information regarding Pop hits is available, but not much information with older Country songs. However, I think in general, more shenanigans regarding timing and versions seemed to happen with older Pop/Rock songs vs the country market. This site has been a great reference. I personally use it to nail down single versions and to see if a copy of a song I have matches the listed criteria. My library is digital, not interested in obtaining actual CDs or vinyl. Thank you for reading if you have gotten this far. Any tips and tricks on obtaining information is welcomed; thank you! - Rob |