https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:55:52 +0000 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 06:06:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10261 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=10261&PID=66990&title=abba-honey-honey#66990 Author: AndrewChouffi
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Posted: 22 June 2025 at 6:06am

Thanks for the research!

I'll check 'em out later this week.

Andy]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 06:06:15 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66990&title=abba-honey-honey#66990 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66989&title=abba-honey-honey#66989 Author: EdisonLite
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Posted: 22 June 2025 at 1:43am

From a quick listen on Spotify, here are my findings for "Honey Honey"

releases with stereo glitch:
Waterloo
Thank You for the Music
The Singles (1st 50 Years)

Releases without:
Waterloo (deluxe edition)
More Abba Gold
Gold (anniversary edition)
Essential Collection

-I noticed that many of these were at different speeds.


]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:43:09 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66989&title=abba-honey-honey#66989 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66988&title=abba-honey-honey#66988 Author: EdisonLite
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Posted: 21 June 2025 at 10:45am

Andy, I checked a lot of versions on Spotify as well as the 45 link on Youtube that Kevin (VWestlife) provided.

On most versions it happens at 2:39 (not 2:41 as I previously stated), on beat 2 on the instrumental measure between the 2 vocal lines.

On the 45, it's there, too (on beat 2) but it's a little "smoother", like you can hear the strings shift from the right channel to the left channel very noticeably, but there's something about the "stereo shift" that sounds a little different there than the CDs I heard. The fact that the 45 has it suggests that the master tape has it.

But here's where things get interesting. On some of the recordings on Spotify, I don't think I heard it at all. This could suggest a difference between 45 version and album version (albeit an unintentional one, I'd say) or a difference between US & European versions. I'm not sure at this point what's going on. I'll summarize my observations of which CDs have which versions a little later today. But this still likely won't indicate exactly what's happening (45 vs. LP - or US vs. Europe - or the stereo glitch was fixed somewhere along the way for some CDs.) It will be interesting to see what others who have various versions make of all this.]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:45:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66988&title=abba-honey-honey#66988 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66986&title=abba-honey-honey#66986 Author: VWestlife
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Posted: 21 June 2025 at 7:25am

It happens halfway between the lines "nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey, honey" and "I heard about you before", a few seconds before the fade begins.]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:25:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66986&title=abba-honey-honey#66986 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66985&title=abba-honey-honey#66985 Author: AndrewChouffi
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Posted: 21 June 2025 at 5:43am

Can anyone pinpoint at what word the shift happens?

Thanks!

Andy]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 05:43:21 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66985&title=abba-honey-honey#66985 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66983&title=abba-honey-honey#66983 Author: VWestlife
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Posted: 20 June 2025 at 2:35pm

It's that way on the original 45 as well:

1974_183 - ABBA - Honey, Honey - (45)

It sounds like the left and right channels suddenly get swapped. Maybe some later CD re-releases fixed this mistake.

Edited by VWestlife - 20 June 2025 at 2:36pm]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:35:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66983&title=abba-honey-honey#66983 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66975&title=abba-honey-honey#66975 Author: EdisonLite
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Posted: 18 June 2025 at 6:51pm

I was listening to "Honey, Honey" on an import CD on headphones and noticed at 2:41 there seems to be an unusual sudden shift in the stereo spectrum. It's kind of hard to describe, but (as one example, among other things) the drum kit seems to shirt more left. I'm not sure if this is an alternate mix, or if it was always this way and I never really noticed before. Can anyone else who has this song on CD check and see if they notice this, too?]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:51:09 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10261&PID=66975&title=abba-honey-honey#66975