https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:10:11 +0000 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:59:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1868 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=1868&PID=50073&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50073 Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 1868
Posted: 15 September 2018 at 10:59pm

My promo 45 is presumably mono and has the
stock B side on it. I've yet to play it
since getting it in the mail. ]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:59:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50073&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50073 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50063&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50063 Author: garye
Subject: 1868
Posted: 13 September 2018 at 10:46pm

I believe the dub was from the stereo promo 45. Like I
said, wasn't very good stereo separation, but no doubt
it is.
Hykker if you want I'll shoot you and MP3 of copy I
have.

Edited by garye]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 22:46:45 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50063&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50063 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50062&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50062 Author: Hykker
Subject: 1868
Posted: 13 September 2018 at 6:03pm

garye wrote: I have finally found a 45 dub of "Shaft". It is the "clean" original. Kind of a muddy stereo is best way to put it.

Is yours a commercial or a promo? I thought that all
commercial copies were mono. My promo is mono/stereo, and
the stereo side is the same version as the mono (ie-no
"mother").
]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:03:28 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50062&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50062 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50061&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50061 Author: garye
Subject: 1868
Posted: 13 September 2018 at 9:38am

I have finally found a 45 dub of "Shaft". It is the
"clean" original. Kind of a muddy stereo is best way to
put it. There is some noise but in pretty good shape.
Sad that version will probably never see light of day,
unless Stax would dub and digitize. I'm not sure why
they have not tried to. You can only guess on reasons.
]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:38:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=50061&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#50061 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9279&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9279 Author: sriv94
Subject: 1868
Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:29am

sriv94 wrote: The version of "In The Rain" is the DJ 45 (although there's a seven second difference between the CD run time and the DJ 45 run time according to Pat's liner notes)?

Sorry to bump this up. I constructed my question poorly. Let me try again.

Is the version of "In The Rain" on that Stax set the DJ 45? There's a seven second difference in what Pat shows as the DJ run time and the run time of the track on the CD set ((3:15) vs. (3:22)).

Thanks.]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:29:56 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9279&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9279 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9270&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9270 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 1868
Posted: 18 March 2007 at 6:11pm

Well, it IS possible to recreate the 45 version in stereo. I know a couple people who have done it. HOW they've done it I can't figure out -- I can't figure out where in the song they got the instrumental bits to dub over the cursing -- but it sounds seamless. ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:11:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9270&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9270 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9264&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9264 Author: Gary Mack
Subject: 1868
Posted: 18 March 2007 at 7:40am

BillCahill wrote: I talked to the guy who does the actual mastering at Fantasy (Concord) a while back and he says the mono 45 master tape of Theme From Shaft is missing. Probably lost at Stax a long time ago.

The disappearance may not be recent. My Stax/Enterprise 45, purchased new when Shaft was a hit, sounds like it came from a poor tape copy. The highs drift in and out and the whole thing sounds muddy.

I was working in Top 40 radio in Phoenix then and we played records on the air, not tapes. At some point after Shaft peaked, but was still on our playlist, we replaced our worn copy with a new one - and it had the same problem.

This makes me wonder if something happened to the master tape 35 years ago.

GM]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:40:13 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9264&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9264 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9263&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9263 Author: BillCahill
Subject: 1868
Posted: 18 March 2007 at 7:12am

I talked to the guy who does the actual mastering at Fantasy (Concord) a while back and he says the mono 45 master tape of Theme From Shaft is missing. Probably lost at Stax a long time ago. ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:12:55 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9263&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9263 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9258&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9258 Author: sriv94
Subject: 1868
Posted: 16 March 2007 at 7:06pm

The version of "In The Rain" is the DJ 45 (although there's a seven second difference between the CD run time and the DJ 45 run time according to Pat's liner notes)?

Edited by sriv94]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:06:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9258&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9258 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9257&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9257 Author: maciav
Subject: 1868
Posted: 16 March 2007 at 6:10am

Thanks Pat!]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:10:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1868&PID=9257&title=theme-from-shaft-new-stax-50th#9257