https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:07:44 +0000 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:58:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2493 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=2493&PID=27939&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#27939 Author: edtop40
Subject: 2493
Posted: 27 September 2010 at 7:58pm

as some may have gathered i've been recently reviewing janet jackson massive top 40 catalog and come across something unusual....i don't have that many promo cd singles, like jim, but i may have one that jim does not......i have a usa promo cd single for the song "black cat" issued as a&m 75021-2343-2 and contains the below 6 tracks

1-funky 12" (5:44)
2-funky 7" (4:41)
3-video mix/short solo (4:31)
4-'3 snaps up' 12" (7:31)
5-'3 snaps up' 7" (4:24)
6-'3 snaps up' dub (6:12)

track 3 is the cassingle version.....

i also have the german import cd single issued as a&m 390-572-2 which contains the below 3 tracks

1-black cat (no description)
2-the 1814 megamix (full version)
(alright, escapade, rhythm nation, miss you much)
3-black cat ('3 snaps up'-12" mix)

Edited by edtop40]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:58:19 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=27939&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#27939 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=13612&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#13612 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 2493
Posted: 16 December 2007 at 6:00pm

I have the commercial red-label 45 (A&M 75021 1477 7, 1989).

The A-side is "Video Mix/Short Solo" (printed and actual 4:31), which is track 1 of the promo CD single.

The B-side is "Featuring Vernon Reid" (printed 4:48, actual 4:47), which is track 4 of the promo CD single.

Both A- and B-sides of the 45 are radically different mixes from the LP version. Both use a live drummer, for starters, and omit the "grrrrr" opening sound effect from the LP version.

The Design Of A Decade disc is the same as track 2 from the promo CD single, the "Video Mix/Long Solo", running 4:48. This version can be easily edited to match the 45:

Keep 0:00.0-3:04.9.
Edit on downbeat.
Remove the 32 beats from 3:04.9-3:21.6.
Keep 3:21.6-4:48.3 (end).

Much as I don't like the mastering on Design due to maximization and all that, it still sounds cleaner than my near-mint 45, which is horribly distorted, most likely in an attempt to sound "loud".

Edited by crapfromthepast]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:00:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=13612&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#13612 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11734&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11734 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 2493
Posted: 02 October 2007 at 6:43am

Quadruple that!]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:43:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11734&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11734 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11731&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11731 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 2493
Posted: 02 October 2007 at 3:26am

Triple that, Ed... glad you're back.]]> Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:26:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11731&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11731 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11728&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11728 Author: aaronk
Subject: 2493
Posted: 01 October 2007 at 10:52pm

Ditto, you've been missed, Ed!]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:52:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11728&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11728 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11723&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11723 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 2493
Posted: 01 October 2007 at 9:06pm

Good to see you back on the message board, Ed!]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:06:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11723&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11723 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11714&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11714 Author: edtop40
Subject: 2493
Posted: 01 October 2007 at 4:29pm

guys....sorry for the delinquency....been having family issues which are ongoing....i hope to be back in full force on the site soon....the cassingle format of the janet jackson song "black cat" issued as A&M 1477, is titled "video mix/short solo" and runs 4:31...if anyone needs an actual copy of the version dubbed from the cassingle i've just received my brand spankin' new tascam cdrw900sl (professional grade).....i'm still working out the kinks but i can now send cassette and vinyl versions again.....my old 9 year old tascam was retired.....actually i banged into the cd tray and it wouldn't close.....so i bought a new one.....edtop40 is doin' just fine.....]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:29:46 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11714&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11714 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11620&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11620 Author: Todd Ireland
Subject: 2493
Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:42pm

Pat Downey wrote: Perhaps Edtop40 can enter into the discussion and tell us which version appears on the cassette single.

Has anyone heard from Ed lately? It's been a while since he's posted here.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:42:08 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11620&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11620 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11617&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11617 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 2493
Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:02pm

aaronk wrote: Looks like Design of a Decade has the "Video Mix/Long Solo." Brian, did the video and/or 45 use the short or long solo version? Do you know what the difference is between the A & B side mixes of the single?

The cassette single actually says "Short Solo," though I've never timed it. This is also the leadoff track on the domestic CD Maxi Single. I had never heard the "Long Solo" until I bought the Japanese maxi, which has every version on it. (I knew I should have looked up the running time on the domestic "Design of a Decade" CD.)

Edited by Brian W.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:02:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11617&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11617 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11610&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11610 Author: Pat Downey
Subject: 2493
Posted: 26 September 2007 at 10:28am

Perhaps Edtop40 can enter into the discussion and tell us which version appears on the cassette single.]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:28:43 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2493&PID=11610&title=black-cat-janet-jackson#11610