https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:46:17 +0000 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:52:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=283 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=283&PID=59356&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59356 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 283
Posted: 17 October 2021 at 11:52am

Thanks for this summation, Aaron ..... I hear the handclaps now. When I first listened, I thought the collapsed sound of the video was just down to being very different mastering/wonky sourcing.

Any way you slice it, sorting out the various versions out there is a mess. ]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:52:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59356&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59356 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59355&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59355 Author: aaronk
Subject: 283
Posted: 17 October 2021 at 8:56am

A summary of the various mixes:

- 12" single version (5:46); same mix as LP version but longer
- LP version (4:49); 12" version can be edited down to create LP version
- 45 version of 12" mix (4:20); same mix as 12" and LP but edited further
- 45 version / alternate mix (4:24)
- "neither" version (4:20) labeled as "Single Version" on Starchild reissue and Stranger Things 3; similar drum track to the alternate mix 45 version but instrumentation is at different levels throughout; before the fadeout, the rhythm guitar notes that follow the line "for my love will make you high" are missing on this version
- video mix (on Vevo video from YouTube); mono; intro similar to 12" instrumental; remainder of this version is the right channel only of the LP mix]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:56:17 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59355&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59355 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59354&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59354 Author: aaronk
Subject: 283
Posted: 17 October 2021 at 8:20am

I disagree on the comparison between the "neither" version and the music video. If you listen to the snare hits, the "neither" version and the less common 45 version have electronic handclaps on top of the snare. The video and LP version do not. At first, I thought the video was a unique mix from start to finish, but upon listening closer, the video (Vevo / YouTube) is simply the right channel of the LP version and is in mono. The intro, however, is unique to the video.

Edited by aaronk]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:20:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59354&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59354 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59353&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59353 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 283
Posted: 17 October 2021 at 5:33am

A couple of additional points about this one... To prevent utter confusion, let's refer to the three obviously different single-length mixes as (A) common hit version with a more "live" sounding drum track, (B) the
less common but original 45 with the dryer mix, and (C) the odd "Single Version" that has popped up in recent years that is sort of similar to mix (B) but has some obvious differences.

• The outlier "third mix" (C), which has popped up as the "Single Version" in recent years (on both the Starchild expanded edition and the Stranger Things 3 soundtrack), seems to be an edit of the
Video Mix. Note that there is a version called '12" Instrumental' on the Starchild expanded edition
that is clearly a part of these same mix sessions. The intro from the "Instrumental" could almost be tacked onto the non-"Single Version" (C) to re-create the full Video mix if not for Teena's spoken word over
the intro of "Instrumental" ("I see you brought your helicopter to pick me up...") Still, this lends credence to the idea that the odd mix (though possibly not the edit) existed in 1984 and would have sounded familiar
to the MTV crowd, although it is sadly not the true 45 mix. (My theory is that there is an unreleased vocal 12" mix from these sessions that was shelved in favor of the "hit" 12" mix, and that is likely where the Video
Mix and non-hit "Single Version" (C) are derived from.)

• Additionally, a new extended version created by John Morales (of '80s-era remixers M+M) has been released in recent years that seems to be built around the
original non-hit 45 mix (mix B). So, the tapes maybe/hopefully still exist somewhere. It drives me a bit mad when I go back to researching this one every once in a while, LOL.]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:33:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=59353&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#59353 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57965&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57965 Author: aaronk
Subject: 283
Posted: 18 April 2021 at 3:58pm

Well, to my surprise, after receiving the Stranger Things 3 soundtrack, I've discovered that this mix is neither. It's close to the original single mix, but it's not identical. The digital version of "Starchild" (Expanded) has this same "neither" version that appears on the soundtrack. Close, but not quite.]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:58:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57965&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57965 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57716&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57716 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 283
Posted: 19 March 2021 at 5:20pm

Great! The "dry" (original) 45 mix is also available as a bonus track on
the remastered version of the parent album Starchild. I think it may
be out of print by now, but the digital version is available from the digital
retailers in the US. I have been meaning to buy the remasters of her
Epic catalog for a while. ]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:20:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57716&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57716 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57714&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57714 Author: Bellenger1981
Subject: 283
Posted: 19 March 2021 at 3:16pm

I just came across this alternate 45 mix version on the
"Stranger Things 3" soundtrack from 2019! ]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:16:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=57714&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#57714 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27892&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27892 Author: mainrhythm
Subject: 283
Posted: 23 September 2010 at 12:26pm

Don't know if it'll help, but my (styrene) 45 says:

P G    ZSS169787-3C]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:26:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27892&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27892 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27884&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27884 Author: aaronk
Subject: 283
Posted: 23 September 2010 at 7:25am

Yeah, you're right! There is a unique intro that sounds like it was tacked onto the beginning of the LP version.]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:25:01 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27884&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27884 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27878&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27878 Author: Steve Sharp
Subject: 283
Posted: 23 September 2010 at 1:20am

I was just going over the music video this week, and the first 15 seconds of the audio from the video sounds like an intro from the other versions of the song were trimmed off, compared to the video version.]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:20:22 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=283&PID=27878&title=teena-marie-lovergirl#27878